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Jacques LemaireHC Sierre

Canada flagJacques Lemaire

#25 HC Sierre / NLB - 80/81

Date of Birth
Sep 07, 1945
Age
81
Place of Birth
LaSalle, QC, CAN
Nation
Canada
Youth Team
-
Position
C
Height
180 cm / 5'11"
Weight
80 kg / 176 lbs
Shoots
L
Status
Retired
  • Hockey Hall of Fame1
  • NHL Stanley Cup Champion8
Jacques Lemaire Facts
Player Type
Speedster
Nephew: Manny Fernandez

Over his 12-year career, Lemaire won 8 Stanley Cups with the Canadiens and scored 2 Cup winning goals. He scored at least 20 goals in every season and reached the 90-point mark 3 times. The 2x All-Star retired from the NHL in 1979 with 366 goals and 835 points in 853 games. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984 and won a 9th Stanley Cup as Head Coach of the Devils in 1995.

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Jacques Lemaire Statistics
STeamLeagueGPGATPPIM+/-PostGPGATPPIM+/-
1962-1963Lachine MaroonsMMJHL424163104--
1963-1964Montréal Jr. CanadiensOHA-Jr.4225305517-Playoffs17106164-
1964-1965Montréal Jr. CanadiensOHA-Jr.5625477252-Playoffs71560-
1964-1965Québec AcesAHL10000-
1965-1966Montréal Jr. CanadiensOHA-Jr.4841529369-Playoffs101121314-
1966-1967Houston ApollosCenPHL6919304919-Playoffs60110-
1967-1968Montréal CanadiensNHL692220421615Playoffs1376136-
1968-1969Montréal CanadiensNHL752934632931Playoffs144266-
1969-1970Montréal CanadiensNHL693228601619
1970-1971Montréal CanadiensNHL78282856180Playoffs209101917-
1971-1972Montréal CanadiensNHL773249812637Playoffs62132-
1972-1973Montréal CanadiensNHL774451951659Playoffs17713202-
1973-1974Montréal CanadiensNHL66293867104Playoffs60442-
1974-1975Montréal CanadiensNHL803656922025Playoffs1157124-
1975-1976Montréal CanadiensNHL612032522026Playoffs133362-
1976-1977Montréal CanadiensNHL753441752270Playoffs14712196-
1977-1978Montréal CanadiensNHL763661971454Playoffs15681410-
1978-1979Montréal CanadiensNHL50243155109Playoffs161112236-
1979-1980HC SierreNLB28291645--
1980-1981HC SierreNLB38493887--
Jacques Lemaire Career Totals by League
LeagueSeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-SeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-
AHL110000.000-0
CenPHL (CenHL)1691930490.7119-160110.170-
MMJHL14241631042.48--0
NHL128533664698350.982173491114561781390.9663-
NLB (SL)26678541322.00--0
OHA-Jr.3146911292201.51138-3342213351.0318-
Jacques Lemaire Career Totals by Team
TeamSeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-SeasonsGPGATPPPGPIM+/-
Switzerland flagHC Sierre26678541322.00--0
USA flagHouston Apollos1691930490.7119-160110.170-
Canada flagLachine Maroons14241631042.48--0
Canada flagMontréal Canadiens128533664698350.982173491114561781390.9663-
Canada flagMontréal Jr. Canadiens3146911292201.51138-3342213351.0318-
Canada flagQuébec Aces110000.000-0
Jacques Lemaire Career Highlights
SeasonAwards
1967-1968
1968-1969
1970-1971
1972-1973
1975-1976
1976-1977
1977-1978
1978-1979
1984-1985
Jacques Lemaire Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for HC Sierre
Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

Lemaire is one of six players to have scored two Stanley Cup championship-winning goals, getting the Cup clinchers in both 1977 and 1979. The five other players are Mike Bossy in 1982 and 1983, Bobby Orr in 1970 and 1972, Henri Richard in 1966 and 1971, Jean Béliveau in 1960 and 1965 and Toe Blake in 1944 and 1946). In addition to his eight Stanley Cup wins as a player and one as head coach, Lemaire was part of the Montreal Canadiens' Cup teams in 1986 and 1993, serving as assistant general manager.

MANAGEMENT CAREER
- Sierre (Player-Coach) 1979-1981
- Longueuil Chevaliers (Head Coach) 1982-1983
- Montreal Canadiens (Head Coach) 1983-1985
- Montreal Canadiens (Asst. GM) 1986-1993
- New Jersey Devils (Head Coach) 1993-1998
- Minnesota Wild (Head Coach) 2000-2009
- New Jersey Devils (Head Coach) 2009-