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USA John LeClair

#10 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 06/07

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John LeClair Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
54
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
225 lbs / 102 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Agency
Highlights
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
2-time NHL First All-Star Team 2
3-time NHL Second All-Star Team 3
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time Olympic All-Star Team 1
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1

Sons: Cal LeClair and Jagger LeClair

LeClair was the first American-born player to score 50 goals in 3 straight seasons. The big winger played on Philadelphia's "Legion of Doom" line with Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg. He played in 5 All-Star games and won a Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1993 and a World Cup in 1996. He retired in 2007 with 406 goals and 413 assists.

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John LeClair Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1985-86 Bellows Free Academy USHS-VT 22* 41* 28* 69* 14* -* |
1986-87 Bellows Free Academy USHS-VT 23* 44* 40* 84* 14* -* |
1987-88 Univ. of Vermont NCAA 20* 12* 22* 34* 58* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 2* 6* 12* -* |
1988-89 Univ. of Vermont NCAA 18* 9* 12* 21* 40* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 6* 4* 10* 12* -* |
1989-90 Univ. of Vermont NCAA 10* 10* 6* 16* 38* -* |
1990-91 Univ. of Vermont NCAA 33* 25* 20* 45* 58* -* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 10* 2* 5* 7* 2* 1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 2
1991-92 Montréal Canadiens NHL 59* 8* 11* 19* 14* 5* | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 4 -2
Fredericton Canadiens AHL 8* 7* 7* 14* 10* 13* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -4
1992-93 Montréal Canadiens NHL 72* 19* 25* 44* 33* 11* | Playoffs 20 4 6 10 14 2
1993-94 Montréal Canadiens NHL 74* 19* 24* 43* 32* 17* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 8 -1
1994-95 Montréal Canadiens NHL 9* 1* 4* 5* 10* -1* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 37* 25* 24* 49* 20* 21* | Playoffs 15 5 7 12 4 7
1995-96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82* 51* 46* 97* 64* 21* | Playoffs 11 6 5 11 6 3
1996-97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82* 50* 47* 97* 58* 44* | Playoffs 19 9 12 21 10 5
USA WCup 7* 6* 4* 10* 6* 9* |
1997-98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82* 51* 36* 87* 32* 30* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 8 -4
USA OG 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |
1998-99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76* 43* 47* 90* 30* 36* | Playoffs 6 3 0 3 12 0
1999-00 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 82* 40* 37* 77* 36* 8* | Playoffs 18 6 7 13 6 3
2000-01 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 16* 7* 5* 12* 0* 2* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 -2
2001-02 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 82* 25* 26* 51* 30* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -2
USA OG 6* 6* 1* 7* 2* 2* |
2002-03 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 35* 18* 10* 28* 16* 10* | Playoffs 13 2 3 5 10 5
2003-04 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 75* 23* 32* 55* 51* 20* | Playoffs 18 2 2 4 8 2
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 73* 22* 29* 51* 61* -24* |
2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21* 2* 5* 7* 12* -2* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Team Consultant Special Advisor to Hockey Ops
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John LeClair Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 8* 7* 7* 14* 1.75* 10* 13* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -4 *
NCAA 4 81* 56* 60* 116* 1.43* 194* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 16 967* 406* 413* 819* 0.85* 501* 204* | 14 154 42 * 47 * 89 * 0.58 * 94 * 18 *
OG 2 10* 6* 2* 8* 0.80* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-VT 2 45* 85* 68* 153* 3.40* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 7* 6* 4* 10* 1.43* 6* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 10* 6* 16* 1.14* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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John LeClair Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1987, 16 #151 overall by Verdun Jr. Canadiens in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Bellows Free Academy

Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Vermont

Career transactions
- 2005-08-15 • Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 1995-02-09 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Éric Desjardins & Gilbert Dionne for Mark Recchi & a 1995 3rd round pick (Martin Hohenberger)

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