John LeClair

Date of Birth: Jul 05, 1969
Age: 57
Place of Birth: St. Albans, VT, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: LW
Height: 191 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 102 kg / 225 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

John LeClair Facts

Player Type: Net-Front PresencePower ForwardSniper
Drafted: 1987 round 2 #33 overall by Montréal Canadiens
Agency: Premium

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

									Post
1985-1986	Bellows Free Academy	USHS-VT	22	41	28	69	14	-
1986-1987	Bellows Free Academy	USHS-VT	23	44	40	84	14	-
1987-1988	Univ. of Vermont	NCAA	20	12	22	34	58	-
1987-1988	USA U20	WJC-20	7	4	2	6	12	-
1988-1989	Univ. of Vermont	NCAA	18	9	12	21	40	-
1988-1989	USA U20	WJC-20	7	6	4	10	12	-
1989-1990	Univ. of Vermont	NCAA	10	10	6	16	38	-
1990-1991	Univ. of Vermont	NCAA	33	25	20	45	58	-
1990-1991	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	10	2	5	7	2	1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	2
1991-1992	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	59	8	11	19	14	5	Playoffs	8	1	1	2	4	-2
1991-1992	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL	8	7	7	14	10	13	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	4	-4
1992-1993	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	72	19	25	44	33	11	Playoffs	20	4	6	10	14	2
1993-1994	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	74	19	24	43	32	17	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	8	-1
1994-1995	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	9	1	4	5	10	-1
1994-1995	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	37	25	24	49	20	21	Playoffs	15	5	7	12	4	7
1995-1996	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	51	46	97	64	21	Playoffs	11	6	5	11	6	3
1996-1997	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	50	47	97	58	44	Playoffs	19	9	12	21	10	5
1996-1997	USA	WCup	7	6	4	10	6	9
1997-1998	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	51	36	87	32	30	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	8	-4
1997-1998	USA Olympics	OG	4	0	1	1	0	-2
1998-1999	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	76	43	47	90	30	36	Playoffs	6	3	0	3	12	0
1999-2000	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	82	40	37	77	36	8	Playoffs	18	6	7	13	6	3
2000-2001	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	16	7	5	12	0	2	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	2	-2
2001-2002	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	82	25	26	51	30	5	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-2
2001-2002	USA Olympics	OG	6	6	1	7	2	2
2002-2003	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	35	18	10	28	16	10	Playoffs	13	2	3	5	10	5
2003-2004	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	75	23	32	55	51	20	Playoffs	18	2	2	4	8	2
2004-2005	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Pittsburgh Penguins "A"	NHL	73	22	29	51	61	-24
2006-2007	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	21	2	5	7	12	-2

John LeClair Career Totals by League


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

John LeClair Career Totals by Team


Bellows Free Academy	2	45	85	68	153	3.40	28	-	0
Fredericton Canadiens	1	8	7	7	14	1.75	10	13	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	4	-4
Montréal Canadiens	5	224	49	69	118	0.53	91	33	4	38	7	8	15	0.39	26	1
Philadelphia Flyers	10	649	333	310	643	0.99	337	197	10	116	35	39	74	0.64	68	17
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	94	24	34	58	0.62	73	-26	0
Univ. of Vermont	4	81	56	60	116	1.43	194	-	0
USA (WCup)	1	7	6	4	10	1.43	6	9	0
USA Olympics	2	10	6	2	8	0.80	2	0	0
USA U20	2	14	10	6	16	1.14	24	-	0

John LeClair Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1987-1988	NCAA (ECAC) All-Rookie Team
1990-1991	NCAA (ECAC) Second All-Star Team
1992-1993	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1994-1995	NHL First All-Star Team
1995-1996	NHL Second All-Star Team
1996-1997	NHL Best Plus/Minus (+44) NHL Second All-Star Team World Cup All-Star Team World Cup Gold Medal
1997-1998	NHL First All-Star Team
1998-1999	NHL Best Plus/Minus (+36) NHL Second All-Star Team
2001-2002	Olympic All-Star Team Olympic Most Goals (6) Olympic Silver Medal
2009-2010	United States Hockey Hall of Fame

John LeClair Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1987, 16 #151 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)