Jack LeClair

Jack LeClair
Born (1929-05-30)May 30, 1929
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died June 14, 2011(2011-06-14) (aged 82)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1949–1968

Jean Louis "Jackie" LeClair (May 30, 1929 – June 14, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens from 1954 to 1957. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1949 to 1968, was spent in the minor leagues.

LeClair played his entire National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens. He played three seasons with the Canadiens, from 1954–55 to 1956–57. He is credited with winning the Stanley Cup once, in 1956. In 1957, Jack played 47 games for Montreal, qualifying his name to be engraved on the cup, but he was sent to the minors before the playoffs started so his name was left off the cup. The remainder of his career was spent in the Quebec Senior Hockey League, American Hockey League and Eastern Hockey League. LeClair died on June 14, 2011.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1946–47 Ottawa St. Pats OCJHL 22 16 19 35 14 7 21 11 32 2
1947–48 Lethbridge Native Sons AJHL 16 12 29 41 20 6 7 6 13 20
1947–48 Lethbridge Native Sons M-Cup — — — — — 11 6 4 10 4
1948–49 Quebec Citadelles QJHL 36 21 27 48 30 13 4 9 13 4
1949–50 Ottawa Senators QSHL 56 19 42 61 28 7 2 0 2 2
1950–51 Ottawa Senators QSHL 56 20 22 42 43 7 0 1 1 0
1951–52 Quebec Aces QSHL 57 25 29 54 22 12 7 4 11 9
1952–53 Ottawa Senators QSHL 54 22 37 59 27 11 8 2 10 0
1953–54 Ottawa Senators QSHL 4 3 7 10 7 — — — — —
1953–54 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 52 14 17 31 11 4 0 1 1 2
1954–55 Montreal Canadiens NHL 59 11 22 33 12 12 5 0 5 2
1955–56 Montreal Canadiens NHL 54 6 8 14 28 8 1 1 2 4
1955–56 Montreal Royals QSHL 12 5 10 15 8 — — — — —
1956–57 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47 3 10 13 14 — — — — —
1956–57 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QSHL 14 8 9 17 4 10 1 10 11 0
1957–58 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QSHL 48 20 40 68 32 6 0 1 1 4
1958–59 Quebec Aces QSHL 61 22 42 64 54 — — — — —
1959–60 Quebec Aces AHL 72 22 39 61 22 — — — — —
1960–61 Quebec Aces AHL 72 22 34 56 12 — — — — —
1961–62 Quebec Aces AHL 50 3 11 14 18 — — — — —
1962–63 Charlotte Checkers EHL 67 31 67 98 32 10 7 9 16 0
1963–64 Charlotte Checkers EHL 57 27 56 83 34 3 1 2 3 0
1964–65 Charlotte Checkers/New Haven Blades EHL 44 23 35 58 78 — — — — —
1964–65 Knoxville Knights EHL — — — — — 10 4 3 7 24
1965–66 New Haven Blades EHL 63 32 64 96 87 3 1 0 1 0
1966–67 New Haven Blades EHL 68 20 55 75 49 — — — — —
1967–68 Florida Rockets EHL 62 34 65 99 12 5 0 5 5 4
EHL totals 361 167 179 509 292 31 13 19 32 28
QSHL totals 362 144 238 382 225 53 18 18 36 15
NHL totals 160 20 40 60 54 20 6 1 7 6


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