Jacques Leonard Lemieux (born April 8, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played a total of 19 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), all with the Los Angeles Kings.
Career
Before playing in the NHL, Lemieux played in the Central Professional Hockey League (CPHL). He would play 16 regular season games between two seasons with the Omaha Knights. In his second year with them, the Knights made the playoffs. During he playoffs, Lemieux would record two points off of two assists. The next season, Lemieux would move to the Houston Apollos and would play a season with them.
Lemieux was drafted 85th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. He was selected from the Montreal Canadiens.[1] Lemieux would play 16 games with the Kings in his first season. On October 14, 1967, Lemieux would score his first point in the NHL, assisting on a Brian Kilrea goal in a 4-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers.[2] Lemieux would then split his time between Los Angeles and their AHL farm team Springfield Kings.
He would play a season with the Denver Spurs of the Western Hockey League (WHL) before rejoining the Los Angeles Kings for the playoffs. He would play one game during the playoffs. Lemieux would spend one seasons with the Kings, playing three games with them and recording an assist. He would spend seven games with the Springfield Kings and seven games with the Denver Spurs before ending his professional ice hockey career.
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