Junior Lessard

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Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg)
NHL Team	Dallas Stars
Nationality	CAN
Born	May 29, 1980, St. Joseph De Beauce, PQ, CAN
Pro Career	2004 – present

Junior Lessard (b. May 29, 1980 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player for the Dallas Stars organization of the National Hockey League.

Lessard attended the University of Minnesota Duluth where he led the NCAA in goals (32) and points (63) during the 2003-04 season, numbers that would be good enough to win the Hobey Baker Award. He also led the WCHA in the same categories with 19 goals and 39 points in conference play.

On April 15, 2004, despite having recently won the Hobey Baker Award, he signed with the Dallas Stars as a free agent instead of entering the draft. Lessard is currently playing for the Iowa Stars of the AHL, a minor league affiliate of the Stars.

[edit] Awards

Winner of the 2004 Hobey Baker Award with the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.
First team All American in 2004.
National Player of the Year honors in 2004 by US College Hockey Online and Inside College Hockey.
Named Canadian Junior A Hockey League Player of the Year with the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000-01	Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	36	4	8	12	12	-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	39	17	13	30	50	-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	40	21	16	37	20	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	45	32	31	63	34	-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Houston	AHL	71	11	11	22	25	5	1	0	1	0
2005-06	Dallas	NHL	5	1	0	1	12	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Iowa	AHL	64	25	31	56	30	7	3	4	7	4
2006-07	Iowa	AHL	2	2	3	5	0	-	-	-	-	-