Normand Leveille

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Normand Leveille (Born - January 10, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian Professional Hockey Left Winger who played 2 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins.

Contents 1 Playing Career 2 Awards & Achievements 3 Records 4 Career Statistics 5 International Play

[edit] Playing Career

Leveille was drafted in the 1st Round, 14 overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He was a highly touted prospect coming out of the QMJHL after a 101 point season in his last year with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. He had a decent rookie campaign with the Boston Bruins, scoring 33 points in 60 games. However, personal tragedy struck Leveille in his sophomore season in the NHL. After the first period in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, Leveille complained of feeling dizzy and having pains in his shoulder. As the trainers began tending to him he lost consciousness. He was immediately rushed to a hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where they said he had suffered a very serious brain aneurysm. Leveille was rushed into emergency surgery in an effort to save his life. After surgery he was comatose for 3 weeks. After regaining consciousness he remained hospitalized for an additional 3 weeks. He recovered enough to walk again but at the age of 19 his promising career as an NHL'er was over. Doctors confirmed that his aneurysm was caused by a congenitive conditiion and that it wasn't triggered by an on ice incident. In 1995 the Boston Bruins Hockey Club invited Leveille back to the closing ceremonies of the Boston Garden where he was allowed to skate on the Garden ice one last time.

[edit] Awards & Achievements

[edit] Records

[edit] Career Statistics

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes

YEAR	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1981-82	Boston Bruins	66	14	19	33	49
1982-83	Boston Bruins	9	3	6	9	0
NHL	Regular Season Totals	75	17	25	42	49

[edit] International Play