Junior Lessard
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 191 lb (87 kg/13 st 9 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Dallas Stars |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | May 26, 1980 , St. Joseph De Beauce, PQ, CAN |
| Pro career | 2004 – present |
Lucien Lessard Jr (b. May 26, 1980 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player for the Tampa Bay Lightning 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, after winning the Hobey Baker Award in his senior season, Lessard signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Stars. He made his NHL debut for the Stars during the 2005–06 season. Lessard was traded to Tampa Bay on January 15, 2008 in exchange for Dan Jancevski. Lessard is currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
[edit] Awards & Achievements
- MJHL All-Rookie Team (1999)
- MJHL First All-Star Team (2000)
- MJHL Most Valuable Player (2000)
- 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 Stars | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 64 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 65 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Preceded by Peter Sejna |
Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Marty Sertich |
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