| Junior Lessard | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1980 Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, PQ, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| ECHL team Former teams |
Idaho Steelheads NHL Dallas Stars Tampa Bay Lightning SM-Liiga Ilves DEL Augsburger Panther |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
Lucien Lessard, Jr[1][2][3] known as Junior Lessard (born May 26, 1980) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.
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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 signed a contract with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 9, 2008. Lessard was assigned to affiliate the Chicago Wolves to start the 2008–09 season. On January 13, 2008, he was traded by the Thrashers to the New York Islanders for Brett Skinner and was immediately sent to their AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.[4]
On October 7, 2009 Lessard signed a one-year contract for SM-liiga team Ilves, but after only 4 games on November 4, Lessard was released due to injury.[5] On January 13, 2010, he resumed playing back in Canada signing with semi-pro team the Thetford Mines Isothermic of the LNAH. On February 1, 2010, after recovering from injury Junior signed with German team Augsburger Panther of the DEL for the remainder of the season.[6]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 39 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | U. of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 40 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | U. of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 45 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 71 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 64 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 65 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 36 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 19 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 21 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ilves | SM-l | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Thetford Mines Isothermic | LNAH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Peter Sejna |
Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Marty Sertich |