IMAGE INFORMATION
EditJohn Clark LeClair - Born July 5, 1969 in St. Albans, Vermont is a American retired ice Hockey left winger.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1993 with Montreal Canadiens.
- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1993 with Montreal Canadiens, 1997 with Philadelphia Flyers.
- 1996 World Cup of Hockey Champion with Team USA.
LeClair was selected to All-Star Team.
- 2002 Winter Olympics Silver Medal Winner with Team USA.
LeClair made his NHL debut with Montreal Canadiens on March 9, 1991 vs Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Forum in a 4-2 Montreal win, also scoring his 1st NHL goal vs Troy Gamble at 13:38 of 3rd period.
LeClair scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Tampa Bay Lightning on February 14, 1995 at Thunderdome in a 5-2 Flyers win.
LeClair played in 967 regular season NHL games, scoring 406 goals (65 GWG / 5 OTG), 413 assists with 501 penalty minutes and 154 NHL playoff games, scoring 42 goals (11 GWG / 2 OTG), 47 assists with 94 penalty minutes.
LeClair played in NHL All-Star Games 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000.
LeClair was selected to NHL First All-Star Team in 1995, 1998.
LeClair became the first American-born player to score 50 goals in three consecutive NHL seasons while playing on the Legion of Doom line with Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg.
LeClair is the first Vermont-born player to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.
John LeClair was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.
John LeClair was inducted into the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.
John LeClair was inducted into the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame in 2014.
LeClair represented the United States 31 times, 14 games as a junior, scoring 10 goals, 6 assists with 24 penalty minutes and 17 games as a senior, scoring 12 goals, 6 assists with 8 penalty minutes.
NOTE
During the 1993 Stanley Cup finals, Leclair scored the OT game winning goal in Games 3 and 4 against the Los Angeles Kings, joining New York Rangers Don Raleigh as the only players in NHL history to score consecutive (back to back) OT game winners in Stanley Cup finals history.