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John LeClair
John LeClair
Born	July 5, 1969 (age 55); St. Albans, VT, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	233 lb (106 kg; 16 st 9 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Played for	Montreal Canadiens; Philadelphia Flyers; Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft	33rd overall, 1987; Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1991–2006

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John Clark LeClair (born July 5, 1969 in St. Albans, Vermont) is an American professional ice hockey player. He most recently played left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL, who released him on December 14, 2006. He is currently an unrestricted free-agent.

Playing Career

Montreal Canadiens

LeClair was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens with the 33rd pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft after graduating from Bellows Free Academy (B.F.A.) High School in St. Albans, Vermont. One of the most highly recruited hockey players in New England, Leclair put his NHL aspirations on hold to attend the University of Vermont on a full scholarship. His fans didn't have to wait long to see him score in his first collegiate game. After the final game of his senior year he signed with the Canadiens and, less than a week later, played and scored in his first NHL game. As a member of the Canadiens, LeClair was on the Stanley Cup-winning team in 1993, where he scored two overtime game-winning goals during the Stanley Cup Finals.

Philadelphia Flyers

During the 1994-95 NHL season he was traded, along with fellow teammates Eric Desjardins and Gilbert Dionne to Philadelphia for Mark Recchi. He has played on the U.S. Olympic hockey team twice and has had three consecutive 50-goal seasons in the NHL. He was named to the Olympic Tournament All-Star Team after posting a tournament-best six goals for silver medalist Team USA at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games

LeClair played for the Philadelphia Flyers for 10 seasons. While with the Flyers he played left-wing on the famed "Legion of Doom" line, with Mikael Renberg on right-wing and centered by Eric Lindros. The trio was not only effective at scoring but they were also a dominant physical presence on the ice. In 1998, LeClair became the first American-born NHL player to record three consecutive 50-goal seasons and the second Flyer to do so, behind Tim Kerr. Following the 1997-98 NHL season, LeClair had two consecutive 40 goal seasons. LeClair was one of the most productive players in the history of the Flyers franchise scoring 382 career goals and an additional 42 in the playoffs, marks good enough for top 10 in the history of Flyers goal scorers.

Pittsburgh Penguins

On July 23, 2005, as a result of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement and the salary cap that came along with it, the Flyers were forced to part ways with their longtime alternate captain. His contract was bought out, as well as the one of fellow teammate Tony Amonte. Rumors had LeClair going to the Boston Bruins or perhaps the Toronto Maple Leafs. Instead, LeClair signed a two year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins on August 15, 2005. It is rumored that friend and former teammate Mark Recchi recruited LeClair to join him in Pittsburgh. LeClair had a fairly successful season in Pittsburgh during the 2005-06 NHL season, finishing third on the team in scoring as he passed the 400-goal mark and had his eighth 50+ point season.

After 2 straight games of being a healthy scratch on November 30, 2006 LeClair was waived by the Pittsburgh Penguins.^[1] After no other NHL team claimed him and took on his contract, he was demoted to the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on December 2, 2006.^[2] LeClair refused to report to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and was given an unconditional release on December 14, 2006, making him an unrestricted free-agent and freeing the Penguins from responsibility for his salary.

Other Information

John is president of the John LeClair Foundation which awards grants to non-profit Vermont organizations that sponsor programs for children. In addition, he and former teammate Chris Therien operate a shipping logistics company together called LT Lines (LeClair-Therien Lines).

Awards

Leclair won the NHL Plus/Minus Award in 1996-97 with the Philadelphia Flyers with a +/- rating of plus 44 and again with the Flyers in 1998-99 with a rating of plus 36.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987-88	University of Vermont	ECAC	31	12	22	34	62	-	-	-	-	-
1988-89	University of Vermont	ECAC	18	9	12	21	40	-	-	-	-	-
1989-90	University of Vermont	ECAC	10	10	6	16	38	-	-	-	-	-
1990-91	University of Vermont	ECAC	33	25	20	45	58	-	-	-	-	-
1990-91	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	10	2	5	7	2	3	0	0	0	0
1991-92	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	59	8	11	19	14	8	1	1	2	4
1991-92	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL	8	7	7	14	10	2	0	0	0	4
1992-93	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	72	19	25	44	33	20	4	6	10	14
1993-94	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	74	19	24	43	32	7	2	1	3	8
1994-95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	9	1	4	5	10	-	-	-	-	-
1994-95	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	37	25	24	49	20	15	5	7	12	4
1995-96	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	51	46	97	64	11	6	5	11	6
1996-97	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	50	47	97	58	19	9	12	21	10
1997-98	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	51	36	87	32	5	1	1	2	8
1998-99	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	76	43	47	90	30	6	3	0	3	12
1999-00	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	40	37	77	36	18	6	7	13	6
2000-01	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	16	7	5	12	0	6	1	2	3	2
2001-02	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	82	25	26	51	30	5	0	0	0	2
2002-03	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	35	18	10	28	16	13	2	3	5	10
2003-04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	75	23	32	55	51	18	2	2	4	8
2005-06	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	73	22	29	51	61	-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	21	2	5	7	12	-	-	-	-	-
NHL totals			967	406	413	819	501	154	42	47	89	94

International play

References

External links

Preceded by Chris Pronger	Winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award 1999	Succeeded by Chris Pronger
Preceded by Vladimir Konstantinov	Winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award 1997	Succeeded by Chris Pronger
Preceded by Eric Lindros	Winner of the Bobby Clarke Trophy 1997,1998	Succeeded by Eric Lindros

[1] NHL.com - News

[2] TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader

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 '''John Clark LeClair''' (born [[July 5]], [[1969]] in [[St. Albans, Vermont]]) is an American professional [[ice hockey]] player. He most recently played [[Winger (hockey)|left wing]] for the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]], who released him on [[December 14]], [[2006]].  He is currently an unrestricted free-agent.
-==Playing career==
+==Playing Career==
-LeClair was drafted by the [[Montreal Canadiens]] with the 33rd pick in the [[1987 NHL Entry Draft]] after graduating from [[Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans|Bellows Free Academy]] (B.F.A.) High School in St. Albans, Vermont.  One of the most highly recruited hockey players in New England, Leclair put his NHL aspirations on hold to attend the [[University of Vermont]] on a full scholarship.  His fans didn't have to wait long to see him score in his first collegiate game. After the final game of his senior year he signed with the Canadiens and, less than a week later, played and scored in his first NHL game.  As a member of the Canadiens, LeClair was on the [[Stanley Cup]]-winning team in [[1992-93 NHL season|1993]], where he scored two overtime game-winning goals during the [[Stanley Cup Finals]]. During the [[1994-95 NHL season]] he was traded, along with fellow teammates [[Eric Desjardins]] and [[Gilbert Dionne]] to Philadelphia for [[Mark Recchi]]. He has played on the U.S. [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] hockey team twice and has had three consecutive 50-goal seasons in the NHL. He was named to the Olympic Tournament All-Star Team after posting a tournament-best six goals for silver medalist Team USA at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games
+===Montreal Canadiens===
+LeClair was drafted by the [[Montreal Canadiens]] with the 33rd pick in the [[1987 NHL Entry Draft]] after graduating from [[Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans|Bellows Free Academy]] (B.F.A.) High School in St. Albans, Vermont.  One of the most highly recruited hockey players in New England, Leclair put his NHL aspirations on hold to attend the [[University of Vermont]] on a full scholarship.  His fans didn't have to wait long to see him score in his first collegiate game. After the final game of his senior year he signed with the Canadiens and, less than a week later, played and scored in his first NHL game.  As a member of the Canadiens, LeClair was on the [[Stanley Cup]]-winning team in [[1992-93 NHL season|1993]], where he scored two overtime game-winning goals during the [[Stanley Cup Finals]].
+===Philadelphia Flyers===
+During the [[1994-95 NHL season]] he was traded, along with fellow teammates [[Eric Desjardins]] and [[Gilbert Dionne]] to Philadelphia for [[Mark Recchi]]. He has played on the U.S. [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] hockey team twice and has had three consecutive 50-goal seasons in the NHL. He was named to the Olympic Tournament All-Star Team after posting a tournament-best six goals for silver medalist Team USA at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games
 LeClair played for the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] for 10 seasons. While with the Flyers he played left-wing on the famed [[Legion of Doom (ice hockey)|"Legion of Doom"]] line, with [[Mikael Renberg]] on right-wing and centered by [[Eric Lindros]]. The trio was not only effective at scoring but they were also a dominant physical presence on the ice. In [[1997-98 NHL season|1998]], LeClair became the first American-born NHL player to record three consecutive 50-goal seasons and the second Flyer to do so, behind [[Tim Kerr]]. Following the [[1997-98 NHL season]], LeClair had two consecutive 40 goal seasons. LeClair was one of the most productive players in the history of the Flyers franchise scoring 382 career goals and an additional 42 in the playoffs, marks good enough for top 10 in the history of Flyers goal scorers.
+===Pittsburgh Penguins===
 On July 23, 2005, as a result of a new [[Collective Bargaining Agreement]] and the salary cap that came along with it, the Flyers were forced to part ways with their longtime alternate captain. His contract was bought out, as well as the one of fellow teammate [[Tony Amonte]]. Rumors had LeClair going to the [[Boston Bruins]] or perhaps the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. Instead, LeClair signed a two year deal with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] on August 15, 2005. It is rumored that friend and former teammate [[Mark Recchi]] recruited LeClair to join him in Pittsburgh. LeClair had a fairly successful season in Pittsburgh during the [[2005-06 NHL season]], finishing third on the team in scoring as he passed the 400-goal mark and had his eighth 50+ point season.
 After 2 straight games of being a healthy scratch on [[November 30]], [[2006]] LeClair was waived by the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]].<ref>[http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=284216&page=NewsPage&service=page NHL.com - News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  After no other NHL team claimed him and took on his contract, he was demoted to the [[American Hockey League|AHL's]] [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] on [[December 2]], [[2006]].<ref>[http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=186797&hubname= TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> LeClair refused to report to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and was given an unconditional release on [[December 14]], [[2006]], making him an unrestricted free-agent and freeing the Penguins from responsibility for his salary.
+==Other Information==
 John is president of the John LeClair Foundation which awards grants to non-profit Vermont organizations that sponsor programs for children. In addition, he and former teammate [[Chris Therien]] operate a shipping logistics company together called LT Lines (LeClair-Therien Lines).