John LeClair | |||||||||||||||||
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Born |
St. Albans, Vermont, U.S. | July 5, 1969||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins | ||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||
NHL draft |
33rd overall, 1987 Montreal Canadiens | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1991–2006 | ||||||||||||||||
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John Clark LeClair (born July 5, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1991 to 2006. With the Flyers, 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 was a member of the Montreal Canadiens' Stanley Cup winning team in 1993.