Francis Lessard

Francis Lessard (born May 30, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently a member of the National Hockey League (NHL) Ottawa Senators organization, playing for the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). He has played for the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL, but has spent most of his career in the AHL.
==Playing career==
Drafted from the QMJHL's Val-d'Or Foreurs, Lessard's rights were traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in 1999 while still at junior level. He spent three seasons with their AHL affiliate the Philadelphia Phantoms before he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers. 
With the Thrashers, Lessard made his National Hockey League debut with the Thrashers during the 2001–02 season. In that season, Lessard won the Calder Cup with the Chicago Wolves. Lessard played 91 games over four seasons with Atlanta before moving to the New York Rangers organization in 2006. He played two seasons for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL before signing with the Phoenix Coyotes in 2008, playing two seasons for the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL. He signed with the Ottawa Senators in August 2010.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1996–97 	Val d'Or Foreurs 	QMJHL 		66 	1 	9 	10 	312 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Val d'Or Foreurs 	QMJHL 		63 	3 	20 	23 	338 		19 	1 	6 	7 	101
1998–99 	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL 		53 	12 	36 	48 	295 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–2000 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		78 	4 	8 	12 	416 		5 	0 	1 	1 	7
2000–01 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		64 	3 	7 	10 	330 		10 	0 	0 	0 	33
2001–02 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		60 	0 	6 	6 	251 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		7 	2 	1 	3 	34 		15 	0 	1 	1 	40
2002–03 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		18 	0 	2 	2 	61 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		50 	2 	5 	7 	194 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2003–04 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		62 	1 	1 	2 	181 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		36 	2 	3 	5 	161 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		58 	3 	6 	9 	309 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		14 	4 	1 	5 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		59 	2 	2 	4 	324 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		61 	2 	2 	4 	289 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 		36 	2 	1 	3 	187 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		24 	0 	0 	0 	78 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		115 	1 	3 	4 	346 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
* 1997-98 - Memorial Cup All-Star Team
==Transactions==
* August 8, 2010 - Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Ottawa Senators.
* July 3, 2008 - Signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes.
* September 13, 2006 - Invited by the New York Rangers to training camp.
* March 15, 2002 - Atlanta Thrashers traded David Harlock and third-round (Tyler Redenbach) and seventh-round (Joe Pavelski) selections in 2003 to the Philadelphia Flyers for Francis Lessard.
* May 25, 1999 - Carolina Hurricanes traded Francis Lessard to the Philadelphia Flyers for eighth-round selection (Antti Jokella) in 1999.
* June 21, 1997 - Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round (80th overall) in 1997.
Source: TSN
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1979
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes draft picks
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Drummondville Voltigeurs alumni
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Val-d'Or Foreurs alumni