Junior Lessard

Lucien Jr Daniel Lessard (born May 26, 1980 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
== Playing career==
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 9th, 2008. Lessard was assigned to affiliate the Chicago Wolves to start the 2008–09 season. On January 13th, 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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
==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
1998-99	Portage Terriers	MJHL 	 	60 	20 	41 	61 	129 	 	na 	na 	na 	na 	na
1999-00	Portage Terriers	MJHL 	 	60 	60 	48 	108 	na 	 	na 	na 	na 	na 	na
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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	NHL totals 	NHL totals	27	3 	1 	4 	23	— 	—	—	—	—
== Awards & Achievements ==
*MJHL Rookie All-Star Team (1999)
*Played for MJHL's Manitoba Pride @ Viking Cup (2000)
*selected to MJHL All-Star Game (2000)
*Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Memorial Award MJHL MVP (2000)
*Lorne Lyndon Memorial Trophy MJHL Hockey Ability & Sportsmanship Award (2000)
*MJHL All-Star Team (2000)
*Canadian Junior A Hockey League MJHL Player of the Year (2000)
*Canadian Junior A Hockey League Player of the Year (2000)
*Ed Belfour High Performance Award MJHL Scholarship (2000)
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1980
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category: Portage Terriers players
Category: Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster