John LeClair
John LeClair was born in St. Albans, Vermont, United States on July 5th, 1969 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 54, John LeClair biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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John Clark LeClair (born July 5, 1969) is an American former ice hockey player who competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins.
LeClair became the first American-born player to score 50 goals in three straight NHL seasons while playing on the Legion of Doom with Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg.
In 1993, LeClair was a member of the Montreal Canadiens' Stanley Cup winning team.
Early life
LeClair was born in St. Albans, Vermont, near the Canada--USA border, on July 5, 1969. He is the son of Robert "Butch" LeClair, the store's owner, and Beverly (Clark), a surgical nurse. Mary Kay, Nancy and Susan, three older sisters, as well as Joseph, a younger brother.
Although LeClair's father Butch was well versed in hockey, he had never been involved in the sport by himself. There was no organized hockey in the Saint Albans area until the 1960s. Despite this, LeClair took note and asked his father for two pairs of hockey skates at the age of six. Butch tells how the children in the area played: back in the day: he remembers: the boys in the area were first introduced to the sport:
Richard Benoit, the father of John's friend Jeremy, designed a homemade rink for the kids in his backyard by flooded his volleyball court. So they could play at night, Benoit trimmed boards around the edge and installed lights. There was also a shack for the kids that had a heater to go to warm up if needed.
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 (B.F.A.) St. Albans, Vermont, is a high school. LeClair, one of New England's most highly recruited hockey players, canceled his NHL ambitions to attend the University of Vermont on full scholarship. In his first collegiate game, his fans didn't have to wait long to see him score. He signed with the Canadiens in their final game of his senior year, and less than a week later, he played and scored in his first NHL game. LeClair, a member of the Canadiens, was on the Stanley Cup-winning squad in 1993, where he scored two overtime game-winning goals during the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals.
A Montreal team desperate to recover from a difficult season swapped LeClair, Éric Desjardins, and Gilbert Dionne to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Mark Recchi and Philadelphia's 3rd round pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft (Martin Hohenberger). LeClair bonded with new linemate Eric Lindros right away, becoming one of the NHL's most feared goal scorers right away.
He was with the Flyers on the famed "Legion of Doom" line, centred by Lindros and Mikael Renberg on right-wing. The trio was not only efficient at scoring, but they were also a recognizable physical presence on the ice. LeClair was the first American-born NHL player to have three straight 50-goals seasons and the second Flyer to do so, behind Tim Kerr. LeClair's had two straight 40-goal seasons between 1997 and 1998 in the NHL.
He was named to the season-ending NHL All-Star team twice and three times to the second team during his first five seasons with the Flyers. That is the highest number among retired players eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame who have not been inducted.
LeClair played for the Flyers for ten seasons and was one of the most consistent players in franchise history, scoring 333 goals and 35 in the playoffs, making him one of the top ten Flyers' career goal scorers.
The Flyers were forced to part with their longtime captain and take out LeClair's deal to create cap space on July 23, 2005 as a result of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that eventually introduced a salary cap to the NHL. LeClair was rumored to be headed to the Boston Bruins or the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to rumors. LeClair has since signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on August 15, 2005. During the 2005–06 NHL season, LeClair had a fruitful season in Pittsburgh, finishing fourth on the team in scoring as he passed the 400-goal mark and had his ninth 50+ points season.