Junior Lessard

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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team = Atlanta Thrashers
former_teams = Dallas Stars
Tampa Bay Lightning
league = NHL
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 191
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nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1980|5|26|mf=y
birth_place = St. Joseph De Beauce, PQ, CAN
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draft_year =
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career_start = 2004

Lucien Jr Daniel Lessard (b. May 26, 1980 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player for the Atlanta Thrashers organization of the National Hockey League.

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 is currently playing for the Atlanta Thrashers after signing a contract with the club on July 9th, 2008.

Awards & Achievements

*MJHL All-Rookie Team (1999)
*MJHL First All-Star Team (2000)
*MJHL Most Valuable Player (2000)
*Winner of the 2004 Hobey Baker Award with the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.
*First team All American in 2004.
*National Player of the Year honors in 2004 by [http://uscho.com US College Hockey Online] and [http://insidecollegehockey.com Inside College Hockey] .
*Named Canadian Junior A Hockey League Player of the Year with the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League

Career statistics

External links

*hockeydb|54881