John LeClair

Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 226 lbs.
Born: July 5, 1969 in St. Albans, Vermont
Draft: Montreal, 2nd round (33rd overall), 1987 NHL Entry

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Skater Rank: #112. Brian Bellows… #113. Rod Brind'Amour… #114. Rick Martin… #115. JOHN LECLAIR… #116. Ilya Kovalchuk… #117. Dave Keon… #118. Markus Naslund…

Skater Rank: #112. Brian Bellows… #113. Rod Brind'Amour… #114. Rick Martin… #115. JOHN LECLAIR… #116. Ilya Kovalchuk… #117. Dave Keon… #118. Markus Naslund…

NHL Standard

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					Scoring Stats						Goals				Assists					Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	EV	SH	PP	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1990-91	21	MTL	NHL	10	2	5	7	2	1	2	2	0	0	1	5	0	0	12	16.7
1991-92	22	MTL	NHL	59	8	11	19	7	5	14	5	3	0	0	10	0	1	73	11.0
1992-93	23	MTL	NHL	72	19	25	44	17	11	33	17	2	0	2	24	0	1	139	13.7
1993-94	24	MTL	NHL	74	19	24	43	17	17	32	18	1	0	1	21	0	3	153	12.4
1994-95	25	TOT	NHL	46	26	28	54	22	20	30	20	6	0	7	17	0	11	131	19.8
1994-95	25	MTL	NHL	9	1	4	5	2	-1	10	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	18	5.6
1994-95	25	PHI	NHL	37	25	24	49	20	21	20	20	5	0	7	14	0	10	113	22.1
1995-96	26	PHI	NHL	82	51	46	97	40	21	64	32	19	0	10	28	0	18	270	18.9
1996-97	27	PHI	NHL	82	50	47	97	40	44	58	40	10	0	5	41	0	6	324	15.4
1997-98	28	PHI	NHL	82	51	36	87	37	30	32	35	16	0	9	25	0	11	303	16.8
1998-99	29	PHI	NHL	76	43	47	90	36	36	30	27	16	0	7	38	0	9	246	17.5	1600	21:03
1999-00	30	PHI	NHL	82	40	37	77	32	8	36	27	13	0	7	26	0	11	249	16.1	1664	20:18
2000-01	31	PHI	NHL	16	7	5	12	5	2	0	4	3	0	2	3	0	2	48	14.6	306	19:06
2001-02	32	PHI	NHL	82	25	26	51	21	5	30	21	4	0	6	22	0	4	220	11.4	1435	17:30
2002-03	33	PHI	NHL	35	18	10	28	13	10	16	10	8	0	4	8	0	2	99	18.2	565	16:09
2003-04	34	PHI	NHL	75	23	32	55	21	20	51	15	8	0	4	24	0	8	182	12.6	1207	16:06
2005-06	36	PIT	NHL	73	22	29	51	19	-24	61	13	8	1	0	10	0	19	135	16.3	1150	15:45
2006-07	37	PIT	NHL	21	2	5	7	2	-2	12	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	27	7.4	249	11:51
Career			NHL	967	406	413	819	332	204	501	287	118	1	65	307	0	106	2611	15.5	8176	17:46

NHL Miscellaneous

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					Per Game						Adjusted				Plus/Minus					Point Shares
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	PIM	S	G	A	PTS	GC	TGF	PGF	TGA	PGA	+/-	OPS	DPS	PS
1990-91	21	MTL	NHL	10	0.20	0.50	0.70	0.25	0.20	1.20	2	4	6	2	8	0	7	0	1	0.3	0.2	0.5
1991-92	22	MTL	NHL	59	0.14	0.19	0.32	0.13	0.24	1.24	7	10	17	7	26	4	17	0	5	-0.1	1.0	0.9
1992-93	23	MTL	NHL	72	0.26	0.35	0.61	0.24	0.46	1.93	15	20	35	14	61	6	45	1	11	1.9	1.1	3.0
1993-94	24	MTL	NHL	74	0.26	0.32	0.58	0.23	0.43	2.07	17	22	39	15	63	9	37	0	17	2.4	1.5	3.8
1994-95	25	TOT	NHL	46	0.57	0.61	1.17	0.48	0.65	2.85	45	48	93	38	80	25	37	2	20	5.6	1.3	6.8
1994-95	25	MTL	NHL	9	0.11	0.44	0.56	0.18	1.11	2.00	2	7	9	3	8	3	8	2	-1	0.2	0.1	0.3
1994-95	25	PHI	NHL	37	0.68	0.65	1.32	0.55	0.54	3.05	43	41	84	35	72	22	29	0	21	5.4	1.2	6.5
1995-96	26	PHI	NHL	82	0.62	0.56	1.18	0.49	0.78	3.29	49	44	93	39	141	57	63	0	21	9.5	1.7	11.2
1996-97	27	PHI	NHL	82	0.61	0.57	1.18	0.49	0.71	3.95	52	49	101	42	153	43	66	0	44	10.6	2.4	13.0
1997-98	28	PHI	NHL	82	0.62	0.44	1.06	0.45	0.39	3.70	59	41	100	43	124	45	49	0	30	11.0	2.1	13.1
1998-99	29	PHI	NHL	76	0.57	0.62	1.18	0.47	0.39	3.24	49	53	102	41	131	48	47	0	36	9.3	3.1	12.4
1999-00	30	PHI	NHL	82	0.49	0.45	0.94	0.39	0.44	3.04	44	40	84	35	114	47	60	1	8	7.7	2.5	10.2
2000-01	31	PHI	NHL	16	0.44	0.31	0.75	0.32	0.00	3.00	8	5	13	6	18	8	8	0	2	1.1	0.4	1.5
2001-02	32	PHI	NHL	82	0.30	0.32	0.62	0.25	0.37	2.68	29	29	58	24	81	23	54	1	5	4.4	1.6	5.9
2002-03	33	PHI	NHL	35	0.51	0.29	0.80	0.36	0.46	2.83	20	11	31	14	40	15	15	0	10	3.5	1.1	4.6
2003-04	34	PHI	NHL	75	0.31	0.43	0.73	0.28	0.68	2.43	27	37	64	25	80	30	30	0	20	5.2	2.1	7.3
2005-06	36	PIT	NHL	73	0.30	0.40	0.70	0.26	0.84	1.85	22	28	50	20	74	44	55	1	-24	3.7	0.2	4.0
2006-07	37	PIT	NHL	21	0.10	0.24	0.33	0.11	0.57	1.29	2	5	7	2	9	3	8	0	-2	0.2	0.2	0.4
Career			NHL	967	0.42	0.43	0.85	0.34	0.52	2.70	447	446	893	365	1203	407	598	6	204	76.3	22.4	98.7

NHL Playoffs

						Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg		GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1990-91	21	MTL	NHL		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
1991-92	22	MTL	NHL		8	1	1	2	1	-2	4	1	0	0	0	10	10.0
1992-93	23	MTL	NHL	SC	20	4	6	10	4	2	14	4	0	0	3	44	9.1
1993-94	24	MTL	NHL		7	2	1	3	1	-1	8	1	1	0	0	13	15.4
1994-95	25	PHI	NHL		15	5	7	12	5	7	4	4	1	0	1	37	13.5
1995-96	26	PHI	NHL		11	6	5	11	5	3	6	2	4	0	1	25	24.0
1996-97	27	PHI	NHL		19	9	12	21	8	5	10	5	4	0	3	79	11.4
1997-98	28	PHI	NHL		5	1	1	2	1	-4	8	0	1	0	1	19	5.3
1998-99	29	PHI	NHL		6	3	0	3	2	0	12	1	2	0	0	15	20.0	121	20:14
1999-00	30	PHI	NHL		18	6	7	13	5	3	6	2	4	0	2	64	9.4	383	21:16
2000-01	31	PHI	NHL		6	1	2	3	1	-2	2	1	0	0	0	13	7.7	117	19:34
2001-02	32	PHI	NHL		5	0	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	7	0.0	86	17:18
2002-03	33	PHI	NHL		13	2	3	5	2	5	10	1	1	0	0	31	6.5	223	17:09
2003-04	34	PHI	NHL		18	2	2	4	2	2	8	2	0	0	0	27	7.4	287	15:57
Career			NHL	1	154	42	47	89	36	18	94	24	18	0	11	387	10.9	1218	18:28

Other Standard

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1985-86	16	Bellows Free Academy	High-VT	22	41	28	69			14
1986-87	17	Bellows Free Academy	High-VT	23	44	40	84			14
1987-88	18	University of Vermont	ECAC	31	12	22	34			62
1987-88	18	United States	WJC-A	7	4	2	6			12
1988-89	19	University of Vermont	ECAC	18	9	12	21			40
1988-89	19	United States	WJC-A	7	6	4	10			12
1989-90	20	University of Vermont	ECAC	10	10	6	16			38
1990-91	21	University of Vermont	ECAC	33	25	20	45			58
1991-92	22	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL	8	7	7	14			10
1996-97	27	United States	W-Cup	7	6	4	10			6
1997-98	28	United States	Olympics	4	0	1	1			0
2001-02	32	United States	Olympics	6	6	1	7		2	2	4	2	0	1
Career		1 Season	AHL	8	7	7	14			10
Career		4 Seasons	ECAC	92	56	60	116			198
Career		2 Seasons	High-VT	45	85	68	153			28
Career		2 Seasons	Olympics	10	6	2	8		2	2	4	2	0	1
Career		1 Season	W-Cup	7	6	4	10			6
Career		2 Seasons	WJC-A	14	10	6	16			24

Other Playoffs

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1991-92	22	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL	2	0	0	0			4
Career		1 Season	AHL	2	0	0	0			4

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 16 Years		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
John LeClair		13.1	13.0	12.4	11.2	10.2	7.3	6.8	5.9	4.6	4.0	3.8	3.0	1.5	0.9	0.5	0.4
Pavel Bure	92.8	13.5	12.9	12.3	11.9	11.4	8.1	5.7	4.9	4.3	4.2	2.7	1.1
Charlie Conacher	87.5	10.2	9.6	8.9	8.6	7.5	5.4	4.8	4.0	2.7	2.0	2.0	0.9
Dany Heatley	87.4	13.4	12.9	11.6	11.0	10.6	8.8	7.3	6.8	6.3	2.9	2.0
Eric Lindros	86.5	12.8	12.4	10.3	10.0	9.5	9.2	8.8	7.8	7.7	5.2	3.7	2.1	2.1
Bill Cook	86.4	12.5	9.3	9.2	8.6	8.2	7.6	6.9	5.1	3.3	1.8	0.1
Ziggy Palffy	85.6	12.1	12.0	11.4	11.1	8.9	8.1	7.8	5.7	5.7	3.8	1.8	-0.3
Martin St. Louis	84.9	13.2	11.8	11.3	9.9	8.7	8.4	7.7	7.6	6.3	6.1	4.3	3.9	0.5	0.0
Paul Kariya	83.7	12.6	12.2	11.6	10.9	8.8	8.4	7.7	7.2	6.5	5.8	5.0	4.3	3.4	3.3	1.5
Markus Naslund	83.1	13.5	11.9	11.4	9.5	7.8	7.5	6.4	6.4	6.1	4.9	4.7	3.2	3.0	0.1	-0.8
Marian Gaborik	83.1	12.1	11.6	11.2	8.9	8.9	8.5	8.1	6.2	5.2	3.8	3.4	2.9

Career		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
John LeClair		13.1	13.0	12.4	11.2	10.2	7.3	6.8	5.9	4.6	4.0	3.8	3.0	1.5	0.9	0.5	0.4
Pavel Bure	92.8	13.5	12.9	12.3	11.9	11.4	8.1	5.7	4.9	4.3	4.2	2.7	1.1
Charlie Conacher	87.5	10.2	9.6	8.9	8.6	7.5	5.4	4.8	4.0	2.7	2.0	2.0	0.9
Dany Heatley	87.4	13.4	12.9	11.6	11.0	10.6	8.8	7.3	6.8	6.3	2.9	2.0
Eric Lindros	86.5	12.8	12.4	10.3	10.0	9.5	9.2	8.8	7.8	7.7	5.2	3.7	2.1	2.1
Bill Cook	86.4	12.5	9.3	9.2	8.6	8.2	7.6	6.9	5.1	3.3	1.8	0.1
Ziggy Palffy	85.6	12.1	12.0	11.4	11.1	8.9	8.1	7.8	5.7	5.7	3.8	1.8	-0.3
Martin St. Louis	84.9	13.2	11.8	11.3	9.9	8.7	8.4	7.7	7.6	6.3	6.1	4.3	3.9	0.5	0.0
Paul Kariya	83.7	12.6	12.2	11.6	10.9	8.8	8.4	7.7	7.2	6.5	5.8	5.0	4.3	3.4	3.3	1.5
Markus Naslund	83.1	13.5	11.9	11.4	9.5	7.8	7.5	6.4	6.4	6.1	4.9	4.7	3.2	3.0	0.1	-0.8
Marian Gaborik	83.1	12.1	11.6	11.2	8.9	8.9	8.5	8.1	6.2	5.2	3.8	3.4	2.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Rate Statistic Requirements

All-Star Games 1996 NHL 1997 NHL 1998 NHL 1999 NHL 2000 NHL	Honors 1994-95 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1995-96 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) 1996-97 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd) 1997-98 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 1998-99 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)	Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1993 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)	Games Played 1995-96 NHL 82 (3) 1996-97 NHL 82 (1) 1997-98 NHL 82 (2) 1999-00 NHL 82 (2) 2001-02 NHL 82 (2)
Goals 1994-95 NHL 26 (10) 1995-96 NHL 51 (5) 1996-97 NHL 50 (3) 1997-98 NHL 51 (3) 1998-99 NHL 43 (5) 1999-00 NHL 40 (7) Career NHL 406 (84)	Points 1994-95 NHL 54 (9) 1996-97 NHL 97 (4) 1997-98 NHL 87 (5) 1998-99 NHL 90 (9)	Goals Created 1994-95 NHL 21.9 (7) 1995-96 NHL 39.9 (9) 1996-97 NHL 40.2 (3) 1997-98 NHL 37.2 (3) 1998-99 NHL 35.7 (7) 1999-00 NHL 32.2 (8)	Plus/Minus 1994-95 NHL 20 (9) 1996-97 NHL 44 (1) 1997-98 NHL 30 (4) 1998-99 NHL 36 (2) Career NHL 204 (56)
Even Strength Goals 1994-95 NHL 20 (4) 1995-96 NHL 32 (5) 1996-97 NHL 40 (2) 1997-98 NHL 35 (3) 1998-99 NHL 27 (5) 1999-00 NHL 27 (4) Career NHL 287 (60)	Power Play Goals 1995-96 NHL 19 (5) 1997-98 NHL 16 (2) 1998-99 NHL 16 (4) 1999-00 NHL 13 (4)	Game-Winning Goals 1994-95 NHL 7 (2) 1995-96 NHL 10 (3) 1997-98 NHL 9 (4) 1998-99 NHL 7 (9) 1999-00 NHL 7 (8) Career NHL 65 (51)	Shots 1996-97 NHL 324 (5) 1997-98 NHL 303 (2)
Goals Per Game 1995-96 NHL 0.62 (9) 1996-97 NHL 0.61 (7) 1997-98 NHL 0.62 (3) 1998-99 NHL 0.57 (2) Career NHL 0.42 (81)	Points Per Game 1994-95 NHL 1.17 (10) 1996-97 NHL 1.18 (8) 1998-99 NHL 1.18 (8)	Goals Created Per Game 1994-95 NHL 0.48 (6) 1996-97 NHL 0.49 (6) 1997-98 NHL 0.45 (5) 1998-99 NHL 0.47 (7)	Adjusted Goals 1994-95 NHL 45 (10) 1995-96 NHL 49 (5) 1996-97 NHL 52 (3) 1997-98 NHL 59 (3) 1998-99 NHL 49 (5) 1999-00 NHL 44 (7) Career NHL 447 (56)
Adjusted Points 1994-95 NHL 93 (9) 1996-97 NHL 101 (4) 1997-98 NHL 100 (5) 1998-99 NHL 102 (9)	Adjusted Goals Created 1994-95 NHL 37.6 (7) 1995-96 NHL 38.7 (7) 1996-97 NHL 41.7 (3) 1997-98 NHL 43.4 (2) 1998-99 NHL 41.2 (7) 1999-00 NHL 34.9 (9) Career NHL 365.5 (89)	Total Goals On-Ice For 1996-97 NHL 153 (3) 1997-98 NHL 124 (3) 1998-99 NHL 131 (7)	Power Play Goals On-Ice For 1999-00 NHL 47 (9)
Offensive Point Shares 1994-95 NHL 5.6 (7) 1995-96 NHL 9.5 (10) 1996-97 NHL 10.6 (3) 1997-98 NHL 11.0 (3) 1998-99 NHL 9.3 (4) 1999-00 NHL 7.7 (7) Career NHL 76.3 (86)	Point Shares 1996-97 NHL 13.0 (9) 1997-98 NHL 13.1 (3) 1998-99 NHL 12.4 (9)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

January 20, 1990: Missed majority of 1989-90 due to knee surgery, January 20, 1990.

February 9, 1995: Traded to Philadelphia by Montreal with Eric Desjardins and Gilbert Dionne for Mark Recchi and Philadelphia's 3rd round choice (Martin Hohenberger) in 1995 Entry Draft, February 9, 1995.

October 7, 2000: Missed majority of 2000-01 due to back injury vs. Boston, October 7, 2000.

November 27, 2002: Missed majority of 2002-03 due to shoulder injury vs. St. Louis, November 27, 2002.

August 15, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, August 15, 2005.

December 14, 2006: Released by Pittsburgh, December 14, 2006.

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