Roger Leger
Canadian ice hockey player
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Joseph Ernest Roger Léger (March 26, 1919 – April 7, 1965) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 187 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers from 1943 to 1950. He was born in L'Annonciation, Quebec.
Born
March 26, 1919
L'Annonciation, Quebec, Canada
Died
April 7, 1965 (aged 46)
Riviere-Rouge, Quebec, Canada
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
| Roger Leger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Leger with the Montreal Canadiens | |||
| Born |
March 26, 1919 L'Annonciation, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 7, 1965 (aged 46) Riviere-Rouge, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1940–1956 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1940–41 | Joliette Cyclones | MCHL | 26 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1941–42 | Joliette Cyclones | MCHL | 30 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | New York Rovers | EAHL | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 29 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1944–45 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 54 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1945–46 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 57 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1946–47 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 49 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1946–47 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Dallas Texans | USHL | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 55 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1949–50 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 68 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 84 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1951–52 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 70 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 68 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 1952–53 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 60 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 1953–54 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 61 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1954–55 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 59 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1955–56 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 45 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 187 | 18 | 53 | 71 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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