Jean Lemieux

For the Canadian painter, see Jean Paul Lemieux.
Jean Lemieux
Born (1952-05-31) May 31, 1952 (age 71)
Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Atlanta Flames
Washington Capitals
NHL Draft 34th overall, 1972
Atlanta Flames
Playing career 1972–1979

Jean Louis Lemieux (born May 31, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Selected by the Atlanta Flames in the 1972 NHL Draft, Lemieux played parts of two and a half seasons with the Flames before he was traded to the Washington Capitals in the deal that sent Bill Clement to Atlanta. Lemieux played for the Capitals through the 1977–78 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1968–69 Noranda Copper Kings QNWJHL — — — — — — — — — —
1969–70 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 53 7 23 30 32 — — — — —
1970–71 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 62 18 37 55 52 11 2 5 7 4
1971–72 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 61 20 50 70 27 4 1 4 5 15
1972–73 Omaha Knights CHL 64 10 32 42 35 11 4 5 9 0
1973–74 Atlanta Flames NHL 32 3 5 8 6 3 1 1 2 0
1973–74 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 24 3 7 10 6 — — — — —
1974–75 Atlanta Flames NHL 75 3 24 27 19 — — — — —
1975–76 Atlanta Flames NHL 33 4 9 13 10 — — — — —
1975–76 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 11 1 9 10 2 — — — — —
1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 33 6 14 20 2 — — — — —
1976–77 Washington Capitals NHL 15 4 4 8 2 — — — — —
1976–77 Springfield Indians AHL 65 17 28 45 11 — — — — —
1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 16 3 7 10 0 — — — — —
1977–78 Hershey Bears AHL 55 7 25 32 12 — — — — —
1978–79 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 63 6 37 43 14 10 1 8 9 2
AHL totals 218 34 106 140 45 10 1 8 9 2
NHL totals 204 23 63 86 39 3 1 1 2 0

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