| Jean Lemieux | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1952 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.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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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