Tim Lenardon

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Tim Lenardon
Born (1962-05-11) May 11, 1962 (age 61)
Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19861993

Timothy Norman Lenardon (born May 11, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 games in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils and Vancouver Canucks between 1986 and 1990. Lenardon spent the rest of his career mainly in the minor American Hockey League and International Hockey League, retiring in 1993. He currently serves on the scouting staff of the Vancouver Canucks.

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Playing career

Lenardon played for the Trail Smoke Eaters and played Canadian college hockey at the University of Brandon. Never drafted, he signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils after leaving school in 1986. Assigned to the AHL, he proved to be a quality scorer at that level, recording 63 points in 61 games in the 1986–87 campaign, and earned a 7-game NHL callup to New Jersey, where he recorded a goal and an assist.

Despite putting up impressive numbers in the minors, Lenardon never received another NHL shot in two more seasons in the Devils' system, and was dealt to the Vancouver Canucks for Claude Vilgrain at the trade deadline in 1989. Lenardon would get his second NHL stint in the 1989–90 season, appearing in 8 games for the Canucks and scoring a goal.

After being released by Vancouver, Lenardon spent a season playing in Italy before signing with the Minnesota North Stars in 1991. He spent two more seasons playing in the minors in Minnesota's system before retiring in 1993. In 15 career NHL games, he recorded 2 goals and an assist for 3 points.

Post-playing career

Lenardon currently serves as an amateur scout for the Vancouver Canucks.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Trail Smoke Eaters KIJHL 30213556
1980–81Trail Smoke EatersKIJHL404960109
1981–82Trail Smoke EatersKIJHL407861139
1982–83Trail Smoke EatersKIJHL388686172
1983–84 Brandon University CIAU 2422214336
1984–85Brandon UniversityCIAU2420395942
1985–86Brandon UniversityCIAU2827406754
1986–87 New Jersey Devils NHL 71120
1986–87 Maine Mariners AHL 6128356330
1987–88 Utica Devils AHL7938539172
1988–89 Utica DevilsAHL6328275548
1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 156511271023525
1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL81014
1989–90 Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL6632366813461124
1990–91 Fiemme Cavalese ITA 362328515010818260
1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL73272451371255104
1992–93 Kalamazoo WingsIHL6012183056
AHL totals20394115209150
IHL totals2147783160254
NHL totals152134

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