Chuck Lefley

Charles Thomas Lefley (born January 20, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues from 1970 to 1980. With the Canadiens he won the Stanley Cup twice with, in 1971 and 1973. Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1969 World Championship.

Chuck Lefley
Lefley in 1980
Born (1950-01-20) January 20, 1950
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Jokerit
Düsseldorfer EG
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 6th overall, 1970
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19701980

Lefley was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens sixth overall in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, Lefley started his National Hockey League career with Montreal in 1971. He was traded from the Canadiens to the St. Louis Blues for Don Awrey on November 28, 1974.[1] In 1975–76 he set a Blues franchise record by scoring 43 goals, a record later broken by Wayne Babych. Lefley, whose older brother Bryan Lefley spent five seasons in the NHL, left the Blues in 1977-78, joining Jokerit Helsinki for one season scoring 12 goals and 11 assists in 24 games. He returned to the Blues in 1979-80, playing parts of two seasons before retiring after the 1980–81 season. He won the Stanley Cup twice with the Canadiens, in 1971 and 1973.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1965–66 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 4619203910 94592
1966–67 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 4325214633 76282
1967–68 Canadian National Team Intl
1968–69 Canadian National Team Intl
1969–70 Canadian National Team Intl
1969–70 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 766120
1970–71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10000 10000
1970–71 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 4816193533 31122
1971–72 Montreal Canadiens NHL 160220
1971–72 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 4515304518 1577140
1972–73 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6521254622 173586
1973–74 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7423315434 60110
1974–75 Montreal Canadiens NHL 181234
1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL 5723264924 20002
1975–76 St. Louis Blues NHL 7543428541 22130
1976–77 St. Louis Blues NHL 7111304112 10112
1977–78 Jokerit SM-l 2411122312
1978–79 Düsseldorfer EG GER 26175222
1979–80 St. Louis Blues NHL 2866120
1980–81 St. Louis Blues NHL 20000
NHL totals 407128164292137 29581310

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1969 Canada WC 701110
Senior totals 701110

References

  1. Bergson, Perry (January 18, 2020). "Alumni Spotlight: Chuck Lefley". The Brandon Sun. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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