Junior Lessard
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) |
| NHL Team | Dallas Stars |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | May 29, 1980, St. Joseph De Beauce, PQ, CAN |
| Pro Career | 2004 – present |
Junior Lessard (b. May 29, 1980 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player for the Dallas Stars organization of the National Hockey League.
Lessard attended the University of Minnesota Duluth where he led the NCAA in goals (32) and points (63) during the 2003-04 season, numbers that would be good enough to win the Hobey Baker Award. He also led the WCHA in the same categories with 19 goals and 39 points in conference play.
On April 15, 2004, despite having recently won the Hobey Baker Award, he signed with the Dallas Stars as a free agent instead of entering the draft. Lessard is currently playing for the Iowa Stars of the AHL, a minor league affiliate of the Stars.
[edit] Awards
- Winner of the 2004 Hobey Baker Award with the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.
- First team All American in 2004.
- National Player of the Year honors in 2004 by US College Hockey Online and Inside College Hockey.
- Named Canadian Junior A Hockey League Player of the Year with the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000-01 | Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 39 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002-03 | Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 40 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Minnesota-Duluth | NCAA | 45 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-05 | Houston | AHL | 71 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Dallas | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Iowa | AHL | 64 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2006-07 | Iowa | AHL | 25 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Preceded by Peter Sejna |
Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 2003-04 |
Succeeded by Marty Sertich |
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