John LeClair to Be Inducted into US Hockey Hall of Fame
by Ben Rothenberg on Jul 29, 2009 4:40 AM EDT
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John LeClair is set to be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. The other members of the 2009 inductee class include fellow former Flyer Tony Amonte, Tom Barasso, and the entire 1998 US Women's Olympic Team.
LeClair, who was once considered one of the top handful of Americans in the NHL, was the first American (or non-Canadian) in league history to score fifty goals in three consecutive seasons.
On another note, this is about all the assurance anyone needs that LeClair has hung up the skates for good, which there had been some uncertainty about since he never formally announced his retirement.
Congrats, Johnny. Hard to think of a player from your era who deserves it more.
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He deserved a Cup
Too bad none was forthcoming.
Congratulations John! I’m glad I got your jersey instead of Lindros’!
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
by mikefive on Jul 29, 2009 9:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the great john leclair scored two game-winning goals during the stanley cup finals in 1993, helping montreal win the cup. team roster.
by Natty Bumppo on Jul 29, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Duh... (on my part)
What I meant to say was that he deserved a Cup HERE, for all of his efforts. I should have made that clear. Mea culpa.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
by mikefive on Jul 29, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Whole 98 Womens Hockey team? Now I realize the Canadians were heavily favored that year, but the US and Canadian teams were the only talented ones in the pool. Not only that, but the US team went Undefeated the whole tournament so its not like they lost a game to the Canadians and then came back to defeat them.
by WebBard on Jul 29, 2009 11:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn’t going undefeated qualify them anyway?
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by Travis Hughes on Jul 29, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Pool in 98 was horrible, and the only reason it was a big deal at the time was because of how horrible the Mens team did after all the hype. And they wrecked their hotel room to top it off.
by WebBard on Jul 29, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was also the first time women’s hockey had ever been in the Olympics, for what that’s worth. Women’s hockey players don’t have too many chances to shine, so going undefeated in the Olympics is about as good as they could possibly do.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Jul 29, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did LeClair even ever show up in the playoffs for the Flyers?
by Flyers on Jul 30, 2009 8:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
in 95 he had 12 points in 15 games, 96 11 points in 11 games and 97 21 Points in 19 games
by WebBard on Jul 30, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is so great. Johnny has to be one of my favorite players of all time. Actually I think he IS my fav player. Glad to see him get the recognition he deserves.
by flyrsfrk05 on Jul 30, 2009 11:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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