| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 19 |
Rene LeClerc
Selected by
Detroit from Hamilton (OHA Jr. B)
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5-foot-11, 165 pounds
Right-hand shot
Right Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1963-64 | Hamilton | OHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Spent bulk of season in Junior B, but did play three games for Hamilton's OHA Jr. A team.
Canadian • Born November
12, 1947 in Ville de Vanier, Quebec • Hometown:
Ville de Vanier
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1968 |
| Debut: | December 11, 1968 (Detroit at Los Angeles) |
| Final NHL game: | April 4, 1971 (Detroit at New York) |
| Retired: | 1979 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 8, 15 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team: Detroit
Years: 1968-1971. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 2 years | 87 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 105 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Played center for much of his pro career. ... Was teammate of 17-year-old WHA rookie Wayne Gretzky with Indianapolis Racers in 1978.
Other Key Facts
Full Name: Renald
Leclerc
Other Post-Draft Teams:
Hamilton (OHA Jr. B); Hamilton (OHA); Fort Worth (CHL); Cleveland
(AHL); San Diego (WHL); Tidewater (AHL); Quebec, Indianapolis (WHA);
Liege (Belgium)
Transaction History
January 1972 -- Loaned by Detroit to San Diego (WHL) for balance of
the 1971-72 season.
January 1976 -- Traded by
Quebec (WHA) to Indianapolis in exchange for Bill Prentice.
Dec. 18, 1978 -- Signed with Quebec
(WHA) as an unrestricted free agent after Indianapolis franchise folded.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Quebec Nordiques in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft, February 1972. | Nicknamed "Pepsi" by Gordie Howe during his rookie season because he drank so much soda. | Missed part of 1973-74 season with WHA's Quebec Nordiques due to broken ankle. | Played part of 1979-80 season in Belgium before retiring from hockey for good. |
| SNAPSHOT '64 | |
| Total Selected: | 24 |
| Forwards: | 15 |
| Defense: | 6 |
| Goaltenders: | 1 |
| Position n/a: | 2 |
| Major Junior: | 0 |
| College Players: | 0 |
| Canadian: | 23 |
| American: | 0 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 1 |
| Reached NHL: | 9 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 1 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 3 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 0 |
| Picks Traded: | 0 |