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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Alain Lemieux
Selected in
fifth round
No. 96 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born
May 24, 1961
 | Position:
Center
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Montreal, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Ville Emard | Que. AA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1978-79 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
39 | 7 |
5 | 12 |
2 | | |
Chicoutimi | QMJHL |
31 | 15 |
27 | 42 |
5 | | 1979-80 |
Chicoutimi | QMJHL |
72 | 47 |
95 | 142 |
36 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was Montreal's third-round pick in 1977 QMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 24, 1981 (Montreal at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 23 (St. Louis); 14, 28
(Quebec); 11 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1991 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-1987 |
St. Louis, Quebec, Pitt. | 119 |
28 | 44 |
72 | 38 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1983-1986 |
St. Louis, Quebec | 19 |
4 | 6 |
10 | 0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Perry
Turnbull and Wayne Babych for St. Louis in 1982-83. ... Scored on penalty shot for St. Louis vs. Detroit goaltender
Greg Stefan on Dec. 10, 1983. ... Played right wing for Quebec in 1984-85. ...
Missed part of Quebec's 1985 training camp with separated shoulder, an injury
suffered in September 1985. ... Came back from Switzerland in November 1986 to
sign with Pittsburgh as an unrestricted free agent. ... Played one game for
Pittsburgh in February 1987, but did not appear in same game as his younger
brother Mario, who was out of lineup with bronchitis. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Chicoutimi, Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL);
Salt Lake (CHL); Montana (CHL); Springfield (AHL); Peoria (IHL); Fredericton (AHL);
Chur (Switzerland); Baltimore, Hershey (AHL); Lappeenranta, Oulu (Finland);
Indianapolis (IHL); Albany, Milwaukee (IHL)
InLine Hockey:
Pittsburgh (RHI)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Lemieux Trophy (Playoffs MVP):
1981 (Trois-Rivieres)
AHL
All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Baltimore)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1980-81 (Chicoutimi/Trois-Rivieres)
QMJHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1981 (Trois-Rivieres) (49 points)
QMJHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1981 (Trois-Rivieres) (31 assists)
1981-82: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Salt Lake).
1984-85: Played two games for Peoria team that went on to win IHL
regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team in postseason.
1987-88: Played 20 games for Hershey team that went on to win AHL
regular-season and playoff titles, but was not with team in postseason.
Coaching Career: Named Tucson (WCHL)
assistant coach prior to 1997-98 season and remained in position through
1997-98 season. ... Named Jacksonville (ECHL) head coach on July 14, 1999, and
held position through 1999-00 season. ... Named Wheeling (ECHL) head coach in
July 2000 and remained in that position until March 13, 2001.
Management Career:
Named LaRoche College hockey director and head coach in 1998 with hope of
starting a Division III program at the Pittsburgh school in 1999-00. He
remained in that position until June 1999, when LaRoche College abandoned its
bid for a hockey program. ... Named Wheeling (ECHL) director of hockey
operations in July 2000 and remained in that position until March 13, 2001.
Miscellaneous: Traded by Chicoutimi
(QMJHL) to Trois-Rivieres for Rene Labbe, Daniel Courcy and 1981
second-round pick in QMJHL midget draft in October 1980. ... Played on line
with Normand Lefrancois and Claude Verret for Trois-Rivieres in 1980-81. ... Finished second
to Dale Hawerchuk in 1980-81 QMJHL scoring race with 166 points for Trois-Rivieres. ... Did not play
in 1989-90 season. ... Was on Albany (IHL) team that folded on Feb. 15,
1991. ... Came out of retirement to play for Pittsburgh (RHI, InLine league)
in 1993 and 1994. ... Came out of retirement to play eight games for Tucson (WCHL) while
working as team's assistant coach during 1997-98 season. ... Founded Alain
Lemieux Hockey Academy in Pittsburgh after coaching career. ... Also ran
summer hockey schools in Hagerstown, Md., and Breckenridge, Colo., in 2003.
... Became lead hockey instructor at Providence Ice Center in Windsor, Colo.,
for 2003-04 season.
Personal: Older brother of NHL player, executive and Hockey Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: St. Louis traded Lemieux to Quebec in
exchange for Luc Dufour on January 29, 1985. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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