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 |
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 | 1970–1980 | ||
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 edit
- MJHL Rookie of Year (1966)
- Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1966)
- Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1972)
- Stanley Cup Championship (1971, 1973)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 46 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1966–67 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 43 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | Canadian National Team | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Canadian National Team | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Canadian National Team | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Montreal Voyageurs | AHL | 48 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 45 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1973–74 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 74 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 57 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 71 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Jokerit | SM-l | 24 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Düsseldorfer EG | GER | 26 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 407 | 128 | 164 | 292 | 137 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
References edit
- ^ Bergson, Perry (January 18, 2020). "Alumni Spotlight: Chuck Lefley". The Brandon Sun. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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