Roger Lemelin (ice hockey)
Roger Marcel Lemelin (born February 6, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman who played 36 games in the National Hockey League for the Kansas City Scouts and the Colorado Rockies between 1974 and 1978. The rest of his career was spent in the minor leagues, mainly the American Hockey League (AHL), and he retired in 1984. After two seasons playing junior for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey Association, Lemelin was selected by the Scouts in the 1974 NHL amateur draft, and by the Toronto Toros of the World Hockey Association in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. Opting to sign with the Scouts, Lemelin made his professional debut that year, though primarily played in the AHL. Over the next four seasons he would mainly stay in the AHL, while briefly appearing for the Scouts and later Rockies, as the Scouts had moved in 1976 to Colorado. After 1978 Lemelin played a further three seasons in the minor leagues, and after two seasons away played one final season in 1983–84.
| Roger Lemelin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 6, 1954 Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Kansas City Scouts Colorado Rockies | ||
| NHL Draft |
56th overall, 1974 Kansas City Scouts | ||
| WHA Draft |
27th overall, 1974 Toronto Toros | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1984 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | London Knights | OHA | 62 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | London Knights | OHA | 48 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 36 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36 | ||
| 1975–76 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Springfield Indians | NHL | 53 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 47 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | CHL | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hampton Gulls | AHL | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Firebirds | AHL | 33 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Hampton Aces | NEHL | 38 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hampton Aces | EHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 | ||
| 1980–81 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Hampton Aces | EHL | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 57 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 223 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 329 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 98 | ||||
| NHL totals | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database