Leo Edmond Thiffault (December 16, 1944 – July 1, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played five games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars during the 1967–68 season, all in the playoffs. Thiffault and Sid McNabney are the only players to play five play-off games in the NHL without playing any regular-season games.[1] He died in 2018 at the age of 73.[2]
| Leo Thiffault | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 16, 1944 Drummondville, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 1, 2018 (aged 73) Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1961–1974 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1961–62 | Montreal Nationale | MMJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Montreal Nationale | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1962–63 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 50 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 55 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 22 | ||
| 1964–65 | Peterborough TPTs | OHA | 53 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 1964–65 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 69 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 47 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Memphis South Stars | CHL | 66 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1967–68 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 70 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 70 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1973–74 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 35 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CHL totals | 182 | 48 | 73 | 121 | 144 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| WHL totals | 175 | 33 | 65 | 98 | 108 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| NHL totals | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "NHL Playoff-only players". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ "Leo e. Thiffault Obituary (1944 - 2018) the Republican".
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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