Joseph Ernest Roger Léger (March 26, 1919 – April 7, 1965) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 187 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers from 1943 to 1950. He was born in L'Annonciation, Quebec.
| Roger Leger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Leger with the Montreal Canadiens | |||
| Born |
March 26, 1919 L'Annonciation, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
April 7, 1965 (aged 46) Riviere-Rouge, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1940–1956 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1940–41 | Joliette Cyclones | MCHL | 26 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1941–42 | Joliette Cyclones | MCHL | 30 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | New York Rovers | EAHL | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 29 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1944–45 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 54 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1945–46 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 57 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1946–47 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 49 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1946–47 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1948–49 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Dallas Texans | USHL | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 55 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1949–50 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 68 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 84 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1951–52 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 70 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 68 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 1952–53 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 60 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 1953–54 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 61 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1954–55 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 59 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1955–56 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 45 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 187 | 18 | 53 | 71 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||||
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
 | This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey defenceman born in the 1910s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |