Art Lesieur

Art Lesieur
Born	(1907-09-13)September 13, 1907 Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 31, 1967(1967-12-31) (aged 60)
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1927–1946

Joseph Arthur Lesieur (September 13, 1907 – December 31, 1967) was an American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 100 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks between 1928 and 1936.

Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1931 Lesieur became the first American-born player to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup as a member of the Montreal Canadiens. Lesieur played most of his professional hockey career with the Providence Reds of the Canadian–American Hockey League (Can-Am) and the International American Hockey League (IAHL/AHL), where he led the Reds to 3 Fontaine Cup titles and 2 Calder Cup championships as a player, team captain and/or player coach.

In 1941, just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor and midway through the hockey season, Art became a national celebrity as the first U.S.-born professional hockey player to be drafted into the armed forces, turning in his team colors for Army drab. He served nearly five years, of which 32 months were in combat overseas commanding artillery batteries in both the European and North African theaters.

Lesieur was inducted into the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of fame in 2021.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1927–28	Providence Reds	Can-Am		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1927–28	Nashua Nationals	NEHL		23	3	2	5	20		4	1	2	3	6
1928–29	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		14	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1928–29	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1928–29	Providence Reds	Can-Am		16	1	0	1	16		4	0	0	0	2
1929–30	Providence Reds	Can-Am		40	3	0	3	57		3	0	0	0	4
1930–31	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		21	2	0	2	16		10	0	0	0	4
1930–31	Providence Reds	Can-Am		19	3	3	6	26		—	—	—	—	—
1931–32	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		24	1	2	3	12		4	0	0	0	0
1931–32	Providence Reds	Can-Am		18	4	3	7	35		—	—	—	—	—
1932–33	Providence Reds	Can-Am		25	1	3	4	34		—	—	—	—	—
1933–34	Providence Reds	Can-Am		40	2	1	3	68		3	0	1	1	8
1934–35	Providence Reds	Can-Am		47	5	9	14	80		6	1	0	1	10
1935–36	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		38	1	0	1	24		—	—	—	—	—
1936–37	Providence Reds	IAHL		51	3	7	10	54		3	0	0	0	2
1937–38	Providence Reds	IAHL		47	6	10	16	36		7	0	1	1	8
1938–39	Providence Reds	IAHL		54	5	7	12	53		5	0	0	0	4
1939–40	Providence Reds	IAHL		54	6	7	13	26		8	0	0	0	4
1940–41	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		32	2	0	2	22		—	—	—	—	—
1945–46	Minneapolis Millers	USHL		8	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
Can-Am totals				206	19	19	38	318		16	1	1	2	24
IAHL/AHL totals				238	22	31	53	340		23	0	1	1	18
NHL totals				100	4	2	6	52		14	0	0	0	14

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database