Mario Lessard

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: East Broughton, Quebec, June 25, 1954.
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HEIGHT: 5'9".
WEIGHT: 190 lbs.
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CATCHES: Left
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"The best freshman goalie last year was Mario Lessard of Los Angeles. The Kings lost star goalie Rogie Vachon to Detroit as a free agent, then traded for Ron Grahame to fill the bench. Lessard wound up with a better year than both, a 23-15-10 record, four shutouts and a 3.10 goals-against." (The Hockey News [1979-]1980 Yearbook, p. 17)

"Much of the credit for [the Kings' early-season success] is due goalie Mario Lessard, who came out of nowhere to record four shutouts and post a 3.10 goals-against average in his rookie season." (The Hockey News [1979-]1980 Yearbook, p. 96)

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Selected by Los Angeles Kings in ninth round (seventh Kings pick, 154th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, 1974.
Selected by Quebec Nordiques in eleventh round (157th overall) of World Hockey Association draft, 1974.

ACCOLADES:

Named to International Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1976-77.
Named to American Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1977-78.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1981.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1980-81.

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PENALTY SHOTS:

Stopped penalty shot (Glenn Sharpley), February 12, 1981.

DID YOU KNOW?

On October 26, 1978, in Mario's National Hockey League debut, he shut out the Buffalo Sabres. His Kings teammates scored six times in the 6-0 win.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
69-70 Sherbrooke Castors QJHL      9                                                        0   0     0
70-71 Sherbrooke Castors QJHL
71-72 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL    17   1020                72   4.24                    2   0   0     0
72-73 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL    37   2180               161   4.43                    0   0   2     2
73-74 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL    36   2140               180   5.05                    0   0   3    14
74-75 Saginaw Gears IHL           59   3186               171   3.22                    4   0   0     0
75-76 Saginaw Gears IHL           62   3323               187   3.38                    3   0   2     4
76-77 Fort Worth Texans CHL        4    192   1   3   0    11   3.44     106   .896     0   0   0     0
      Saginaw Gears IHL           44   2489               144   3.47                    0   0   2     4
77-78 Springfield Indians AHL     57   3295  30  19   6   204   3.71                    1   0   0     0
78-79 Los Angeles Kings NHL       49   2960  23  15  10   148   3.10                    4   0   2     8
79-80 Los Angeles Kings NHL       50   2836  18  22   7   185   3.91                    0   0   0     6
80-81 Los Angeles Kings NHL       64   3746  35  18  11   203   3.25                    2   0   1     8
81-82 Los Angeles Kings NHL       52   2933  13  28   8   213   4.36                    2   0   2     6
82-83 Los Angeles Kings NHL       19    888   3  10   2    68   4.59     432   .843     1   0   1     2
      Birmingham South Stars CHL   8    405   4   2   0    28   4.15     226   .876     0   0   1     0
83-84 Los Angeles Kings NHL        6    266   0   4   1    26   5.86     160   .838     0   0   0     0
      New Haven Nighthawks AH      5    281   1   3   1    27   5.77     159   .830     0   0   0     0
SIX (6) NHL SEASONS              240  13529  92  97  39   843   3.74                    9   0   6    30

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
71-72 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL     3    133   0   2   24  10.83                    0
72-73 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL     6    360           24   4.00                    0
73-74 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL     4    240           24   6.00                    0
74-75 Saginaw Gears IHL           17   1016  10   7   64   3.78                    2   0   0     0
75-76 Saginaw Gears IHL           12    722   7   5   31   2.58                    1   0   0     4
76-77 Saginaw Gears IHL           18   1059  12   6   52   2.95                    1   0   0     2
77-78 Springfield Indians AHL      4    239   1   3   10   2.51                    1   0   0     0
78-79 Los Angeles Kings NHL        2    126   0   2    8   3.81                    0
79-80 Los Angeles Kings NHL        4    207   1   2   14   4.06                    0   0   0     0
80-81 Los Angeles Kings NHL        4    220   1   3   20   5.45                    0   0   0     0
81-82 Los Angeles Kings NHL       10    583   4   5   41   4.22                    0   0   2     2
82-83 Birmingham South Stars CHL  11    637   6   3   35   3.30                    0   0   0     0
FOUR (4) NHL POSTSEASONS          20   1136   6  12   83   4.38                    0

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