Wikipedia / Chuck Lefley
Wikipedia / Chuck Lefley
Charles Thomas Lefley (January 20, 1950 – January 26, 2026) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues from 1970 to 1980. With the Canadiens he won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1971 and 1973. Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1969 World Championship.
Biography
Lefley was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on January 20, 1950. Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens sixth overall in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, Lefley started his National Hockey League career with Montreal in 1971. He was traded from the Canadiens to the St. Louis Blues for Don Awrey on November 28, 1974. In 1975–76 he set a Blues franchise record by scoring 43 goals, a record later broken by Wayne Babych. Lefley, whose older brother Bryan Lefley spent five seasons in the NHL, left the Blues in 1977-78, joining Jokerit Helsinki for one season scoring 12 goals and 11 assists in 24 games. He returned to the Blues in 1979-80, playing parts of two seasons before retiring after the 1980–81 season.
Lefley died on January 26, 2026, at the age of 76.
Awards and achievements
MJHL Rookie of Year (1966)
Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1966)
Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1972)
Stanley Cup Championship (1971, 1973)
Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
46 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |||
Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 43 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
1967–68 | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1968–69 | Canadian National Team | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1969–70 | Canadian National Team | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
48 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
AHL | 45 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | ||
Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 74 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
1974–75 | NHL | 57 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
St. Louis Blues | NHL | 71 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
24 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
26 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
NHL totals | 407 | 128 | 164 | 292 | 137 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
References
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