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Born	November 7, 1982 (age 27),; Repentigny, QC, CAN
Height; Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m); 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NHL team; F. teams	Ottawa Senators; Columbus Blue Jackets
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	8th overall, 2001; Columbus Blue Jackets
Pro career	2002 – present

Pascal Leclaire (born November 7, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

[edit] Playing career

Leclaire played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the Halifax Mooseheads and the Montreal Rocket between 1998 and 2002. Leclaire was the first goaltender selected in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, chosen eighth overall by the Blue Jackets. He subsequently bounced back and forth between Columbus and their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, from 2002 to 2005 before finally sticking with the Blue Jackets for good in 2006, serving as a backup to Marc Denis.

Leclaire warming up prior to a game during the 2006–07 season.

On June 30, 2006, Denis was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Leclaire was promoted to starting goalie. However, during the season, Leclaire suffered from a leg injury and backup goaltender Fredrik Norrena took over and eventually played 55 games out of 82. In 2007–08, Leclaire had an outstanding season and regained the number one job. He set new team records with nine shutouts (second in the league only to Henrik Lundqvist), ranked second in the NHL in goals against average, and third in save percentage. Leclaire finished second in fan voting among Western Conference goaltenders for the 56th NHL All-Star Game, but was not named to the final team.^[1]

In the 2008–09 season, Leclaire injured his ankle, sidelining him for the season and the Blue Jackets promoted rookie Steve Mason. Mason's play was outstanding, leading the Western Conference in several categories. In a playoff race, the Blue Jackets traded Leclaire to the Ottawa Senators, along with a second-round pick in 2009 (Robin Lehner), in exchange for Antoine Vermette on deadline day March 4, 2009.^[2] As expected, Leclaire assumed the role of starting goaltender with the Senators in 2009-10, once he had fully recovered from ankle surgery.^[3]

[edit] Career statistics


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	G	A	PIM
1998–99	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	33	19	11	1	—	1828	96	2	3.15	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	31	16	8	4	—	1729	103	1	3.57	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	33	14	16	5	—	2111	126	1	3.58	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Montreal Rocket	QMJHL	45	15	23	4	—	2513	138	1	3.29	1312	1174	.895	0	1	6
2002–03	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	36	8	21	3	—	1886	112	0	3.56	1016	904	.890	0	0	0
2003–04	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	44	21	16	3	—	2447	125	2	3.06	1476	1351	.915	0	2	0
2003–04	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	2	0	2	0	—	119	7	0	3.53	69	62	.899	0	0	0
2004–05	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	14	5	6	3	—	844	33	2	2.34	446	413	.926	0	0	0
2005–06	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	7	3	3	—	0	340	16	1	2.82	200	184	.920	0	2	0
2005–06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	33	11	5	—	3	1804	97	0	3.23	1084	987	.911	0	1	2
2006–07	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	24	6	15	—	2	1315	65	1	2.97	629	564	.897	0	0	2
2007–08	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	54	24	17	—	6	2986	112	9	2.25	1379	1267	.919	0	2	2
2008–09	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	12	4	6	—	1	674	43	0	3.83	324	281	.867	0	1	0
NHL totals			125	45	55	0	12	6898	324	10	2.82	3485	3161	.907	0	4	6

[edit] Playoffs


Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	G	A	PIM
1998–99	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	1	0	0	17	2	0	7.06	—	—	—	0	0	0
1999–00	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	5	1	2	198	12	0	3.64	106	94	.887	0	0	0
2000–01	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	2	0	2	109	10	0	5.50	75	65	.867	0	0	0
2001–02	Montreal Rocket	QMJHL	7	3	4	441	15	0	2.04	219	204	.932	0	0	2
2003–04	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	3	1	2	142	12	0	5.07	88	76	.864	0	0	0
2005–06	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	5	2	3	288	11	1	2.29	181	170	.939	0	0	4

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

2008 World Championships (silver medal)

[edit] International statistics

Year	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008	WC		9	0	1	1	0
Senior int'l totals			9	0	1	1	0

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ "Final NHL All-Star Voting". NHL. 8 January 2008. http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=349162&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
^ "SENATORS STRIKE FIRST ACQUIRING LECLAIRE FROM JACKETS". TSN. 4 March 2009. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269573&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
^ "Senators acquire Leclaire and draft pick". March 4, 2009. http://senators.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=412242. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

[edit] External links

Pascal Leclaire's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

[0] "Final NHL All-Star Voting". NHL. 8 January 2008. http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=349162&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2008-01-29.

[1] "SENATORS STRIKE FIRST ACQUIRING LECLAIRE FROM JACKETS". TSN. 4 March 2009. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269573&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl. Retrieved 2009-03-04.

[2] "Senators acquire Leclaire and draft pick". March 4, 2009. http://senators.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=412242. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

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