Bill LeCaine

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1938–2019)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|3|11}}

| birth_place = Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|4|16|1938|3|11}}

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 172

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Right

| played_for = Pittsburgh Penguins

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 1956

| career_end = 1975

}}

William Joseph LeCaine (March 11, 1938 – April 16, 2019)[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimesherald/obituary.aspx?pid=192424129 "William Joseph "Bill" LeCaine Sr. Obituary"] was an Indigenous ice hockey left winger, born on a reservation in Saskatchewan.{{Citation |title=Hockey Hall of Fame Bill LeCaine Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciMQ1luvGwM |language=en |access-date=2023-01-26}} He played 4 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5"|Regular season

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! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1955–56

| Regina Pats

| WJHL

| 1

1120

| —

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| 1955–56

| Regina Pats

| M-Cup

| —

| 7

0117
1956–57

| Regina Pats

| SJHL

| 48

20224221

| —

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| 1957–58

| Regina Pats

| SJHL

| 39

16203622

| —

1957–58

| Regina Pats

| M-Cup

| —

| 16

551010
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| 1958–59

| University of North Dakota

| NCAA

| —

| —

1959–60

| Minneapolis Millers

| IHL

| 56

25325762

| 6

1230
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| 1960–61

| Minneapolis Millers

| IHL

| 68

35478261

| 8

2467
1961–62

| Minneapolis Millers

| IHL

| 30

7192643

| —

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| 1961–62

| Indianapolis Chiefs

| IHL

| 24

17203734

| —

1961–62

| Portland Buckaroos

| WHL

| 2

0000

| —

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| 1962–63

| Port Huron Flags

| IHL

| 61

30437393

| —

1963–64

| Port Huron Flags

| IHL

| 70

285987110

| 7

12342
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| 1964–65

| Port Huron Flags

| IHL

| 66

4259101151

| 7

54911
1965–66

| Port Huron Flags

| IHL

| 65

4175116178

| 9

581329
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| 1966–67

| Port Huron Flags

| IHL

| 39

263864162

| —

1967–68

| Baltimore Clippers

| AHL

| 69

15223728

| —

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| 1968–69

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 4

0000

| —

1968–69

| Amarillo Wranglers

| CHL

| 51

17223968

| —

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| 1969–70

| Port Huron Flags

| IHL

| 47

252954100

| 14

58138
1970–71

| Port Huron Flags

| IHL

| 68

26305674

| 14

2131556
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| 1971–72

| Port Huron Wings

| IHL

| 39

15294452

| 14

25738
1972–73

| Port Huron Wings

| IHL

| 60

28386663

| 11

33618
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| 1974–75

| Port Huron Flags

| IHL

| 19

35828

| —

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! colspan="3" | IHL Totals

! 712 !! 349 !! 523 !! 872 !! 1209

! 88 !! 26 !! 49 !! 75 !! 209

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! colspan="3" | NHL Totals

! 4 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0

! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

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