Bill Lesuk

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 180px

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 180

| played_for = Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Kings
Washington Capitals
Winnipeg Jets

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|11|1|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

| career_start = 1967

| career_end = 1980

}}

William Anton Lesuk (born November 1, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, and Winnipeg Jets. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with Winnipeg. He won the Stanley Cup in 1970 with the Bruins. He was traded along with Serge Bernier and Jim Johnson from the Flyers to the Kings for Ross Lonsberry, Bill Flett, Jean Potvin and Eddie Joyal on January 28, 1972.[https://www.nhl.com/flyers/alumni/flett William Flett (RW) 1971–1974 – Philadelphia Flyers.] Retrieved January 24, 2023.

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

1963–64

| Weyburn Red Wings

| SJHL

| 62

12183078

| 8

42618
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| 1964–65

| Weyburn Red Wings

| SJHL

| 55

25335873

| 15

3111428
1965–66

| Weyburn Red Wings

| SJHL

| 60

364076111

| 18

6101640
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| 1965–66

| Weyburn Red Wings

| M-Cup

| —

| 4

1014
1966–67

| Weyburn Red Wings

| SJHL

| 56

36468262

| 5

0554
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| 1967–68

| Oklahoma City Blazers

| CHL

| 67

14102453

| 7

3360
1968–69

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 5

0110

| 1

0000
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| 1968–69

| Oklahoma City Blazers

| CHL

| 64

17304746

| 12

0448
1969–70

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 3

0000

| 2

0000
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| 1969–70

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 70

20204082

| 7

54910
1970–71

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 78

17193681

| 4

1018
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| 1971–72

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 45

761331

| —

1971–72

| Los Angeles Kings

| NHL

| 27

4101414

| —

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| 1972–73

| Los Angeles Kings

| NHL

| 67

6142090

| —

1973–74

| Los Angeles Kings

| NHL

| 35

21332

| 2

0004
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| 1974–75

| Washington Capitals

| NHL

| 79

8111977

| —

1975–76

| Winnipeg Jets

| WHA

| 81

15213692

| 13

2248
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1976–77

| Winnipeg Jets

| WHA

| 78

14274185

| 18

21322
1977–78

| Winnipeg Jets

| WHA

| 80

9182748

| 9

25712
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| 1978–79

| Winnipeg Jets

| WHA

| 79

17153244

| 10

1346
1979–80

| Winnipeg Jets

| NHL

| 49

01143

| —

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| 1979–80

| Tulsa Oilers

| CHL

| 9

1230

| —

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! colspan="3" | WHA totals

! 318 !! 55 !! 81 !! 136 !! 269

! 50 !! 7 !! 11 !! 18 !! 48

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 388 !! 44 !! 63 !! 107 !! 368

! 9 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 12

Awards

  • CMJHL Second All-Star Team – 1967

References

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