Louis Sleigher

Louis Sleigher
Born	(1958-10-23) October 23, 1958 Nouvelle, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Birmingham Bulls Quebec Nordiques Boston Bruins
NHL draft	233rd overall, 1978 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1978–1986

Louis Sleigher (born October 23, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 62 games in one season with the Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association and 194 games over seven seasons in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques and the Boston Bruins between 1978 and 1986.

In the 1984 NHL Playoffs, Sleigher was a major part of the Good Friday Massacre (French: la bataille du Vendredi saint), in which he knocked Montreal Canadiens player Jean Hamel unconscious with a sucker-punch during a bench-clearing brawl. The blow eventually contributed to the end of Hamel's playing career. After playing six games for Quebec the following season, Sleigher was dealt to the Boston Bruins where he played two more seasons before retiring.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL		70	53	48	101	49		8	5	3	8	9
1977–78	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL		71	65	54	119	113		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Birmingham Bulls	WHA		62	26	12	38	46		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		2	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Syracuse Firebirds	AHL		58	28	15	43	37		1	0	1	1	15
1980–81	Erie Blades	EHL		50	39	29	68	129		8	6	4	10	12
1981–82	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		8	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Fredericton Express	AHL		59	32	34	66	37		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		51	14	10	24	49		4	0	0	0	4
1982–83	Fredericton Express	AHL		12	8	2	10	9		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		44	15	19	34	32		7	1	1	2	42
1984–85	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		6	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Boston Bruins	NHL		70	12	19	31	45		5	0	0	0	4
1985–86	Boston Bruins	NHL		13	4	2	6	20		1	0	0	0	14
WHA totals				62	26	12	38	46		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				194	46	53	99	146		17	1	1	2	64

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database