11 Facts About Pascal Leclaire

Pascal Leclaire was born on November 7,1982 and is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Pascal Leclaire was traded to the Ottawa Senators in 2009 and played in 48 regular season games with Ottawa over two seasons before retiring.

Pascal Leclaire played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Halifax Mooseheads and the Montreal Rocket between 1998 and 2002.

Pascal Leclaire was the first goaltender selected in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, chosen eighth overall by the Blue Jackets.

Pascal Leclaire 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.

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However, during the season, Pascal Leclaire suffered from a leg injury and backup goaltender Fredrik Norrena took over and eventually played 55 games out of 82.

Pascal Leclaire set new team records with nine shutouts, ranked second in the NHL in goals against average, and third in save percentage.

Pascal 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.

Pascal Leclaire had undergone three operations on his right hip, from which he was not able to recover.

Pascal Leclaire competed in the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships with Canada.

Pascal Leclaire played in four games, going undefeated while recording a 2.