23 Facts About Percy LeSueur

Percivale St-Helier LeSueur was a Canadian senior and professional ice hockey goaltender.

Percy LeSueur was a member of the Smiths Falls Seniors for three years, with whom his performance in a 1906 Stanley Cup challenge series attracted the attention of his opponents, the Ottawa Silver Seven.

Percy LeSueur returned to hockey following the conclusion of the war, serving in various roles including referee, coach, manager, arena manager, and hockey journalist.

Percy LeSueur coached ten games in the National Hockey League with the Hamilton Tigers.

Percy LeSueur was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961, and died a few months later following a lengthy illness.

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Percy LeSueur scored a regular season goal with the Quebec Hockey Club in 1901.

Percy LeSueur was the first goaltender, and one of only two to play for two different teams in Stanley Cup challenges in the same season.

Percy LeSueur finished second in the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association in goals against average in his first season with Ottawa, giving up 54 in 10 games played.

Percy LeSueur remarked in the Ottawa Free Press that while joining the Silver Seven was his "biggest thrill", his participation in the All-Star Game came a "close second".

Percy LeSueur led the NHA in goals against, though he only played 13 of the 20 games.

Percy LeSueur was traded to the Toronto Shamrocks for Fred Lake and $300, as the Ottawa club engaged Clint Benedict for its goaltender's job.

At the time of the deal, Percy LeSueur had been the last member of either the 1909 or 1911 Stanley Cup winning teams still in Ottawa.

Percy LeSueur initially became a full-time practicing accountant after retiring as a player, but with the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 enlisted with the 48th Highlanders, who served as the 134th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Percy LeSueur went on to manage several arenas and guided the creation of new teams.

Percy LeSueur guided the Buffalo Bisons' entry as an inaugural member of the International Hockey League when it split from the Canadian Professional Hockey League, and served as the team's coach.

Percy LeSueur was a columnist for The Hamilton Spectator, and was the first reporter to list shots on goal in game summaries.

Percy LeSueur used this role to help sell the game in regions without an ice hockey tradition.

In 1931, Percy LeSueur was an original member of Hockey Night in Canada's "Hot Stove League", a panel of hockey writers which discussed issues within hockey during intermissions.

Percy LeSueur was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961 as a player.

Percy LeSueur's playing style was exemplified in a game against the Quebec Bulldogs, where LeSueur was reported to have sprinted towards and "floored" an opposing forward who was on a breakaway.

Percy LeSueur later developed gauntlet-style gloves to protect the goaltender's forearms.

Percy LeSueur designed the patented LeSueur net which was used from 1911 to 1925, first by the NHA and then its successor, the NHL.

Percy LeSueur died on January 27,1962 in Hamilton, Ontario, following a lengthy illness, a few months after his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.