Leo Thiffault Explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:175
Played For:Minnesota North Stars
Birth Date:1944 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career Start:1961
Career End:1974

Leo Edmond Thiffault (December 16, 1944 – July 1, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played five games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars during the 1967–68 season, all in the playoffs. Thiffault and Sid McNabney are the only players to play five play-off games in the NHL without playing any regular-season games.[1] He died in 2018 at the age of 73.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1961–62Montreal NationaleMMJHL
1961–62Montreal NationaleM-Cup2 0 0 0 8
1962–63Montreal Junior CanadiensOHA50 9 9 18 6410 1 1 2 2
1963–64Montreal Junior CanadiensOHA55 23 38 61 4417 7 12 19 22
1964–65Peterborough TPTsOHA53 33 52 85 5212 4 10 14 8
1964–65Quebec AcesAHL2 0 0 0 0
1965–66Houston ApollosCHL69 19 26 45 55
1966–67Houston ApollosCHL47 7 15 22 372 0 0 0 0
1966–67Cleveland BaronsAHL5 1 1 2 4
1967–68Memphis South StarsCHL66 22 32 54 523 0 1 1 6
1967–68Minnesota North StarsNHL5 0 0 0 0
1968–69Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL70 16 24 40 25
1972–73Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL70 12 35 47 575 1 0 1 5
1973–74Tulsa OilersCHL1 0 1 1 0
1973–74Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL35 5 6 11 262 0 0 0 0
CHL totals182 48 73 121 1445 0 1 1 6
WHL totals175 33 65 98 1087 1 0 1 5
NHL totals5 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NHL Playoff-only players. HockeyDB.com. 14 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Leo e. Thiffault Obituary (1944 - 2018) the Republican.