André Lacroix
 André Lacroix 
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| Date of birth | June 5, 1945 |
| place of birth | Lauzon , Quebec , Canada |
| size | 173 cm |
| Weight | 79 kg |
| position | center |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| 1961-1963 | Québec Citadelles |
| 1963-1964 | Montréal Junior Canadiens |
| 1964-1966 | Peterborough Petes |
| 1966-1968 | Québec Aces |
| 1968-1971 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1971-1972 | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 1972-1973 | Philadelphia Blazers |
| 1973-1974 | Jersey Knights |
| 1974-1977 | San Diego Mariners |
| 1977-1988 | Houston Eros |
| 1978-1980 | New England / Hartford Whalers |
André Joseph Lacroix (born June 5, 1945 in Lauzon , Québec ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player (center) who played for the Philadelphia Flyers , Chicago Black Hawks and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League and the Philadelphia Blazers , New from 1967 to 1980 York Golden Blades , Jersey Knights , San Diego Mariners , Houston Eros and New England Whalers played in the World Hockey Association .
Career
As a junior he played with the Quebec Citadelles in the Quebec Junior Hockey League before moving to the Peterborough Petes in the OHA . With the Quebec Aces he gained his first experience in the senior sector in the American Hockey League .
With the major expansion of the NHL for the 1967/68 season , new players were sought for the league. The Philadelphia Flyers bought the Quebec Aces as a farm team. Lacroix was well on his way to becoming the top scorer in the AHL when the Flyers brought him into the NHL for 18 games. This cost him the title of top scorer, but with 14 points he was able to convince in the NHL. For the next two years he was the top scorer of the Flyers. After he did not make it into the squad for the 1971/72 season , however, he was given to the Chicago Black Hawks .
When he founded the World Hockey Association , he decided to seek his fortune there. With the Philadelphia Blazers he became the first top scorer in the league. In the second season he played for the New York Golden Blades , one of the weakest teams in the WHA. But even here he managed to shine. He managed 111 points and led the league with 80 assists. The team moved to New Jersey during the season and later to San Diego, and so he played for the San Diego Mariners for three years from the 1974/75 season before moving to the Houston Eros . The final season of the WHA he played with the New England Whalers . No other player played more games in the WHA than he did, and he also held the top scores in the points and templates categories.
He stayed with his team, which was now called Hartford Whalers in the NHL , for 29 games before ending his career.
statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| NHL Regular Season | 6th | 325 | 79 | 119 | 198 | 44 |
| NHL playoffs | 4th | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7th | 0 |
| WHA regular season | 7th | 551 | 251 | 547 | 798 | 412 |
| WHA playoffs | 6th | 48 | 14th | 29 | 43 | 30th |
Sporting successes
Personal awards
- QJHL Rookie of the Year: 1963
- OHA Jr. First All-Star Team: 1965 and 1966
- Red Tilson Trophy : 1965 and 1966
- Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy : 1966
- Bill Hunter Trophy : 1973 and 1975
- WHA First All-Star Team : 1973, 1974 and 1975
Records
- 551 games in the World Hockey Association
- 798 points in the World Hockey Association
- 547 templates in the World Hockey Association
- 106 assists in a World Hockey Association season ( WHA 1974/75 )
Team records
- 113 points in a World Hockey Association season for the Houston Eros ( WHA 1977/78 )
- 77 assists in a World Hockey Association season for the Houston Eros (WHA 1977/78)
- 147 points in a World Hockey Association season for the San Diego Mariners ( WHA 1974/75 )
- 106 assists in a World Hockey Association season for the San Diego Mariners (WHA 1974/75)
- 473 points in a World Hockey Association season for the New York Golden Blades / San Diego Mariners franchise
- 340 assists in one World Hockey Association season for the New York Golden Blades / San Diego Mariners franchise
- 124 points in a World Hockey Association season for the Philadelphia Blazers ( WHA 1972/73 )
- 74 assists in a World Hockey Association season for the Philadelphia Blazers (WHA 1972/73)
Web links
- André Lacroix at hockeydb.com (English)
- André Lacroix at legendsofhockey.net (English)
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| SURNAME | Lacroix, André |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lacroix, André Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lauzon , Canada |