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Rejean Lemelin GOALTENDER · CATCHES L · 5'11" · 170 LB
506 GP 236 W 3.46 GAA .884 SV% 12 SO
CAREER · TAP TO FLIP
LEMELIN #31

Born Nov 19, 1954 · Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada — Drafted 1974 · Rd 7, #17 overall

SEASONGPWGAASV%SO
1990-91 33 17 3.64 .868 1
1991-92 8 5 3.39 .890 0
1992-93 10 5 3.43 .862 0
CAREER 506 236 3.46 .884 12
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Rejean Lemelin

#31 Age 71 G
Height
5'11"
Weight
170 lbs
Catches
L
Born
(age 71)
Birthplace
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Draft
1974 R7 P17
Stats updated:

Career Statistics

Season Team GP W L OT GAA SV% SO
1992-93 Bruins 10 5 4 0 3.43 .862 0
1991-92 Bruins 8 5 1 0 3.39 .890 0
1990-91 Bruins 33 17 10 0 3.64 .868 1
1989-90 Bruins 43 22 15 0 2.80 .892 2
1988-89 Bruins 40 19 15 0 3.01 .887 0
1987-88 Bruins 49 24 17 0 2.93 .889 3
1986-87 Flames 33 16 8 0 3.23 .885 2
1985-86 Flames 60 29 24 0 4.09 .872 1
1984-85 Flames 56 30 12 0 3.47 .888 1
1983-84 Flames 51 21 12 0 3.52 .893 0
1982-83 Flames 39 16 12 0 3.61 .889 0
1981-82 Flames 34 10 15 0 4.32 .873 0
1980-81 Flames 29 14 6 0 3.24 .901 2
1979-80 Flames 3 0 2 0 6.00 .797 0
1978-79 Flames 18 8 8 0 3.33 .882 0
Career 506 236 161 0 3.46 .884 12

Réjean Lemelin was born on November 19, 1954, in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Selected by the Atlanta Flames in the seventh round of the 1974 NHL Draft — 17th pick in that round — the left-catching goaltender went on to play 506 games across three NHL franchises: the Atlanta Flames, the Calgary Flames, and the Boston Bruins.

Lemelin stood 5'11" and weighed 170 pounds. Over his NHL career he recorded 236 wins, 161 losses, a 3.46 goals-against average, a .884 save percentage, and 12 shutouts.

He is perhaps best known for his role in the 1988 playoffs, when the Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens — ending a Boston drought against Montreal that had lasted since 1943, a span of 45 years and 18 playoff series.

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