Francis Lemieux (born February 22, 1984) is a
Canadian former professional
ice hockey centre. Lemieux has played 249 regular-season games in the
American Hockey League for the
Hamilton Bulldogs and
Grand Rapids Griffins. He has also played in Europe with several teams.
Lemieux was born in
Sherbrooke,
Quebec, Canada. He played his junior ice hockey with the
Chicoutimi Sagueneens from 2001 through 2005. Not drafted by the NHL, Lemieux pursued a professional career with the
Hamilton Bulldogs, then the top farm team of the
Montreal Canadiens. Lemieux played two and a half seasons before being traded to the
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
in February 2008, joining their top farm team, the
Grand Rapids Griffins.
Lemieux played for several teams in the American Hockey League, the ECHL and European leagues before finishing his career in Norway in 2015–16.
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1984 births
Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players
Connecticut Whale (AHL) players
Florida Everblades players
Grand Rapids Griffins players
Graz 99ers players
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
HC TWK Innsbruck players
Ice hockey people from Sherbrooke
Las Vegas Wranglers players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Living people
Manitoba Moose players
Vienna Capitals players
Canadian ice hockey centres