Louis Sleigher (born October 23, 1958) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey player who played 62 games in one season with the
Birmingham Bulls in the
World Hockey Association and 194 games over seven seasons in the
National Hockey League with the
Quebec Nordiques and the
Boston Bruins between 1978 and 1986.
In the
1984 NHL Playoffs, Sleigher was a major part of the
Good Friday Massacre
In ice hockey, the Good Friday Massacre (French: )
was a second-round playoff match-up during the 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs. The game occurred on Good Friday, April 20, 1984 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, between the Quebec Nordiques and the Mo ...
(French: ), in which he knocked
Montreal Canadiens player
Jean Hamel
Joseph Jean Pierre Hamel (born June 6, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 699 games over 12 seasons in the National Hockey League. He played for the St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Quebec Nordiques, and Montr ...
unconscious with a sucker-punch during a
bench-clearing brawl. The blow eventually contributed to the end of Hamel's playing career. After playing six games for Quebec the following season, Sleigher was dealt to the Boston Bruins where he played two more seasons before retiring.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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1958 births
Living people
Birmingham Bulls players
Boston Bruins players
Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players
Fredericton Express players
Ice hockey people from Quebec
Montreal Canadiens draft picks
People from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Quebec Nordiques players
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