Patrick Mikael Lebeau (born March 17, 1970) is a Canadian former professional

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player. He represented Canada at the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

, winning a silver medal. He has played professionally in the

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with the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

, Florida Panthers, and

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. He is the younger brother of Stéphan Lebeau.

Career

Lebeau was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1983

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with the Sherbrook Castors

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team. He played junior ice hockey from 1986 to 1990 for the

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, the

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, and the

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. Lebeau joined the

in 1990 and played most of the season for their affiliate

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. Lebeau joined the now-defunct Frankfurt Lions for the 2002–03 DEL season and, along with his linemates Jesse Bélanger and

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, was instrumental in the Lions' surprise 2004 DEL championship; he led the DEL in scoring in 2003–04 and 2004–05. Due to injuries during the following two DEL campaigns he missed a lot of games and left Frankfurt after the 2006–07 season, opting to try out for an NHL club; he eventually received an offer from the

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but didn't pass his physical. In 2008, Lebeau had a tryout with the Füchse Duisburg, but was unsuccessful in gaining a contract with the team and moved to the

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instead.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

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- Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebeau, Patrick 1970 births Living people Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Düsseldorfer EG players Florida Panthers players Frankfurt Lions players Fredericton Canadiens players French Quebecers Ice hockey people from Quebec Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Montreal Canadiens draft picks Montreal Canadiens players Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada People from Saint-Jérôme Pittsburgh Penguins players Saint-Jean Castors players Saint-Jean Lynx players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players Shawinigan Cataractes players Victoriaville Tigres players Vienna Capitals players ZSC Lions players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States