What is Jacques Lemieux?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | image_size = | caption = | position = [[Defenceman|Defence]] | shoots = Left | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|4|8}} | birth_place = [[Matane, Quebec|Matane]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada|CAN]] | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 190 | played_for = [[Los Angeles Kings]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | ntl_team = | career_start = 1963 | career_end = 1970 }} '''Jacques Leonard Lemieux''' (born April 8, 1943) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. He played a total of 19 games in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), all with the [[Los Angeles Kings]]. ==Career== Before playing in the NHL, Lemieux played in the [[Central Professional Hockey League]] (CPHL). He would play 16 regular season games between two seasons with the [[Omaha Knights]]. In his second year with them, the Knights made the playoffs. During he playoffs, Lemieux would record two points off of two assists. The next season, Lemieux would move to the [[Houston Apollos]] and would play a season with them. Lemieux was drafted 85th overall by the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in the [[1967 NHL Expansion Draft]]. He was selected from the [[Montreal Canadiens]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://worldcat.org/title/698444444|title=The great expansion : the ultimate risk that changed the NHL forever|date=2011|page=69|publisher=iUniverse|others=Bass, Alan|isbn=9781450286077|location=Bloomington, IA|oclc=698444444}}</ref> Lemieux would play 16 games with the Kings in his first season. On October 14, 1967, Lemieux would score his first point in the NHL, assisting on a [[Brian Kilrea]] goal in a 4-2 win against the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/196710140LAK.html|accessdate=January 13, 2024|title=Philadelphia Flyers vs. Los Angeles Kings Box Score: October 14, 1967|publisher=Hockey-References}}</ref> Lemieux would then split his time between Los Angeles and their [[American Hockey Leagu