Charles Thomas Lefley (January 20, 1950 – January 26, 2026) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues from 1970 to 1980. With the Canadiens he won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1971 and 1973. Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1969 World Championship.
Biography Lefley was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on January 20, 1950. Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens sixth overall in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, Lefley started his National Hockey League career with Montreal in 1971. He was traded from the Canadiens to the St. Louis Blues for Don Awrey on November 28, 1974. In 1975–76 he set a Blues franchise record by scoring 43 goals, a record later broken by Wayne Babych. Lefley, whose older brother Bryan Lefley spent five seasons in the NHL, left the Blues in 1977-78, joining Jokerit Helsinki for one season scoring 12 goals and 11 assists in 24 games. He returned to the Blues in 1979-80, playing parts of two seasons before retiring after the 1980–81 season.
Lefley died on January 26, 2026, at the age of 76.
Awards and achievements MJHL Rookie of Year (1966) Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1966) Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1972) Stanley Cup Championship (1971, 1973) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1965–66 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 46 19 20 39 10 9 4 5 9 2 1966–67 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 43 25 21 46 33 7 6 2 8 2 1967–68 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — — 1968–69 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 7 6 6 12 0 — — — — — 1970–71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1970–71 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 48 16 19 35 33 3 1 1 2 2 1971–72 Montreal Canadiens NHL 16 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1971–72 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 45 15 30 45 18 15 7 7 14 0 1972–73 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 21 25 46 22 17 3 5 8 6 1973–74 Montreal Canadiens NHL 74 23 31 54 34 6 0 1 1 0 1974–75 Montreal Canadiens NHL 18 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL 57 23 26 49 24 2 0 0 0 2 1975–76 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 43 42 85 41 2 2 1 3 0 1976–77 St. Louis Blues NHL 71 11 30 41 12 1 0 1 1 2 1977–78 Jokerit SM-l 24 11 12 23 12 — — — — — 1978–79 Düsseldorfer EG GER 26 17 5 22 2 — — — — — 1979–80 St. Louis Blues NHL 28 6 6 12 0 — — — — — 1980–81 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 407 128 164 292 137 29 5 8 13 10
International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1969 Canada WC 7 0 1 1 10 Senior totals 7 0 1 1 10
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External links
Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com