Louis Sleigher

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 (French: ), in which he knocked Montreal Canadiens player Jean Hamel 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 Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 70 53 48 101 49 8 5 3 8 9 1977–78 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 71 65 54 119 113 — — — — — 1978–79 Birmingham Bulls WHA 62 26 12 38 46 — — — — — 1979–80 Quebec Nordiques NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1979–80 Syracuse Firebirds AHL 58 28 15 43 37 1 0 1 1 15 1980–81 Erie Blades EHL 50 39 29 68 129 8 6 4 10 12 1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1981–82 Fredericton Express AHL 59 32 34 66 37 — — — — — 1982–83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 51 14 10 24 49 4 0 0 0 4 1982–83 Fredericton Express AHL 12 8 2 10 9 — — — — — 1983–84 Quebec Nordiques NHL 44 15 19 34 32 7 1 1 2 42 1984–85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 1984–85 Boston Bruins NHL 70 12 19 31 45 5 0 0 0 4 1985–86 Boston Bruins NHL 13 4 2 6 20 1 0 0 0 14 WHA totals 62 26 12 38 46 — — — — — NHL totals 194 46 53 99 146 17 1 1 2 64