Tim Lenardon

Timothy Norman Lenardon (born May 11, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 games in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils and Vancouver Canucks between 1986 and 1990. Lenardon spent the rest of his career mainly in the minor American Hockey League and International Hockey League, retiring in 1993. He currently serves on the scouting staff of the Vancouver Canucks.

Playing career Lenardon played for the Trail Smoke Eaters and played Canadian college hockey at the University of Brandon. Never drafted, he signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Devils after leaving school in 1986. Assigned to the AHL, he proved to be a quality scorer at that level, recording 63 points in 61 games in the 1986–87 campaign, and earned a 7-game NHL callup to New Jersey, where he recorded a goal and an assist.

Despite putting up impressive numbers in the minors, Lenardon never received another NHL shot in two more seasons in the Devils' system, and was dealt to the Vancouver Canucks for Claude Vilgrain at the trade deadline in 1989. Lenardon would get his second NHL stint in the 1989–90 season, appearing in 8 games for the Canucks and scoring a goal.

After being released by Vancouver, Lenardon spent a season playing in Italy before signing with the Minnesota North Stars in 1991. He spent two more seasons playing in the minors in Minnesota's system before retiring in 1993. In 15 career NHL games, he recorded 2 goals and an assist for 3 points.

Post-playing career Lenardon currently serves as an amateur scout for the Vancouver Canucks.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1979–80 Trail Smoke Eaters KIJHL 30 21 35 56 — — — — — — 1980–81 Trail Smoke Eaters KIJHL 40 49 60 109 — — — — — — 1981–82 Trail Smoke Eaters KIJHL 40 78 61 139 — — — — — — 1982–83 Trail Smoke Eaters KIJHL 38 86 86 172 — — — — — — 1983–84 Brandon University CIAU 24 22 21 43 36 — — — — — 1984–85 Brandon University CIAU 24 20 39 59 42 — — — — — 1985–86 Brandon University CIAU 28 27 40 67 54 — — — — — 1986–87 New Jersey Devils NHL 7 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1986–87 Maine Mariners AHL 61 28 35 63 30 — — — — — 1987–88 Utica Devils AHL 79 38 53 91 72 — — — — — 1988–89 Utica Devils AHL 63 28 27 55 48 — — — — — 1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 15 6 5 11 27 10 2 3 5 25 1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 1989–90 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 66 32 36 68 134 6 1 1 2 4 1990–91 Fiemme Cavalese ITA 36 23 28 51 50 10 8 18 26 0 1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 73 27 24 51 37 12 5 5 10 4 1992–93 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 60 12 18 30 56 — — — — —AHL totals 203 94 115 209 150 — — — — —IHL totals 214 77 83 160 254 — — — — —NHL totals 15 2 1 3 4 — — — — —