Career
In 2012, he became the head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs in the American Hockey League. He was also named head coach of the Saint John"s Icecaps, the new AHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens for the 2015-2016 season. Sylvain Lefebvre signed with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986 and made the team"s roster in 1989-1990 as an undrafted free agent.
He played three seasons with the Habs before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a third round draft pick prior to the start of the 1992-1993 season.
Lefebvre played two seasons with the Leafs before being traded to the Quebec Nordiques as part of the Wendel Clark-Mats Sundin trade on June 28, 1994. Lefebvre played the next five seasons with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche before signing a four-year, $10-million United States contract with the New York Rangers that secured a club-option for him to play a fifth season at $3 million in the 1999 off-season.
Lefebvre"s productivity decreased after several injuries, including a shattered index finger which occurred while blocking a shot. The doctor compared the injury to taking a hammer and hitting his finger until the bone is shattered into little pieces.
Lefebvre"s career low came in the 2002-2003 season.
He retired shortly thereafter. After winning the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, Lefebvre was involved in an incident that attracted media attention. Lefebvre was named as assistant coach of the American Hockey League"s Lake Erie Monsters.
On June 4, 2009, the Colorado Avalanche announced that Lefebvre would serve as an assistant coach.
On June 13, 2012, Sylvain Lefebvre became the head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (Montreal Canadiens" affiliate).
