Sylvain Locas
Sylvain Locas (born February 17, 1958, in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey centre.
| Sylvain Locas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 17, 1958 Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Kansas City Red Wings Nova Scotia Voyageurs Adirondack Red Wings Kalamazoo Wings Milwaukee Admirals Brûleurs de Loups | ||
| NHL Draft |
95th overall, 1978 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career |
1978–1980 1988–1990 | ||
Prior to turning professional Locas played four seasons (1974–78) in the QMJHL with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens and Sherbrooke Beavers. Locas was drafted in the sixth round by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft but never managed to play in the National Hockey League.
Locas played 75 games of professional hockey in the CHL with the Kansas City Red Wings, 36 games in the AHL with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs and Adirondack Red Wings, and 25 games in the IHL with the Kalamazoo Wings and Milwaukee Admirals before retiring from professional hockey in 1980.
Locas returned, after nearly a decade away from the game, to play for Brûleurs de Loups based in Grenoble, France in the Ligue Magnus for two seasons.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 68 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 1975–76 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 72 | 80 | 80 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 1976–77 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 72 | 59 | 98 | 157 | 101 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 1977–78 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 62 | 80 | 77 | 157 | 128 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 24 | ||
| 1978–79 | Kansas City Red Wings | CHL | 75 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 92 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 1979–80 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 20 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | CSG Grenoble | FRA | 39 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| QMJHL totals | 280 | 254 | 291 | 545 | 380 | 33 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 79 | ||||