Guy Leveque

Guy Scott Leveque (December 28, 1972 – September 27, 2005) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre.

Guy Leveque
Born	(1972-12-28)28 December 1972 Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Died	27 September 2005(2005-09-27) (aged 32) St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft	42nd overall, 1991 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1992–1998

Playing career

Leveque played for the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League from 1989 until 1992. He was drafted 42nd overall in the second round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. Leveque split 1992–93 and 1993–94 between the Kings and the IHL's Phoenix Roadrunners. He spent much of 1994–95 with the Canada national men's ice hockey team, but also spent some time with the Roadrunners and the St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League. He spent the entire 1995–96 season with the Manitoba Moose, the 1996–97 season with the San Antonio Dragons, and 1997–98 with the Phoenix Mustangs of the West Coast Hockey League before finally retiring from professional hockey.

Leveque was a member of the Los Angeles Kings during the 1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Led by Wayne Gretzky, the Kings made the final against the Montreal Canadiens. Leveque was forced to sit out the final with an injury.

Death

Leveque was found drowned to death in a pool of water in St. Catharines, Ontario on October 2, 2005. Police estimated his date of death as September 27. Police have remained baffled by the death, but it was known by family that Leveque suffered from an OxyContin addiction that developed through usage for back pain that had plagued him since junior hockey and that he suffered from bouts with depression.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Article about the Life and Death of Guy Leveque^{[permanent dead link]}