 Leroux made a second stop at Springfield, as they were now the Coyotes' AHL affiliate.He played six games before announcing his retirement from the NHL on September 6, 2003.On February 2, 2006, Leroux was lured out of retirement by the Saint-Jean Summum Chiefs of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH), which had the reputation as "the world’s roughest hockey league."