Jeannot Gilbert

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Jeannot Gilbert
Born (1940-12-29) December 29, 1940 (age 83)
Grande Baie, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins (NHL)
Quebec Nordiques (WHA)
Playing career 19591975

Jeannot Gilbert (born December 29, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 9 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins between 1963 and 1965. He also played 133 games in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques between 1973 and 1975. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1960 to 1975, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League.

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Playing career

Gilbert played junior with the Barrie Flyers and Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1959 to 1961. He made his professional debut during the 1960–61 season, playing one game with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Eastern Professional Hockey League. He spent the next two seasons with Kingston, though most of the 1961–62 season was spent with the Clinton Comets of the Eastern Hockey League. On March 14, 1963 Gilbert made his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins, playing against the Chicago Black Hawks. He played five games with the Bruins that season. Gilbert then played one season, 1963–64 season with the Minneapolis Bruins of the Central Professional Hockey League.

He played a further four games for Boston in 1964–65, but the bulk of the season was spent with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Providence Reds. He moved to the Hershey Bears of the AHL in 1965, and played eight seasons there. In the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft Gilbert was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but never played for them. In 1973 he joined the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association, and played two seasons there before retiring in 1975.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1959–60 Barrie Flyers OHA 442836642862570
1960–61 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA4836286421728100
1960–61 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 10110
1961–62 Clinton Comets EHL 673851893364150
1961–62 Kingston FrontenacsEPHL5123032020
1962–63 Kingston FrontenacsEPHL643453872551672
1962–63 Boston Bruins NHL 50004
1963–64 Minneapolis Bruins CHL 7250501001854152
1964–65 Providence Reds AHL 6425305516
1964–65 Boston BruinsNHL40110
1965–66 Hershey Bears AHL692051711330220
1966–67 Hershey BearsAHL722657834850220
1967–68 Hershey BearsAHL722847752451120
1968–69 Hershey BearsAHL713565100131133610
1969–70 Hershey BearsAHL67234164872682
1970–71 Hershey BearsAHL56142842840224
1971–72 Hershey BearsAHL742942712440110
1972–73 Hershey BearsAHL713158898738112
1973–74 Quebec Nordiques WHA 7517395620
1974–75 Quebec NordiquesWHA587212812113692
WHA totals13324608432113692
NHL totals90114
Preceded by
None
CPHL Most Valuable Player Award
1963–64
Succeeded by

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