Mario Marois

Mario Marois
Born	(1957-12-15) December 15, 1957 (age 67) L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks Quebec Nordiques Winnipeg Jets St. Louis Blues
National team	Canada
NHL draft	62nd overall, 1977 New York Rangers
Playing career	1977–1993

Mario Marois (born December 15, 1957) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.

Biography

As a youth, Marois played in the 1968, 1969 and 1970 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec. ^[1]

Marois started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1978. He also played for the Vancouver Canucks before landing with the Quebec Nordiques. While with the Quebec Nordiques, Marois served as team captain for three years before being traded to the Winnipeg Jets. ^[2]

He left the NHL after the 1992 season. He served one season as a player-assistant coach of the Hamilton Canucks of the AHL in 1992–93 before retiring as a player. ^[2]

He worked as a scout with the Carolina Hurricanes and Vancouver Canucks before later becoming an amateur scout with the Detroit Red Wings. He was inducted into the QMJHL Hall of Fame in 2016. ^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974–75	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		14	0	2	2	18		6	0	0	0	27
1975–76	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		67	11	42	53	270		15	2	3	5	86
1975–76	Quebec Remparts	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	0	0	7
1976–77	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		72	17	67	84	234		14	1	17	18	75
1977–78	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		52	8	23	31	147		12	5	3	8	21
1977–78	New York Rangers	NHL		8	1	1	2	15		1	0	0	0	5
1978–79	New York Rangers	NHL		71	5	26	31	153		18	0	6	6	29
1979–80	New York Rangers	NHL		79	8	23	31	142		9	0	2	2	8
1980–81	New York Rangers	NHL		8	1	2	3	46		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		50	4	12	16	115		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		11	0	7	7	20		5	0	1	1	6
1981–82	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		71	11	32	43	161		13	1	2	3	44
1982–83	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		36	2	12	14	108		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		80	13	36	49	151		9	1	4	5	6
1984–85	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		76	6	37	43	91		18	0	8	8	12
1985–86	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		20	1	12	13	42		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		56	4	28	32	110		3	1	4	5	6
1986–87	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		79	4	40	44	106		10	1	3	4	23
1987–88	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		79	7	44	51	111		5	0	4	4	6
1988–89	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		7	1	1	2	17		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		42	2	11	13	101		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		67	3	15	18	104		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	St. Louis Blues	NHL		64	2	14	16	81		9	0	0	0	37
1991–92	St. Louis Blues	NHL		17	0	1	1	38		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		34	1	3	4	34		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Hamilton Canucks	AHL		68	5	27	32	86		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				955	76	357	433	1,746		100	4	34	38	182

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989	Canada	WC		10	0	4	4	6

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
2. "Five hockey legends inducted into the QMJHL Hall of Fame". theqmjhl.ca. April 6, 2016. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Andre Dupont	Quebec Nordiques captain 1983–85	Succeeded by Peter Stastny