Simon Nolet

Simon Nolet
Born	(1941-11-23) November 23, 1941 (age 83) Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Kansas City Scouts Pittsburgh Penguins Colorado Rockies
Playing career	1962–1977

Simon Laurent Nolet (born November 23, 1941) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Philadelphia Flyers, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1973-74.

Playing career

Nolet started his junior career with the Quebec Citadelles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and appeared in the Memorial Cup playoffs with them. In 1963-64 he scored 68 goals in 68 games with the Windsor, Nova Scotia Maple Leafs and helped them reach the Allan Cup Eastern semi-finals; he also scored ten goals in the playoffs. After sitting out most of the following season, he joined the Sherbrooke Castors, for whom he scored 21 goals in 15 games to lead them to the Allan Cup.

Immediately after that, Nolet signed with the Quebec Aces of the American Hockey League, and scored two goals and an assist in his professional debut. He starred with the Aces for most of the next five seasons; in 1967-68 he led the league in scoring with 44 goals and 52 assists for 96 points, and scored 15 points in ten playoff games, and he helped the Aces reach the Calder Cup finals that season and the following season as well.

The Philadelphia Flyers, who joined the NHL in 1967-68, purchased the Aces and the rights to its players, and Nolet made his NHL debut that season. He was a firm fixture by 1969–70, when he scored 22 goals in 56 games after his permanent promotion from Quebec. He showed strength in two-way play and penalty killing, and was known for his blazing speed and heavy slapshot. He earned a place in the All-Star Game in 1971–72.

Left exposed in the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft, Nolet was selected fifth overall by the Kansas City Scouts, and was named the team's first captain. He led a weak squad in scoring that first season and was Kansas City's sole representative in the All-Star Game. Halfway through the next year, he was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins, but was reacquired by the team in the 1976 offseason after it had moved to Denver and become the Colorado Rockies. He was named team captain again, and retired after the 1976–77 NHL season.

Post-playing career

After his playing days, Nolet worked as a scout for the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association, and later served as an assistant coach for the club from 1982 to 1987. He later became and remains a scout in the Flyers' organization.^{[ citation needed ][ when? ]}

Achievements and facts

• Won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the AHL's leading scorer in 1968.
• Named to the AHL Second All-Star Team in 1968.
• Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1972 and 1975.
• Scored the first goal in Kansas City Scouts' history. ^[a]
• Won the Stanley Cup with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1974.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1960–61	Quebec Citadelles	QJHL		11	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Quebec Citadelles	QJHL		39	25	27	52	22		10	4	4	8	12
1961–62	Quebec Aces	AHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Quebec Citadelles	Mem-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		9	2	4	6	2
1962–63	Windsor Maple Leafs	NSSHL		55	53	55	108	30		7	5	6	11	14
1962–63	Moncton Hawks	NSSHL		—	—	—	—	—		12	4	5	9	2
1963–64	Windsor Maple Leafs	NSSHL		68	68	65	133	19		8	2	6	8	4
1963–64	Windsor Maple Leafs	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		11	10	8	18	8
1964–65	Quebec Aces	AHL		2	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Sherbrooke Castors	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		15	21	14	35	4
1965–66	Quebec Aces	AHL		61	16	17	33	12		6	0	0	0	2
1966–67	Quebec Aces	AHL		66	32	24	56	28		5	1	4	5	4
1967–68	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		4	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0
1967–68	Quebec Aces	AHL		70	44	52	96	45		10	5	10	15	10
1968–69	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		35	4	10	14	8		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Quebec Aces	AHL		33	11	21	32	28		15	5	3	8	28
1969–70	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		56	22	22	44	36		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Quebec Aces	AHL		22	13	18	31	14		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		74	9	19	28	42		4	2	1	3	0
1971–72	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		67	23	20	43	22		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		70	16	20	36	6		11	3	1	4	4
1973–74	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		52	19	17	36	13		15	1	1	2	4
1974–75	Kansas City Scouts	NHL		72	26	32	58	30		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Kansas City Scouts	NHL		41	10	15	25	16		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		39	9	8	17	2		3	0	0	0	0
1976–77	Colorado Rockies	NHL		52	12	19	31	10		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				255	118	133	251	131		36	11	17	28	44
NHL totals				562	150	182	332	187		34	6	3	9	8

Notes

1. This may also be considered the first goal in the New Jersey Devils' history, as the two franchises are the same, the Scouts having moved to Colorado in 1976 and to New Jersey in 1982.

External links

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

Preceded by Position created	Kansas City Scouts captain 1974–76	Succeeded by Guy Charron
Preceded by Kansas City Scouts captain Guy Charron	Colorado Rockies captain 1976–77	Succeeded by Wilf Paiement