Jeannot Gilbert

Jeannot Gilbert
Born	(1940-12-29) December 29, 1940 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	1959–1975

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.

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1959–60	Barrie Flyers	OHA		44	28	36	64	28		6	2	5	7	0
1960–61	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA		48	36	28	64	21		7	2	8	10	0
1960–61	Kingston Frontenacs	EPHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Clinton Comets	EHL		67	38	51	89	33		6	4	1	5	0
1961–62	Kingston Frontenacs	EPHL		5	1	2	3	0		3	2	0	2	0
1962–63	Kingston Frontenacs	EPHL		64	34	53	87	25		5	1	6	7	2
1962–63	Boston Bruins	NHL		5	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Minneapolis Bruins	CHL		72	50	50	100	18		5	4	1	5	2
1964–65	Providence Reds	AHL		64	25	30	55	16		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Boston Bruins	NHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Hershey Bears	AHL		69	20	51	71	13		3	0	2	2	0
1966–67	Hershey Bears	AHL		72	26	57	83	48		5	0	2	2	0
1967–68	Hershey Bears	AHL		72	28	47	75	24		5	1	1	2	0
1968–69	Hershey Bears	AHL		71	35	65	100	13		11	3	3	6	10
1969–70	Hershey Bears	AHL		67	23	41	64	8		7	2	6	8	2
1970–71	Hershey Bears	AHL		56	14	28	42	8		4	0	2	2	4
1971–72	Hershey Bears	AHL		74	29	42	71	24		4	0	1	1	0
1972–73	Hershey Bears	AHL		71	31	58	89	8		7	3	8	11	2
1973–74	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		75	17	39	56	20		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		58	7	21	28	12		11	3	6	9	2
WHA totals				133	24	60	84	32		11	3	6	9	2
NHL totals				9	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—

External links

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