Jocelyn Hardy
Jocelyn Hardy | |||
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Born |
Kénogami, Quebec, Canada | December 5, 1945||
Died | February 19, 2021 | (aged 75)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
California Golden Seals Cleveland Crusaders Chicago Cougars Indianapolis Racers San Diego Mariners | ||
Playing career | 1966–1978 |
Jocelyn Joseph Hardy (December 5, 1945 – February 19, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 210 games in the World Hockey Association and 63 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Cougars, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, San Diego Mariners, and Indianapolis Racers. He died as result of complications from a heart attack on February 19, 2021, at the age of 75.[1]
After leaving the WHA, Hardy became a player-coach with the Beauce Jaros of the North American Hockey League. Hardy was the league's top scorer and most valuable player during the 1975–76 season.[2] During that season he became the first professional player to score over 200 points in a season, finishing with 208.[2]
Subsequent coaching duties included the Binghamton Dusters, Shawinigan Cataractes, and Beauport Harfangs.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1964–65 | Jonquière Marquis | QJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | Jonquière Marquis | QJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | New Haven Blades | EHL | 72 | 28 | 51 | 79 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Victoriaville Tigres | QHL | 41 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||
1968–69 | Victoriaville Tigres | QHL | 45 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Oakland Seals | NHL | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1969–70 | Providence Reds | AHL | 46 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Seattle Totems | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1970–71 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 65 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 105 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ||
1972–73 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 72 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1973–74 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 77 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | ||
1974–75 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Long Island Cougars | NAHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 32 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1975–76 | Beauce Jaros | NAHL | 72 | 60 | 148 | 208 | 98 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 44 | ||
1976–77 | Beauce Jaros | NAHL | 22 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Broome Dusters | NAHL | 28 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||
1977–78 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 73 | 24 | 63 | 87 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
WHA totals | 210 | 46 | 94 | 140 | 201 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | ||||
NHL totals | 63 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Décès de l'ancien joueur de hockey Joe Hardy (in French)
- ^ a b "1975-76 NAHL League Leaders". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1945 births
- 2021 deaths
- Beauce Jaros players
- Beauport Harfangs coaches
- Binghamton Dusters players
- California Golden Seals players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Chicago Cougars players
- Cleveland Crusaders players
- Ice hockey player-coaches
- Indianapolis Racers players
- Long Island Cougars players
- New Haven Blades players
- North American Hockey League (1973–1977) coaches
- Nova Scotia Voyageurs players
- Oakland Seals players
- Providence Reds players
- San Diego Mariners players
- Seattle Totems (WHL) players
- Shawinigan Cataractes coaches
- Ice hockey people from Saguenay, Quebec
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1940s births stubs