Michel Archambault

Michel Archambault
Born	(1950-09-27)September 27, 1950 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Died	May 23, 2018(2018-05-23) (aged 67) Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Quebec Nordiques Chicago Black Hawks VEU Feldkirch
NHL draft	28th overall, 1970 Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1970–1978

Michel Joseph Archambault (September 27, 1950 – May 23, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger. He played 57 games in the World Hockey Association with the Quebec Nordiques during the 1972–73 season and 3 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1976–77 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1970 to 1978, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Career

Archambault played in the 1962 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with his St. Hyancinthe youth team. He began his major junior career with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Drummondville Rangers in 1969. He spent most of his career with the Dallas Black Hawks, with one year with the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association and one year with the Maine Nordiques of the North American Hockey League. He also played three games for the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1976–77 NHL season. Archambault spent one year as an assistant coach for the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in the 1990s. He died in 2018 at the age of 67.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1966–67	Drummondville Rangers	QJAHL		—	—	—	—	—		3	1	1	2	12
1967–68	Drummondville Rangers	QJAHL		50	23	41	64	66		10	7	8	15	14
1968–69	Drummondville Rangers	QJAHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Drummondville Rangers	QMJHL		56	69	83	152	161		6	6	8	14	19
1969–70	Drummondville Rangers	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		3	1	3	4	6
1970–71	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL		61	17	17	34	56		10	5	2	7	10
1971–72	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL		65	31	26	57	115		12	6	6	12	14
1972–73	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		57	12	25	37	36		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Maine Nordiques	NAHL		72	43	65	108	83		8	1	7	8	0
1974–75	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL		70	26	40	66	49		8	4	2	6	8
1975–76	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL		76	26	47	73	41		10	2	2	4	2
1976–77	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL		72	28	45	73	60		5	0	3	3	0
1977–78	VEU Feldkirch	AUT		19	18	9	27	70		—	—	—	—	—
WHA totals				52	12	25	37	36		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—

External links

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