Christian Bordeleau
Christian Gerrard "Chris" Bordeleau[1] (born September 23, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1972, and the World Hockey Association between 1972 and 1979.
| Christian Bordeleau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bordeleau in 2010 | |||
| Born |
September 23, 1947 Noranda, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues Chicago Black Hawks Winnipeg Jets Quebec Nordiques | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1980 | ||
Playing career
Bordeleau started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1969. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues. He left the NHL after the 1972 season and would also play in the World Hockey Association for the Winnipeg Jets and Quebec Nordiques. He won the Stanley Cup in 1969 with the Montreal Canadiens. Christian's brothers Jean-Pierre and Paulin Bordeleau were also professional hockey players.
Honours
In 1977, Christian was a member of the World Hockey Association's Avco Cup Champions the Quebec Nordiques.
In 2012, he was inducted into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1962–63 | Noranda Copper Kings | NOJHA | 40 | 42 | 36 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 49 | 16 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 50 | 28 | 28 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 43 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 33 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 68 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 54 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 41 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 25 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 78 | 47 | 54 | 101 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1973–74 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 75 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 18 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 53 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 74 | 37 | 72 | 109 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 73 | 32 | 75 | 107 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 26 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1978–79 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 16 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 413 | 179 | 325 | 504 | 162 | 53 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 205 | 38 | 65 | 103 | 82 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | ||||
References
- Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-490967400.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "WHA Hall of Fame Members". Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database