Howard Riopelle
Joseph Howard Riopelle (January 30, 1922 – September 22, 2013) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played 169 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens from 1947 to 1950. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1942 to 1955, was spent in the minor leagues. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario.
| Howard Riopelle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Riopelle in 1947 | |||
| Born |
January 30, 1922 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
September 22, 2013 (aged 91) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1942–1955 | ||
Howard Riopelle, Montreal Canadiens
Howard Riopelle, Montreal Canadiens
Riopelle died at his home in Blackburn Hamlet, Ottawa, Ontario in 2013, aged 91.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1936–37 | Ottawa St. Malachy's | HS-ON | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Ottawa Lasalle | OCJHL | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Ottawa Lasalle | OCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Ottawa St. Pats | OCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Ottawa St. Pats | OCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Ottawa St. Pats | OCHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Ottawa Car Bombers | UOVHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Ottawa St. Pats | OCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1942–43 | Toronto RCAF | OHA Sr | 10 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1943–44 | Arnprior RCAF | UOVHL | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 36 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 1946–47 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 34 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1946–47 | Montreal Royals | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1947–48 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 55 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1949–50 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951–52 | Ottawa Senators | QSHL | 54 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | Ottawa Senators | QSHL | 60 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1953–54 | Ottawa Senators | QSHL | 72 | 31 | 60 | 91 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1954–55 | Ottawa Senators | QSHL | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| QSHL totals | 276 | 103 | 163 | 266 | 138 | 62 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 169 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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