Jeannot Gilbert

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.

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 19591975

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 GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1959–60 Barrie Flyers OHA 4428366428 62570
1960–61 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 4836286421 728100
1960–61 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 10110
1961–62 Clinton Comets EHL 6738518933 64150
1961–62 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 51230 32020
1962–63 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 6434538725 51672
1962–63 Boston Bruins NHL 50004
1963–64 Minneapolis Bruins CHL 72505010018 54152
1964–65 Providence Reds AHL 6425305516
1964–65 Boston Bruins NHL 40110
1965–66 Hershey Bears AHL 6920517113 30220
1966–67 Hershey Bears AHL 7226578348 50220
1967–68 Hershey Bears AHL 7228477524 51120
1968–69 Hershey Bears AHL 71356510013 1133610
1969–70 Hershey Bears AHL 672341648 72682
1970–71 Hershey Bears AHL 561428428 40224
1971–72 Hershey Bears AHL 7429427124 40110
1972–73 Hershey Bears AHL 713158898 738112
1973–74 Quebec Nordiques WHA 7517395620
1974–75 Quebec Nordiques WHA 587212812 113692
WHA totals 13324608432 113692
NHL totals 90114
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