Armand Gaudreault

Armand Gérard Gaudreault (July 14, 1921 – July 2, 2013) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 44 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1944–45 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1940 to 1952, was spent in the Quebec Senior Hockey League and the American Hockey League. Gaudreault was born in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec.

Playing career Gaudreault began his professional career with the Quebec Aces of the Quebec Senior Hockey League in 1940. In 1944, he signed with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and played 44 games, scoring 15 goals and 24 points in his one and only season in the NHL. Afterwards he had two highly productive seasons with the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears, with 21 and 23 goals in respective seasons. He would eventually return to the Aces in 1949 and would remain with the team until his retirement in 1952.

Later life Gaudreault died in Quebec City on July 2, 2013, at the age of 91.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1940–41 Quebec Aces QSHL 33 11 12 23 23 4 0 0 0 2 1941–42 Quebec Aces QSHL 40 19 25 44 19 7 3 2 5 4 1941–42 Quebec Aces Al-Cup — — — — — 8 4 5 9 2 1942–43 Quebec Morton Aces QSHL 34 16 26 42 4 6 0 2 2 2 1943–44 Quebec Aces QSHL 25 18 28 46 21 6 4 3 7 4 1943–44 Quebec Aces Al-Cup — — — — — 9 6 3 9 6 1944–45 Boston Bruins NHL 44 15 9 24 27 7 0 2 2 8 1945–46 Hershey Bears AHL 47 21 24 45 42 3 1 0 1 4 1946–47 Hershey Bears AHL 61 23 31 54 34 11 3 3 6 10 1946–47 Quebec Aces QSHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1947–48 Hershey Bears AHL 17 10 11 21 6 2 1 0 1 15 1947–48 Sherbrooke Saints QPHL 10 10 15 25 22 — — — — — 1948–49 Quebec Aces QSHL 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1949–50 Quebec Aces QSHL 60 31 32 63 48 12 9 6 15 6 1950–51 Quebec Aces QSHL 56 24 27 51 16 19 7 10 17 9 1951–52 Quebec Aces QSHL 60 29 28 57 52 6 3 4 7 4 QSHL totals 310 149 179 328 183 61 26 27 53 33 NHL totals 44 15 9 24 27 7 0 2 2 8