Gerry Desaulniers

Joseph Gerard Desaulniers (December 31, 1928 – November 26, 1984) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 8 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens from 1950 to 1953. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1949 to 1960, was spent in the minor leagues. Desaulniers was born in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1946–47 Laval Titan QJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1947–48 Laval Titan QJHL 32 21 27 48 26 12 15 6 21 6 1947–48 Laval Titan M-Cup — — — — — 8 5 5 10 6 1948–49 Laval Titan QJHL 48 41 34 75 57 9 2 11 13 14 1948–49 Montreal Royals QSHL 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 4 2 1949–50 Montreal Royals QSHL 59 21 34 55 49 6 2 2 4 4 1950–51 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1950–51 Montreal Royals QSHL 51 24 26 50 30 7 0 3 3 2 1951–52 Montreal Royals QSHL 57 19 23 42 33 7 1 1 2 0 1952–53 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1952–53 Montreal Royals QSHL 45 13 22 35 18 16 3 10 13 4 1953–54 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1953–54 Montreal Royals QSHL 66 11 26 37 31 11 4 4 8 0 1954–55 Shawinigan Falls Cataractes QSHL 61 31 30 61 10 11 5 5 10 4 1955–56 Shawinigan Falls Cataractes QSHL 62 14 23 37 35 11 7 3 10 0 1956–57 Shawinigan Falls Cataractes QSHL 68 20 29 49 18 — — — — — 1957–58 Shawinigan Falls Cataractes QSHL 58 14 24 38 12 14 4 7 11 6 1958–59 Trois-Rivières Lions QSHL 60 17 24 41 12 8 6 1 7 0 1959–60 Trois-Rivières Lions EPHL 56 13 28 41 6 — — — — — QSHL totals 375 107 156 263 118 55 26 20 46 10 NHL totals 8 0 2 2 4 — — — — —