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.

Riopelle died at his home in Blackburn Hamlet, Ottawa, Ontario in 2013, aged 91.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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