About Jean Hamel
Born 1952. Jean Hamel is a Canadian ice hockey player.
Joseph Jean Pierre Hamel (born June 6, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 699 games over 12 seasons in the National Hockey League. He played for the St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Quebec Nordiques, and Montreal Canadiens. Jean is the brother of Gilles Hamel.
Hamel was born in Asbestos, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Asbestos.
Hamel retired from professional hockey in 1984, as a direct result of having sustained two serious eye injuries while playing for the Montreal Canadiens that year β the first, caused by Louis Sleigher's sucker punch during the April 20 "Good Friday Massacre", and the second, during an October 4 pre-season match.
When Hamel retired, the Canadiens organization hired him as an assistant coach with their new Sherbrooke Canadiens farm team in the American Hockey League (AHL). Hamel served as an assistant coach, later head coach, during the entire six seasons that the Sherbrooke Canadiens existed as a franchise. During his final two years as head coach, the Sherbrooke Canadiens finished first overall in the AHL for the 1988β89 and 1989β90 AHL regular seasons. Starting the next season, Hamel served as head coach of the Drummondville Voltigeurs, in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, for four seasons. After a four-year break, Hamel returned to his birthplace as head coach with the Asbestos Aztecs, of the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League, for one season (1999β2000).
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1969β70 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL 56 4 11 15 75 6 1 1 2 20 1970β71 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL 61 7 23 30 109 6 1 1 2 8 1971β72 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL 59 6 29 35 132 9 1 0 1 48 1972β73 Denver Spurs WHL 13 0 6 6 22 β β β β β 1972β73 St. Louis Blues NHL 55 2 7 9 24 2 0 0 0 0 1973β74 Denver Spurs WHL 10 0 2 2 12 β β β β β 1973β74 St. Louis Blues NHL 23 1 1 2 6 β β β β β 1973β74 Detroit Red Wings NHL 22 0 3 3 40 β β β β β 1974β75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 5 19 24 136 β β β β β 1975β76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 3 9 12 129 β β β β β 1976β77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 71 1 10 11 63 β β β β β 1977β78 Detroit Red Wings NHL 32 2 6 8 34 7 0 0 0 10 1977β78 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 28 2 10 12 29 β β β β β 1978β79 Detroit Red Wings NHL 52 2 4 6 72 β β β β β 1979β80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49 1 4 5 43 β β β β β 1980β81 Detroit Red Wings NHL 68 5 7 12 57 β β β β β 1980β81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 7 1 3 4 36 β β β β β 1981β82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 40 1 6 7 32 5 0 0 0 16 1981β82 Fredericton Express AHL 16 2 4 6 19 β β β β β 1982β83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 51 2 7 9 38 4 0 0 0 2 1983β84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 1 12 13 92 15 0 2 2 16 NHL totals 699 26 95 121 766 33 0 2 2 44
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Who is Jean Hamel?
Canadian ice hockey defenceman
When was Jean Hamel born?
Jean Hamel was born on 6 June 1952 in Val-des-Sources.
What is Jean Hamel's occupation?
Jean Hamel is an ice hockey player.
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Jean Hamel is Canadian.
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