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.

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 seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1959–60 Barrie Flyers OHA 44 28 36 64 28 6 2 5 7 0 1960–61 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 48 36 28 64 21 7 2 8 10 0 1960–61 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1961–62 Clinton Comets EHL 67 38 51 89 33 6 4 1 5 0 1961–62 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 5 1 2 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 1962–63 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 64 34 53 87 25 5 1 6 7 2 1962–63 Boston Bruins NHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1963–64 Minneapolis Bruins CHL 72 50 50 100 18 5 4 1 5 2 1964–65 Providence Reds AHL 64 25 30 55 16 — — — — — 1964–65 Boston Bruins NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1965–66 Hershey Bears AHL 69 20 51 71 13 3 0 2 2 0 1966–67 Hershey Bears AHL 72 26 57 83 48 5 0 2 2 0 1967–68 Hershey Bears AHL 72 28 47 75 24 5 1 1 2 0 1968–69 Hershey Bears AHL 71 35 65 100 13 11 3 3 6 10 1969–70 Hershey Bears AHL 67 23 41 64 8 7 2 6 8 2 1970–71 Hershey Bears AHL 56 14 28 42 8 4 0 2 2 4 1971–72 Hershey Bears AHL 74 29 42 71 24 4 0 1 1 0 1972–73 Hershey Bears AHL 71 31 58 89 8 7 3 8 11 2 1973–74 Quebec Nordiques WHA 75 17 39 56 20 — — — — — 1974–75 Quebec Nordiques WHA 58 7 21 28 12 11 3 6 9 2 WHA totals 133 24 60 84 32 11 3 6 9 2 NHL totals 9 0 1 1 4 — — — — —