John Gravel

Jean Michael "John" Gravel (born October 27, 1941) is a former ice hockey defenceman who played 16 seasons of professional hockey from 1962 to 1978. Gravel played eight games in the World Hockey Association during 1972–73 WHA season with the Philadelphia Blazers.

Awards The IHL awarded Gravel the Leading Rookie Award for the 1962-63 season, and he received the Governor's Trophy as the IHL's most outstanding defenceman during the 1969-70 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1961–62 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 50 3 18 21 0 — — — — — 1962–63 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — —1962–63 Omaha Knights IHL 59 5 24 29 30 7 1 4 5 61963–64 Toledo Blades IHL 70 11 50 61 71 13 6 8 14 161964–65 Minneapolis Bruins CPHL 68 13 25 38 29 5 0 2 2 01964–65 Portland Buckaroos WHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — —1965–66 San Francisco Seals WHL 72 12 27 39 42 72 4 6 01966–67 California Seals WHL 62 8 16 24 14 6 0 0 0 01967–68 Omaha Knights CPHL 65 12 22 34 47 — — — — —1968–69 Toledo Blades IHL 64 16 51 67 49 8 1 9 10 21969–70 Toledo Blades IHL 68 16 45 61 56 3 0 0 0 41970–71 Toledo Hornets IHL 68 6 34 40 42 — — — — —1971–72 Toledo Hornets IHL 72 8 42 50 36 — — — — —1972–73 Toledo Hornets IHL 55 10 37 47 18 4 0 2 2 01972–73 Philadelphia Blazers WHA 8 1 3 4 0 — — — — —1973–74 Toledo Hornets IHL 59 10 40 50 32 3 0 3 3 21974–75 Lansing-Saginaw IHL 69 11 38 49 24 — — — — —1975–76 Saginaw Gears IHL 72 7 41 48 26 12 1 2 3 81976–77 Saginaw Gears IHL 66 7 35 42 18 19 4 12 16 41977–78 Saginaw Gears IHL 60 3 32 35 14 — — — — — WHA totals 8 1 3 4 0 — — — — —