René Drolet

René Georges Drolet (born November 13, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in two National Hockey League (NHL) games, one with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1972 and the other with the Detroit Red Wings in 1974. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1963 to 1978, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League.

Playing career Drolet was one of the leading scorers in American Hockey League history, totalling 298 goals and 443 assists for 741 points in 840 games with the Quebec Aces, Richmond Robins, Virginia Wings and Rochester Americans. He registered 10 consecutive 20-goal seasons in the AHL and was the league's leading scorer during the 1970s.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1960–61 Quebec Citadelles QPJHL 6 3 1 4 0 — — — — — 1961–62 Quebec Citadelles QPJHL 50 49 49 98 8 10 6 5 11 2 1961–62 Quebec Citadelles M-Cup — — — — — 9 6 6 12 8 1962–63 Quebec Citadelles QPJHL 45 52 54 106 47 12 9 12 21 7 1962–63 Quebec Aces AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1963–64 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 34 13 19 32 0 5 2 6 8 4 1964–65 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 56 35 39 74 0 7 1 4 5 6 1964–65 Quebec Aces AHL 3 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 1965–66 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 68 42 53 95 24 4 2 1 3 2 1965–66 Quebec Aces AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1966–67 Quebec Aces AHL 48 6 7 13 0 5 0 0 0 2 1967–68 Quebec Aces AHL 61 18 22 40 6 15 6 8 14 2 1968–69 Quebec Aces AHL 61 30 42 72 14 15 4 10 14 28 1969–70 Quebec Aces AHL 71 32 48 80 42 6 2 1 3 2 1970–71 Quebec Aces AHL 72 20 37 57 26 1 1 1 2 0 1971–72 Richmond Robins AHL 74 31 30 61 18 — — — — — 1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1972–73 Richmond Robins AHL 76 34 53 87 30 4 2 1 3 0 1973–74 Richmond Robins AHL 76 26 47 73 18 5 5 2 7 2 1974–75 Virginia Wings AHL 72 26 52 78 36 5 1 3 4 2 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1975–76 Rochester Americans AHL 74 23 40 63 42 7 0 1 1 0 1976–77 Rochester Americans AHL 80 28 37 65 42 12 5 4 9 4 1977–78 Rochester Americans AHL 70 24 27 51 20 6 5 1 6 2 AHL totals 840 298 443 741 300 81 31 32 63 44 NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —