Gene Chouinard Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:6
Weight Lb:160
Played For:Ottawa Senators
Birth Date:5 January 1902
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Career Start:1921
Career End:1938

Vincent Philippe Eugene "Blackie" Chouinard (January 5, 1902 – January 29, 1957) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators during the 1927–28 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1921 to 1938, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career

Chouinard played in the Ottawa City Hockey League (OCHL) from 1921–25 in his hometown with the Ottawa Montagnards. He then played the 1925–26 season in the Central Hockey League with the Eveleth-Hibbing Rangers and the following season in Niagara Falls, Ontario. During the 1927–28 Chouinard played for the Quebec Castors, the Waterville, Maine, and he also joined the Ottawa Senators for eight games during the 1927–28. Chouinard played failed to score a point in eight NHL games, but he did go on to play eight more years of professional hockey with New Haven Eagles (1928–31 and 1933–34), Bronx Tigers (1931–32), Riviere-du-Loup Lancers and Quebec Castors (1932–33), Tulsa Oilers and London Tecumsehs (1934–36), and Perth Crescents (1937–38).[1]

Coaching career

He first retired as a player in 1936 to become the coach of the Perth Blue Wings in the OVHL for one year. He played final games with the Perth Crescents during the 1937–38 season before retiring for good.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1921–22Ottawa MontagnardsOCHL14 7 9 16 147 2 4 6 3
1922–23Ottawa MontagnardsOCHL9 8 3 11 142 0 0 0 0
1923–24Ottawa MontagnardsOCHL10 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
1923–24Ottawa MontagnardsAl-Cup4 4 0 4
1924–25Ottawa MontagnardsOCHL16 12 1 13 3 1 0 1 4
1924–25Ottawa MontagnardsAl-Cup4 0 0 1 14
1925–26Eveleth-Hibbing RangersCHL19 0 0 0 0
1926–27Niagara Falls CataractsCan-Pro27 3 3 6 161 0 0 0 0
1927–28Ottawa SenatorsNHL8 0 0 0 0
1927–28Quebec CastorsCan-Am2 0 0 0 0
1928–29New Haven EaglesCan-Am22 4 1 5 82 0 0 0 4
1929–30New Haven EaglesCan-Am40 4 7 11 60
1930–31New Haven EaglesCan-Am40 7 11 18 56
1931–32Bronx TigersCan-Am39 5 7 12 402 1 1 2 4
1932–33Quebec CastorsCan-Am20 3 5 8 16
1933–34New Haven EaglesCan-Am40 8 12 20 25
1934–35Tulsa OilersAHA48 11 13 24 115 1 0 1 8
1934–35London TecumsehsIHL1 0 0 0 0
1935–36Tulsa OilersAHA36 1 7 8 103 0 0 0 5
1936–37Perth Blue WingsOVHL
1937–38Perth Blue WingsOVHL1 0 0 0 0
Can-Am totals203 31 43 74 2054 1 1 2 8
NHL totals8 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Gene Chouinard. Hockey Hall of Fame.