Jeannot Gilbert Explained

Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:175
Played For:Boston Bruins (NHL)
Quebec Nordiques (WHA)
Birth Date:December 29, 1940
Birth Place:Grande Baie, Quebec, Canada
Career Start:1959
Career End:1975

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

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1959–60Barrie FlyersOHA44 28 36 64 286 2 5 7 0
1960–61Niagara Falls FlyersOHA48 36 28 64 217 2 8 10 0
1960–61Kingston FrontenacsEPHL1 0 1 1 0
1961–62Clinton CometsEHL67 38 51 89 336 4 1 5 0
1961–62Kingston FrontenacsEPHL5 1 2 3 03 2 0 2 0
1962–63Kingston FrontenacsEPHL64 34 53 87 255 1 6 7 2
1962–63Boston BruinsNHL5 0 0 0 4
1963–64Minneapolis BruinsCHL72 50 50 100 185 4 1 5 2
1964–65Providence RedsAHL64 25 30 55 16
1964–65Boston BruinsNHL4 0 1 1 0
1965–66Hershey BearsAHL69 20 51 71 133 0 2 2 0
1966–67Hershey BearsAHL72 26 57 83 485 0 2 2 0
1967–68Hershey BearsAHL72 28 47 75 245 1 1 2 0
1968–69Hershey BearsAHL71 35 65 100 1311 3 3 6 10
1969–70Hershey BearsAHL67 23 41 64 87 2 6 8 2
1970–71Hershey BearsAHL56 14 28 42 84 0 2 2 4
1971–72Hershey BearsAHL74 29 42 71 244 0 1 1 0
1972–73Hershey BearsAHL71 31 58 89 87 3 8 11 2
1973–74Quebec NordiquesWHA75 17 39 56 20
1974–75Quebec NordiquesWHA58 7 21 28 1211 3 6 9 2
WHA totals133 24 60 84 3211 3 6 9 2
NHL totals9 0 1 1 4