Louis Denis Explained

Louis Denis
Position:Right wing
Played For:Montreal Canadiens
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:140
Birth Date:7 June 1928
Birth Place:Vonda, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death Place:Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1948
Career End:1961

Louis Gilbert "Lulu" Denis (June 7, 1928 – October 11, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played three games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1949–50 and 1950–51 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1961, was spent with the Montreal Royals in the Quebec Senior Hockey League. Denis died on October 11, 2022, at the age of 94.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1945–46Montreal Junior CanadiensQJAHA17 8 3 11 6
1946–47Montreal Junior CanadiensQJAHA28 11 19 30 288 3 4 7 0
1947–48Montreal Junior CanadiensQJAHA31 22 21 43 1012 3 12 15 0
1948–49Montreal RoyalsQSHL53 12 17 29 219 1 0 1 10
1949–50Montreal CanadiensNHL2 0 1 1 0
1949–50Montreal RoyalsQSHL57 24 23 47 516 1 1 2 2
1950–51Montreal CanadiensNHL1 0 0 0 0
1950–51Montreal RoyalsQSHL57 22 32 54 277 2 3 5 4
1951–52Montreal RoyalsQSHL59 21 21 42 87 2 1 3 4
1952–53Buffalo BisonsAHL2 1 0 1 0
1952–53Montreal RoyalsQSHL51 23 16 39 1414 3 4 7 4
1953–54Montreal RoyalsQSHL68 16 36 52 1411 0 6 6 4
1954–55Montreal RoyalsQSHL62 20 47 67 84 0 0 0 2
1955–56Montreal RoyalsQSHL61 14 25 39 1713 8 10 18 0
1956–57Montreal RoyalsQSHL68 22 26 48 344 0 1 1 0
1957–58Montreal RoyalsQSHL61 21 31 52 117 4 4 8 4
1958–59Montreal RoyalsQSHL61 15 31 46 398 3 3 6 4
1959–60Montreal RoyalsEPHL67 22 31 53 3314 2 3 5 4
1960–61Montreal RoyalsEPHL34 8 9 17 6
QSHL totals658 210 305 515 24490 24 33 57 38
NHL totals3 0 1 1 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louis Gilbert "Lulu" Denis obituary . Munro & Morris Funeral Homes Ltd. . October 13, 2022.