Jean-Guy Talbot
Jean-Guy Talbot | |||
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![]() Talbot with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1960s | |||
Born |
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada | July 11, 1932||
Died |
February 22, 2024 Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada | (aged 91)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | |||
Playing career | 1952–1971 |
Jean-Guy Talbot (July 11, 1932 – February 22, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Talbot made his NHL debut with the
He began his coaching career with the
Early life
Talbot was born in
Professional career
Talbot made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut for the Montreal Canadiens on February 13, 1955,[5] against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.[6] He only played in two other games and spent the rest of that season in the minors, but made the Canadiens' roster the following year.[1] He played the full schedule for three consecutive seasons from 1960 to 1963.[1]
Talbot played in the NHL from 1955 to 1971, for the Minnesota North Stars, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens. With the Canadiens, he won seven Stanley Cup championships.[1]
Talbot was well known for being a sound passer. He was also known for having a clean but rather physical style of play which ultimately helped Montreal win Stanley Cups.[3] Talbot wore jersey #17 during his time with Montreal.[1]
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Talbot played 1,056 games, scoring 43 goals and adding 242 assists for 285 points. He was also assessed 1,006 penalty minutes. He was voted a First-Team All-Star in 1961–62 and was selected for six all-star games (1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1965 and 1967). He finished third in voting for the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 1961–62.[1] At the time of his death, he won the second-most championships without having been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, behind his former teammate Claude Provost's nine.[3]
Coaching career
Talbot became head coach of the
Personal life
Talbot was married to Pierrette Cormier for 72 years until his death.
Talbot died in Trois-Rivières on February 22, 2024, at the age of 91.[2][12][13]
Coaching record
National Hockey League
Team | Year | Regular season |
Post season
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G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
St. Louis Blues | 1972–73 | 65 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 67 | 4th in West | Lost in league quarter-finals (1–4 vs. CHI )
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St. Louis Blues | 1973–74 | 55 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 52 | 6th in West | fired |
New York Rangers | 1977–78 | 80 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 73 | 4th in Patrick | Lost in preliminary round (1–2 vs. BUF) |
NHL Total (1972–1978) | 200 | 82 | 90 | 28 | 192 | (2–6, 0.250) |
World Hockey Association
Team | Year | Regular season |
Post season
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G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics |
1975–76 | 41 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 29 | 6th in West | team folded |
WHA Total (1975–1976) | 41 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 29 | (0–0, 0.000) |
Western Hockey League
Team | Year | Regular season |
Post season
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G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
Denver Spurs | 1971–72 | 72 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 96 | 1st in WHL | Won in league semi-finals (4–0 vs. SD) Won Lester Patrick Cup (4–1 vs. POR) |
Denver Spurs | 1972–73 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4th in WHL | Promoted to St. Louis Blues |
WHL Total (1971–1973) | 81 | 47 | 26 | 8 | 102 | (8–1, 0.889 – 1 Lester Patrick Cup) |
Source:[4]
Central Hockey League
Team | Year | Regular season |
Post season
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G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
Denver Spurs | 1974–75 | 78 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 85 | 2nd in Northern | Lost in division semi-final (0–2 vs. OMA) |
CHL Total (1974–1975) | 78 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 85 | (0–2, 0.000) |
Source:[4]
Awards and accomplishments
- Stanley Cup champion (1956–60, 1965–66) (all with Montreal)[1]
- 1961–62 NHL All-Star team (1st)[1]
- Played in 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1965 and 1967 NHL All-Star game.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1949–50 | Trois-Rivieres Reds | QJHL | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
1950–51 | Trois-Rivieres Reds | QJHL | 44 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 136 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
1950–51 | Shawinigan Cataracts | QSHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1951–52 | Trois-Rivieres Reds | QJHL | 43 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 132 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
1952–53 | Quebec Aces | QHL | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1953–54 | Quebec Aces | QHL | 67 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
1953–54 | Quebec Aces | Ed-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
1954–55 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL
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3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1954–55 | Shawinigan Cataracts | QHL | 59 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 82 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||
1954–55 | Shawinigan Cataracts | Ed-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1955–56* | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
1956–57* | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 59 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
1957–58* | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 55 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
1958–59* | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 77 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
1959–60* | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
1960–61 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 143 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
1961–62 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 5 | 42 | 47 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
1962–63 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
1963–64 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
1964–65* | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 67 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | ||
1965–66* | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 59 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
1966–67 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1967–68 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
1968–69 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1969–70 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | ||
1970–71 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 57 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 1,056 | 43 | 242 | 285 | 1,006 | 150 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 142 | ||||
Sources:[1][4] |
See also
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jean-Guy Talbot Stats". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Lamarche, Michel (February 23, 2024). "Jean-Guy Talbot, who won 5 straight Stanley Cups with Canadiens, dead at 91". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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- ^ a b c d e f "Jean-Guy Talbot Hockey Stats and Profile". HockeyDB. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Jean-Guy Talbot 1954–55 Game Log". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "February 13, 1955 Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers Box Score". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 13, 1955. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Jean-Guy Talbot new Blues coach". The Bryan Times. St. Louis, MO. UPI. November 7, 1972. p. 15. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Game revives Talbot nightmare". The Spokesman-Review. New York, NY. AP. January 31, 1978. p. 15. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- St. Petersburg Times. August 23, 1977. p. 3C. Archivedfrom the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ Farber, Michael (August 2, 2006). "Embarrassing moments". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
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- NHL.com. Archivedfrom the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- NHL. Archivedfrom the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Jean-Guy Talbot Coaching Record, Awards and Honors". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database