Jean Pronovost
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Jean Pronovost | |||
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Born |
Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Canada | December 18, 1945||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Atlanta Flames Washington Capitals | ||
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Playing career | 1966–1982 |
Jean Joseph Denis Pronovost (born December 18, 1945) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames and Washington Capitals.
Biography
Jean Pronovost played his Junior hockey for the Niagara Falls Flyers. In his rookie year he won the scoring title for the team, as well as "Rookie of the Year".
He was acquired by Pittsburgh along with John Arbour from the Boston Bruins on May 21, 1968 for the Penguins 1969 first round draft pick (4th overall Frank Spring) and cash.
Pronovost was a consistent scorer who scored 40 goals four times. He was also the first member of the Pittsburgh Penguins to score
He was traded to Atlanta by Pittsburgh for Gregg Sheppard on September 6, 1978 and was sold to Washington by Calgary on July 1, 1980.
Pronovost coached Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL 1994 to 1996; the Quebec Rafales of the IHL 1996-97 and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) 2000-01.
Awards
- 1964-65 won the Gamma Sigma Award for Rookie of the Year for The Niagara Falls Flyers Major Junior "A" Team.
- Member of the Trib Total Media Penguins All-Time Team and the Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Fame
- Pictured up in the Ring of Honor that formerly circled in the Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Personal life
He is also a
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1963–64 | Victoriaville Bruins | QJHL | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64 | Victoriaville Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1964–65 |
Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 54 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | ||
1964–65 | Niagara Falls Flyers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | ||
1965–66 |
Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 48 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Oklahoma City Blazers |
CPHL |
68 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 81 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||
1967–68 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CPHL | 49 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
1968–69 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 72 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
1970–71 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 68 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1972–73 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 66 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 43 | 32 | 75 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 52 | 52 | 104 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 75 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1979–80 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 80 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1980–81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 998 | 391 | 383 | 774 | 413 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 14 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1977
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Canada | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
1978
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Canada | WC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database