Simon Nolet
Simon Nolet | |||
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Born |
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec, Canada | November 23, 1941||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Kansas City Scouts Pittsburgh Penguins Colorado Rockies | ||
Playing career | 1962–1977 |
Simon Laurent Nolet (born November 23, 1941) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Philadelphia Flyers. He was a member of the Philadelphia Flyers 1974 Stanley Cup-winning team, after earlier winning the 1965 Allan Cup championship of senior ice hockey with the Sherbrooke Castors.
Playing career
After a junior career with the
Immediately after that, Nolet signed with the Quebec Aces of the American Hockey League, scoring two goals and an assist in his professional debut. He would star with the Aces for three more seasons and part of two others, breaking out in 1968 to lead the league in scoring with 44 goals and 52 assists for 96 points and adding 15 points in ten playoff games as the Aces reached the Calder Cup finals, a pinnacle Nolet would help them reach the following season as well.
In the meantime, however, the expansion Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL had purchased the Aces and the rights to its players in
Left exposed in the
Retirement
He finished his NHL career having scored 150 goals and 182 assists for 332 points in 562 games.
After Nolet's playing career was over, he worked as a scout for the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association, and later served as an assistant coach for the club from 1982 until 1987. He remains a scout in the Flyers' organization.[citation needed][when?]
Achievements and facts
- Won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the AHL's leading scorer in 1968.
- Named to the AHL Second All-Star Team in 1968.
- Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1972 and 1975.
- Scored the first goal in Kansas City Scouts' history, and therefore the first goal for the New Jersey Devils' franchise.
- Was on a Stanley Cup-winning team with the Flyers in 1974.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1960–61 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1961–62 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 39 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
1961–62 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1961–62 | Quebec Citadelles | Mem-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
1962–63 | Windsor Maple Leafs | NSSHL | 55 | 53 | 55 | 108 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | ||
1962–63 | Moncton Hawks | NSSHL | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||
1963–64 | Windsor Maple Leafs | NSSHL | 68 | 68 | 65 | 133 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
1963–64 | Windsor Maple Leafs | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | ||
1964–65 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | Sherbrooke Castors | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 4 | ||
1965–66 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 61 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1966–67 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 66 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
1967–68 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1967–68 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 70 | 44 | 52 | 96 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | ||
1968–69 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 33 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | ||
1969–70 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 56 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 22 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1971–72 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 67 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 70 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
1973–74 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 52 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
1974–75 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 72 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 41 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 39 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 52 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 255 | 118 | 133 | 251 | 131 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 44 | ||||
NHL totals | 562 | 150 | 182 | 332 | 187 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database