Pierre Pilote

Joseph Albert Pierre Paul Pilote ( born December 11, 1931 in Kenogami, Quebec ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played from 1955 to 1969 for the Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.

Career

Even a very young age his parents moved to Fort Erie in Ontario. There, the ice rink was burned down and he did not have the opportunity to play ice hockey for many years. It was not until the age of 17 he began his career. As a junior at the St. Catharines Teepees in the Ontario Hockey Association, he caught up quickly.

He began his professional career in the AHL with the Buffalo Bisons. For the 1955/56 season the Chicago Blackhawks picked him in the NHL. He was a playful strong, but did well with sticky situations to deal in front of goal. He persuaded by his resistance and endurance. In its first five years, he missed a single game. At his side played mostly Elmer Vasko. After the Blackhawks had won in season 1960/61, the Stanley Cup, he became captain of the team in which at that time also Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita played. In May 1968 he was given in exchange for Jim Pappin at the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played one more season before he ended his career. He was the best defender in the time between Doug Harvey and Bobby Orr.

In 1975 he was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

On 12 November 2008 Pilote was honored in a ceremony before the game against the Boston Bruins and his former number 3 is no longer awarded by the Chicago Blackhawks in the future.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Stanley Cup: 1961

Personal Awards

  • First All -Star Team: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967
  • Second All-Star Team: 1960, 1961 and 1962
  • James Norris Memorial Trophy: 1963, 1964 and 1965
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