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Gene Chouinard

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Gene Chouinard
Chouinard with Ottawa Montagnards
Born (1902-01-05)January 5, 1902
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died January 29, 1957(1957-01-29) (aged 55)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Ottawa Senators
Playing career 1921–1938

Vincent Philippe Eugene "Blackie" Chouinard (January 5, 1902 – January 29, 1957) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators during the 1927–28 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1921 to 1938, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career

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Chouinard played in the Ottawa City Hockey League (OCHL) from 1921–25 in his hometown with the Ottawa Montagnards. He then played the 1925–26 season in the Central Hockey League with the Eveleth-Hibbing Rangers and the following season in Niagara Falls, Ontario. During the 1927–28 Chouinard played for the Quebec Castors, the Waterville, Maine, and he also joined the Ottawa Senators for eight games during the 1927–28. Chouinard played failed to score a point in eight NHL games, but he did go on to play eight more years of professional hockey with New Haven Eagles (1928–31 and 1933–34), Bronx Tigers (1931–32), Riviere-du-Loup Lancers and Quebec Castors (1932–33), Tulsa Oilers and London Tecumsehs (1934–36), and Perth Crescents (1937–38).[1]

Coaching career

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He first retired as a player in 1936 to become the coach of the Perth Blue Wings in the OVHL for one year. He played final games with the Perth Crescents during the 1937–38 season before retiring for good.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1921–22 Ottawa Montagnards OCHL 14 7 9 16 14 7 2 4 6 3
1922–23 Ottawa Montagnards OCHL 9 8 3 11 14 2 0 0 0 0
1923–24 Ottawa Montagnards OCHL 10 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
1923–24 Ottawa Montagnards Al-Cup 4 4 0 4
1924–25 Ottawa Montagnards OCHL 16 12 1 13 3 1 0 1 4
1924–25 Ottawa Montagnards Al-Cup 4 0 0 1 14
1925–26 Eveleth-Hibbing Rangers CHL 19 0 0 0 0
1926–27 Niagara Falls Cataracts Can-Pro 27 3 3 6 16 1 0 0 0 0
1927–28 Ottawa Senators NHL 8 0 0 0 0
1927–28 Quebec Castors Can-Am 2 0 0 0 0
1928–29 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 22 4 1 5 8 2 0 0 0 4
1929–30 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 40 4 7 11 60
1930–31 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 40 7 11 18 56
1931–32 Bronx Tigers Can-Am 39 5 7 12 40 2 1 1 2 4
1932–33 Quebec Castors Can-Am 20 3 5 8 16
1933–34 New Haven Eagles Can-Am 40 8 12 20 25
1934–35 Tulsa Oilers AHA 48 11 13 24 11 5 1 0 1 8
1934–35 London Tecumsehs IHL 1 0 0 0 0
1935–36 Tulsa Oilers AHA 36 1 7 8 10 3 0 0 0 5
1936–37 Perth Blue Wings OVHL
1937–38 Perth Blue Wings OVHL 1 0 0 0 0
Can-Am totals 203 31 43 74 205 4 1 1 2 8
NHL totals 8 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Gene Chouinard". Hockey Hall of Fame.
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