1969 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Round Overall
1 13
J.P. Bordeleau
Selected by Chicago from Montreal (OHA)
Chicago Black Hawks Montreal Junior Canadiens
J.P. Bordeleau
 

6-foot-1, 165 pounds

Right-hand shot

Right Wing

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1967-68 Montreal OHA 54 22 21 43 96
1968-69Montreal OHA 51 17 36 53 150

Pre-Draft Notes

Won Memorial Cup with Montreal in 1969.
Canadian • Born June 13, 1949 in Noranda, Quebec • Hometown: Noranda, Quebec

Career Vitals

First contract: 1969
Debut: April 26, 1970 (playoffs)
(Chicago at Boston)
Final NHL game: April 8, 1980
(Chicago vs. St. Louis)
Retired: 1984
Stanley Cup: Never won
Numbers worn: 22, 25, 23

Career NHL Statistics

Team: Chicago
Years: 1972-1980. Playoffs: 1970-1980

Regular Season
  GP G A TP PIM
9 years 519 97 126 223 143
 
Stanley Cup Playoffs
GP G A TP PIM
9 years 48 3 6 9 12
 
Complete statistics available at NHL.com 

Career Highlights

Made NHL regular-season debut in Chicago's March 1, 1972, game at Los Angeles and had an assist. ... Played on 1971-72 Dallas team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Led CHL with 41 goals for Dallas in 1971-72. ... Led CHL with 10 playoff goals for Dallas in 1972. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Dallas in 1972. ... Named to CHL All-Star First Team with Dallas in 1971-72. ... Played in 1973 Stanley Cup Finals with Chicago. ... On 1980-81 New Brunwick team that won AHL regular-season title. ... Played 15 regular-season games for New Brunswick team that went on to win CHL regular-season title and Adams Cup, but was not with team during postseason.

Significant Injuries

Missed more than half of 1970-71 season with a hernia that required surgery. ... Missed part of 1976-77 season with torn ligaments in left hand. Missed part of 1978-79 season with cracked bone in left ankle, an injury suffered in January 1979. ... Missed part of 1979-80 season with back injury.

Tough End in Chicago

At age 31, Bordeleau was cut from the Black Hawks early in the 1980-81 season after he passed through the 1980 NHL Waiver Draft. Unhappy with the organization, he claimed he was run out of town by Chicago management with two years left on his contract. He would never make it back to the NHL.

Life Outside the NHL

Full Name: Jean-Pierre Bordeleau
Nickname: "Jeep"

Other Post-Draft Teams: Dallas (CHL); New Brunswick (AHL); Riverview (NBSHL)

Coaching Career: Named Riverview (New Brunswick Sr.) player-coach prior to 1982-83 season, stopped playing full-time in 1983, and coached through 1983-84 season.

Career Beyond Hockey: Moved to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, after retirement and worked briefly in insurance business before opening first of two Tim Hortons Donuts franchise in 1985. He also owns a Tim Hortons in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec.

Family: Younger brother of former NHL player Christian Bordeleau. ... Older brother of former NHL player Paulin Bordeleau. ... Uncle of former NHL player Sebastien Bordeleau.

Miscellaneous:

Selected by Los Angeles Sharks in 1972 WHA Draft, the first-ever WHA Draft, in February 1972. Selected by Chicago Cougars in 1973 WHA draft of established professional players. Was a salesman at Chevrolet dealership in Chicago during off-seasons of his playing days. Played on line with Tom Lysiak and Rich Preston for Chicago in 1979-80.
SNAPSHOT '69
Total Selected: 84
Forwards: 58
Defense: 18
Goaltenders: 8
Major Junior: 68
College Players: 8
Canadian: 78
Euro-Canadian: 1
American: 4
European: 1
Reached NHL: 49
Won Stanley Cup: 10
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 7
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 2
Picks Traded: 11


OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1969

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