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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Gilles
Lupien
Selected in
second round
No. 33 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born April 20, 1954
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-6 Weight: 205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Montreal (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Lachute, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Brownsburg, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Quebec | QMJHL | 36 |
0 | 5 |
5 | 54 | | 1972-73 |
Sherbrooke | QMJHL |
26 | 0 |
5 | 5 |
71 | | |
Montreal | QMJHL |
26 | 4 |
4 | 8 |
66 | | 1973-74 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
44 | 3 |
29 | 32 |
168 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News
draft preview issue as No. 97 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 13, 1977 (Montreal at
Chicago)
Numbers: 24 (Montreal); 2
(Pittsburgh); 23 (Hartford)
Stanley Cup: 1978, 1979.
Playing Status:
Retired 1982 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1977-1981 | Montreal, Pittsburgh, Hartford |
226 | 5 | 25 |
30 | 416 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1978-1980 | Montreal |
25 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 21 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Montreal PIM Leader: 1977-78 (108), 1978-79
(124), 1979-80 (109)
Miscellaneous: Left unprotected by Montreal in
1979 NHL Expansion Draft, but was re-claimed as a fill-in after Cam Connor was
selected off Montreal roster on June 13, 1979. Montreal had made pre-drafts
deal with the expansion teams to ensure that Lupien would not be selected in the draft and
could be reclaimed as a fill-in. ... Missed part of 1979-80
season with groin injury suffered in March 1980. ... Scored two goals in first
game with Hartford on Feb. 22, 1981, vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Was tallest
defenseman in NHL during his playing days. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL);
Binghamton (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1976, 1977 (Nova Scotia)
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by
Toronto, No. 100 overall in Round 7)
AHL Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1974-75 (Nova Scotia) (316), 1976-77 (Nova Scotia) (215)
AHL Playoffs
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1977 (Nova Scotia) (35)
1975-76, 1976-77:
Played on AHL regular-season champ (N. Scotia).
Miscellaneous: Went
into business world after his retirement, owning a Dunkin' Donuts franchise
and also organizing a program to help former NHL players adjust to their lives
after hockey. ... Became a respected and prominent player agent, founding his
own company and specializing in the representation of players from Quebec. Had
more than 20 NHL players and prospects as clients, including Martin Lapointe,
Patrick Lalime, Martin Biron, Frederic Cassivi, Mathieu Chouinard, Denis
Gauthier, Daniel Boisclair, Manny Fernandez, Roberto Luongo, Claude Lapointe,
Sebastien Bordeleau and Donald Audette. ... The rink in his hometown of
Brownsburg, Quebec, was named Gilles Lupien Arena in his honor.
Personal: Nicknamed "Loopy." |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Montreal traded Lupien to Pittsburgh
in exchange for 1983 third-round pick (later traded) on Sept. 26, 1980. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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