Career Vitals

Career NHL Statistics

Teams: Vancouver, Buffalo, N.Y. Rangers
Years: 1971-1980. Playoffs: 1975-1978

Pre-Draft Highlights

Won Memorial Cup with Montreal (OHA) in 1969 and 1970. ... Led OHA playoffs with 20 assists for Montreal in 1969. ... Led OHA playoffs with 23 assists for Montreal in 1970. ... Named to OHA All-Star Second Team with Montreal in 1969-70. ... Led all OHA defensemen with 88 points in 1970-71. ... Won OHA Max Kaminsky Trophy as league's Most Outstanding Defenseman with Montreal in 1970-71. ... Named to OHA All-Star First Team with Montreal in 1970-71.
 

Career Highlights

Scored a power-play goal in his first NHL preseason game vs. Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 1971, at Medicine Hat, Alberta. ... Scored a goal against Hall of Fame netminder Bernie Parent in his first NHL game on Oct. 8, 1971 The goal came at 6:38 of the third period to tie the score 2-2 in a game Toronto ended up winning 3-2. ... Represented Vancouver in 1974 NHL All-Star Game at Chicago. ... Won Vancouver Babe Pratt Trophy as team's outstanding defenseman in 1973-74. ... Played on Buffalo team that lost to Philadelphia in 1975 Stanley Cup Finals. ... Led Buffalo in plus-minus rating (plus-47) in 1975-76. ... Was on roster of N.Y. Rangers team that lost to Montreal in 1979 Stanley Cup Finals, but did not play in playoffs due to injury. ... Played on 1979-80 New Haven team that won AHL regular-season title.
 

Transaction History

Oct. 14, 1974 -- Traded by Vancouver with Bryan McSheffrey to Buffalo in exchange for Gerry Meehan and Mike Robitaille. March 12, 1979 -- Traded by Buffalo to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for future considerations (1979 third-round pick, Jacques Cloutier, and 1980 third-round pick, Sean McKenna). June 13, 1979 -- Left unprotected by N.Y. Rangers for 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, but reclaimed as fill-in after Dave Farrish was taken off N.Y. Rangers roster.

The 1972 Summit Series

Following his rookie season, a 21-year-old Guevremont was honored by being named a member of the Team Canada squad that faced the Soviet Union in the legendary 1972 Summit series. Guevremont, Rick Martin, and Marcel Dionne were the only members of the team who had played just one NHL season. As a result of his inexperience, he was on the roster in a reserve role and did not get to play in any of the eight games against the Soviets -- a run that ended with Canada's dramatic Game 8 victory to win the series. Guevremont traveled with the team throughout the games in Canada and made the trip overseas to Moscow for the final four games of the series in late September. However, after Game 5, Guevremont joined Martin, Vic Hadfield and Gilbert Perreault in flying home to North America. The others' decision to leave was based largely on Canadian coach Harry Sinden's declaring within team circles that they would not be playing in any more games. Guevremont, however, had brought his wife to Russia, and she had become ill and needed to see her doctor back home. He left at the same time, but only for family reasons. As part of Team Canada, Guevremont was honored with induction into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame alongside his Summit Series teammates in 2005.

Significant Injuries

Missed part of 1974-75 season with charley horse in left leg, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Nov. 16, 1974, game at Boston. He did not return until Buffalo's Nov. 24, 1974, game vs. Montreal. ... Missed part of 1974-75 season with calcium deposits in left thigh, diagnosed after Buffalo's Dec. 5, 1974, game vs. Washington. He did not return until Buffalo's Jan. 3, 1975, game at California, where he scored the game-tying goal at 11:28 of the second period. ... Missed part of 1977-78 season with left knee injury, suffered during the first period of Buffalo's Dec. 17, 1977, game at Vancouver. He did not return until Buffalo's Jan. 26, 1978, game vs. Minnesota. ... Missed start of 1978-79 season with broken nose, an injury suffered during preseason game. He did not make his 1978-79 regular-season debut until Buffalo's Oct. 19, 1978, game at Toronto. ... Miissed remainder of 1978-79 season and entire 1979 playoffs with severely bruised left shin, a season-ending injury suffered when he was hit by a slap shot during Buffalo's Feb. 24, 1979, game at Washington. While he was out with the injury, he was traded to N.Y. Rangers, but did not play for Rangers until the following season.

Life Outside the NHL

Full Name: Jocelyn Marcel Guevremont
Nickname: "Joc" (pronounced Joss)
Also Known as: Josh Guevremont

Other Post-Draft Teams: New Haven (AHL)

Career Beyond Hockey: Ran a high-end fantasy hockey camp in Florida briefly after his retirement. Was also active in Oldtimers' hockey tour for many years, and took up permanent residence in South Florida, where he became a youth hockey coach.
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Non-Playing Career

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