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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Guy
Chouinard
Selected in second round
No.
28 overall by Atlanta Flames
Born October 20,
1956
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Quebec (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Quebec City, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Quebec City, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Quebec | QMJHL | 58 |
29 | 41 |
70 | 6 | | 1972-73 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
59 | 43 |
86 | 129 |
11 | | 1973-74 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
62 | 75 |
85 | 160 |
22 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship):
1974 (Quebec)
QMJHL Assists Leader: 1972-73 (Quebec) (86 assists)
Memorial Cup
Points Leader: 1974 (Quebec) (8 points)
Memorial Cup Assists Leader:
1974 (Quebec) (6 assists)
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Jacques
Richard and Andre Savard for Quebec (QMJHL) in 1971-72. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: February 2,
1975 (Atlanta at Minnesota)
Numbers: 16, 7 (Atlanta/Calgary); 17
(St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1975-1984 | Atlanta/Calgary, St. Louis |
578 | 205 | 370 |
575 | 120 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1984 |
Atlanta/Calgary, St. Louis | 46 |
9 | 28 | 37 |
12 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Atlanta Ellman's Trophy (MVP): 1978-79
100-Point Seasons: 1978-79 (107 points)
50-Goal Seasons:
1978-79 (50 goals)
Calgary Points Leader: 1981-82 (80)
Atlanta/Calgary Goals Leader:
1978-79 (50)
Calgary Assists Leader: 1981-82 (57), 1982-83 (59)
Atlanta/Calgary Playoffs Points Leader: 1979 (3), 1980 (4, tie), 1981 (17)
Atlanta/Calgary Playoffs Goals Leader: 1977 (2), 1978 (1, tie)
Atlanta/Calgary Playoffs Assists Leader: 1979 (2, tie), 1980 (3, tie),
1981 (14, tie)
Miscellaneous: Was available in 1974 NHL Amateur Draft because of
league's decision to allow drafting of underage players that year. ... Set
Atlanta/Calgary record (since broken) by scoring goals in six consecutive
games from Nov. 14 to Nov. 24, 1978. ... Became first player in
Atlanta/Calgary franchise history to score 50 goals in a season (1978-79) when
he achieved feat in Atlanta's April 6, 1979, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Was on
Atlanta team that relocated to Calgary on June 24, 1980. ... Missed part of
1980-81 season with dislocated shoulder, suffered when he slipped on ice
during Calgary's practice on Nov. 26, 1980, in Montreal. The injury required
surgery, and he did not return to action until Jan. 23, 1981. ... Missed parts
of 1981-82 season with severe groin pull, suffered during Calgary's game at
Minnesota on Oct. 28, 1981, and with eye injury, suffered during Calgary's
game at Philadelphia on Dec. 3, 1981. ... Left Calgary on Sept. 6, 1983, as
the franchise's all-time leader in points (529) and assists (336) (records
since broken). |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Nova Scotia (AHL);
Peoria (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1976 (Nova Scotia)
CHL McKenzie Trophy
(Rookie of Year): 1974-75 (Omaha)
QMJHL Coach of Year: 1989-90
(Victoriaville)
QMJHL Lapointe Trophy (Coach of Year): 1992-93 (Sherbrooke)
(first winner), 1997-98, 1998-99 (Quebec)
AHL All-Star Second Team:
1975-76 (Nova Scotia)
QMJHL Records: Most coaching victories (515),
most games coached (988)
AHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1976 (Nova Scotia) (15 points)
AHL
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1976 (Nova Scotia) (9 assists)
1975-76: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Nova Scotia).
1984-85: Played nine games for Peoria team that won IHL regular-season and
playoff titles, but was not with team during postseason.
Coaching Career: Named Longueuil (QMJHL) head coach on Jan. 10, 1986,
relocated with franchise to Victoriaville prior to 1987-88 season and remained
in that position through 1987-88 season. ... Named Verdun (QMJHL) coach prior
to 1988-89 season and remained in that position until April 4, 1989. ... Named
Victoriaville (QMJHL) head coach on May 25, 1989 and remained in that position
until May 10, 1990. ... Named Trois-Rivieres (QMJHL) head coach on Dec. 26,
1991, relocated with team to Sherbrooke on June 6, 1992, and remained in that
position until Oct. 31, 1995. ... Named Laval (QMJHL) head coach on Oct. 30,
1996, relocated with franchise to Quebec prior to 1997-98 season and remained
in that position until April 25, 2002.
Management Career:
Named Sherbrooke (QMJHL) general manager prior to 1994-95 season and remained
in that position until Oct. 31, 1995.
Miscellaneous: Was youngest player
in all of professional hockey in 1974-75, playing his first pro game before
his 18th birthday. ... Set AHL playoff records (since broken) with 15 points
and nine assists in 1975-76. ... Ran hockey school in Quebec with good friend
Andre Savard during his playing days. ... Retired after St. Louis chose not to include him in its 1984 training camp and
bought out the final year of his contract in July 1984. He came back to play
three weeks for
St. Louis' top minor-league team in Peoria (IHL) during 1984-85 season. ...
Played for Oldtimers' charity team known as NHL Ex-Pros during 1985-86 season
before entering coaching ranks. ... Led Longueuil (QMJHL) to QMJHL playoff
title and Memorial Cup tournament berth in his first full season as a head
coach.
Personal: Nicknamed "Gramps" because he appeared much older than
he really was. ... Full name is Guy Camil Chouinard. ...
Older brother of former minor-leaguer Jean Chouinard. ... Father of NHL player Eric Chouinard. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Calgary traded Chouinard to St. Louis
in exchange for future considerations on Sept. 6, 1983. |
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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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