Gilles Lupien
| Gilles Lupien | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 20, 1954 Lachute, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins Hartford Whalers | ||
| NHL draft |
33rd overall, 1974 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| WHA draft |
71st overall, 1974 Toronto Toros | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1982 | ||
Joseph Leonard Gilles Lupien (born April 20, 1954) is a sports agent and Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Lupien is a former owner of the Longueuil Chevaliers, and the Victoriaville Tigres.[1]
Career
Lupien was born in Lachute, Quebec and raised in Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec. He started his career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1977. He would also play with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Hartford Whalers. He would win two Stanley Cups with Montreal in 1978 and 1979. Gilles is one of professional hockey's top agents, representing such stars as Steve Bernier, Corey Crawford, and Sean Couturier, and formerly representing Roberto Luongo. Gilles has a fan club that was started in 1977 and continues to operate today. The club held their 30-year reunion in Jaffray, BC in September 2007.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 1972–73 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 26 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Montreal Red White and Blue | QMJHL | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Montreal Red White and Blue | QMJHL | 44 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 268 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | ||
| 1974–75 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 73 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 316 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | ||
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 56 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 134 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | ||
| 1976–77 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 69 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 215 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 1977–78 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 108 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1978–79 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 124 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 56 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 53 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 280 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 58 | ||
| 1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 226 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 416 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||||
References
- ^ Morissette, Mario (2018-06-01). "Gilles Courteau réplique à Gilles Lupien". TVA Sports (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-12.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- Binghamton Whalers players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Hartford Whalers players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge players
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Nova Scotia Voyageurs players
- People from Lachute
- People from Laurentides
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- Sherbrooke Castors players
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