Aurel Emile 'Little Giant' Joliat (Ottawa, August 29, 1901 РJune 2, 1986 in Ottawa) was a Canadian professional hockey left winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Established 1850 as Bytown City Mayor Larry OBrien Governing body Ottawa City Council MPs / MPPs Members of Parliament (MPs) Mauril B̩langer (LPC), Paul Dewar (NDP), John Baird (CPC), Royal Galipeau (CPC), David McGuinty (LPC),Pierre Lemieux... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... NHL redirects here. ... The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. ...

Career

When discussions about the greatest left wing during the 1926-46 era are done, the name of Aurel Joliat is invariably mentioned. At 5' 07'and 136 lbs, Joliat played for the Aberdeen from 1916 to 1917, Ottawa New Edinburgh from 1917 to 1919, Iroquois Falls from 1919 to 1921, and the Montreal Canadiens from 1922-38. He was the recipient of the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1934. The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. ... Hart Memorial Trophy on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hart Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the ice hockey player who is most valuable to his team in the National Hockey League during the regular season. ...

Joliat was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. In 1985, Joliat skated around the Montreal Forum to a huge ovation as a "special treat" for the fans. Despite falling twice, he quickly stood up and finished his skate, cap jauntily held in his hand, his white hair flying. In 1998, though he had been retired from hockey for 60 years, he was ranked number 65 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. The Hockey Hall of Fame is located at the corner of Front & Yonge in downtown Toronto The Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame which is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, celebrates the history of ice hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Hockey News is a hockey resource magazine. ...

His brother Robert also played professional hockey.

Joliat continued to skate along Ottawa's Rideau Canal well into his 80s and died at the age of 84 in 1986, after seeing his beloved Canadiens win their 23rd Stanley Cup earlier that year and was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario. The Locks in Summer The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. ... Notre-Dame Cemetery in winter Notre Dame Cemetery, located at 455 Montreal Rd. ...

Career statistics

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External link

• Aurel Joliat at Find-A-Grave