Robert Louis "Bob" Fillion (Born July 12, 1921 in Thetford Mines, Quebec) is a former professional hockey player who played 7 years for the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL. He won 2 Stanley Cups in his Career with Montreal in 1944 and 1946. He also spent time with the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL and the Sherbrooke Saints of the QSHL. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Thetford Mines is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada (population approximately 26,000). ... Retirement is the status of a worker who has stopped working. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. ... NHL redirects here. ... This is the current WikiProject: Ice Hockey Article Improvement Drive collaboration! The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The 1943-44 season was the 27th NHL season. ... The 1945-46 season was the 29th National Hockey League (NHL) season. ... The Buffalo Bisons (Pronounced BI-zons by locals) are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The Quebec Senior Hockey League (QSHL) was an amateur ice hockey league that operated between 1944 and 1953 in Québec, Canada, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League (QHL). ...

The Fillion hockey playing family

Bob Fillion is the most famous of Thetford Mines' and one of Quebec's most famous hockey family, being one of seven hockey playing siblings . Thetford Mines is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada (population approximately 17,000). ... This article describes the Canadian province. ...

Right winger Marcel "Paddy" Fillion also reached the NHL, playing one game for the Boston Bruins in 1944-1945 and playing in the Eastern Hockey League, the American Hockey League and the Quebec Senior Hockey League from 1944 to 1952. This is a list of ice hockey players who have only played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1917-18 to 2000-01. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Eastern Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league that was known as the EHL. // Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933-1953) The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL). ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The Quebec Senior Hockey League (QSHL) was an amateur ice hockey league that operated between 1944 and 1953 in Québec, Canada, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League (QHL). ...

Right winger Dennis Fillion played in the United States Hockey League, the Pacific Coast Hockey League, the American Hockey League, the Maritime Major Hockey League, the Quebec Senior Hockey League and the Atlantic Coast Senior League from 1948 to 1956. The United States Hockey League is a defunct minor league of ice hockey; it was in existence from 1945 to 1951. ... The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an amateur ice hockey league with teams in western United States and Canada that played from 1944 to 1952. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The Quebec Senior Hockey League (QSHL) was an amateur ice hockey league that operated between 1944 and 1953 in Québec, Canada, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League (QHL). ...

Defenseman Georges Fillion was invited to the Montreal Canadiens training camp at the same time as Bob but decided to return home in Thetford Mines because he didn't speak english very well. He played in the Quebec Senior Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. ... Thetford Mines is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada (population approximately 17,000). ... The Quebec Senior Hockey League (QSHL) was an amateur ice hockey league that operated between 1944 and 1953 in Québec, Canada, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League (QHL). ...

Nelson, Fernand and Jean-Marie Fillion also played in the Quebec Senior Hockey League and various Senior Hockey leagues throughout the years. The Quebec Senior Hockey League (QSHL) was an amateur ice hockey league that operated between 1944 and 1953 in Québec, Canada, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League (QHL). ...

All seven Fillion brothers played on the same team, the Thetford Chappies of the Ligue Intermédiaire de Hockey du Québec during the '40's. That's were Bob and Georges were spotted by a Montreal Canadiens scout. The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. ...

Strangely, even if the Fillions are the most famous and biggest hockey playing family in Thetford Mines, no building or street is named after them while the arena has been renamed Centre Mario Gosselin after Thetford Mines native goalie Mario Gosselin helped Team Canada finish in fourth place at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics. Thetford Mines is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada (population approximately 17,000). ... The Centre Mario Gosselin is a multi-purpose arena in Thetford Mines, Quebec. ... Mario Gosselin (born June 15, 1963 in Thetford Mines, Quebec) is a Canadian hockey goaltender who played 12 years in the NHL for the Quebec Nordiques, the Los Angeles Kings and the Hartford Whalers. ... The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. ...

External links

• Career Stats
• Hockey Hall of Fame Biography
• Bob Fillion's Day with the Stanley Cup