Position	Forward Rover Defenceman
Shoots	Right
Nickname(s)	Cannonball Pit
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Pro Clubs	Montreal Nationals American Soo Indians Montreal Shamrocks Edm Eskimos Renfrew Millionaires Vancouver Millionaires Montreal Canadiens
Nationality	Canada
Born	Sep 1, 1883, Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Pro Career	1908 – 1928

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Didier Pitre's first major hockey league was in an early IHL playing with the American Soo Indians, who played in Sault Ste Marie. He joined the Soo team in 1904. By 1905/06, he was the already the top scorer in league scoing 41 goals in 22 games played. Pitre swas on the IHL first team all star that year in 1906 and again in 1907. Sault Ste. ...

The next season, he left as a free agent and played with the Montreal Shamrocks in the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association. He lasted there only one year before leaving to play with the Edmonton Eskimos . He stayed there only three years before jumping contract and coming back to eastern Canada where he played with the Renfrew Creamery Kings for the remainder of the year.

He joined the Montreal Canadiens the next year in 1909. He stayed for four years, before leaving for the west again. He spent a year playing with the Vancouver Millionaires. Pitre returned to Montreal the next year. In 1916, Pitre led the National Hockey Association in regular season assists and points. He scored 24 goals, 15 assists (assists in those days were one per goal and only if the official scorer thought it contributed to the goal being scored) for 39 points. He also helped lead the Canadiens to their first ever Stanley Cup. He led the playoffs in goals as well. He remained with Montreal through the formation of the NHL and into 1923. In the 1919 Stanley Cup playoffs, which were never completed due to the influenza epidemic, he led the playoffs in points. By 1921, the Canadiens had so much depth at forward, and an opening on defence due to the death of future Hall of Famer Joe Hall in the influenza epidemic, so they decided to try Pitre as a defenceman. At age 38, Pitre first regularly played as a defenceman. He played defence for his final two seasons before retiring. The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (in unity, prosperity) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Québec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Pitre is a surname given to Acadian settlers in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. ... This article is part of the Evolution of the NHL series. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... Look up Forward in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Joe Hall (May 3, 1882 - April 5, 1919), nicknamed Bad Joe Hall, was a professional ice hockey defenceman. ... Pitre is a surname given to Acadian settlers in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. ... Pitre is a surname given to Acadian settlers in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. ...

Pitre played essentially his entire career as a forward. He played his final two seasons, probably his least effective seasons, as a defender. The seasons where he performed the best were seasons he played right wing. Pitre was a good scorer. If a defenceman twice led major hockey leagues in points, while playing a long career like Pitre did (~20 years) he would be one of the all time great defenders. If a player plays 18 years as a forward twice leading major leagues in points and then hangs on for two final years as a defender, he is a good player. Pitre was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962 to show this. However, rating him as a defender is wrong. Pitre is a surname given to Acadian settlers in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. ... Look up Forward in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Pitre is a surname given to Acadian settlers in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. ... Pitre is a surname given to Acadian settlers in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador. ... Hockey Hall of Fame logo The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is dedicated to the history of ice hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL trophies (including the Stanley Cup) along with interactive activities. ...

Didier Pitre was also a member of the great line called "The Flying Frenchmen" along side of Jack Lavliolette and Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde. Lalonde with the 1910-11 Canadiens Edouard Newsy Lalonde (October 31, 1887, Cornwall, Ontario - November 21, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League (NHL) and a professional lacrosse player, regarded as one of hockeys and lacrosses greatest players of the first half...

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Here's one you don't see every day. In fact, it hadn't been seen since 1919 -- opposing players scoring natural hat tricks. Jonathan Cheechoo gave the San Jose Sharks a 3-1 lead over the Edmonton Oilers early in the second period, but Ryan Smyth answered with three goals in the third period, leading Edmonton to a 6-4 victory. Jonathan Earl Cheechoo (born July 15, 1980 in Moose Factory, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. ... The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... Ryan Alexander Gordon Smyth is a professional ice hockey player who was born on February 21, 1976 in Banff, Alberta. ...

The only other game in NHL history with natural hat tricks by opposing players was played Jan. 16, 1919, at the Laurier Avenue Arena in Ottawa. The final score was Montreal Canadiens 10, Ottawa Senators 6, with hat tricks by Didier "Cannonball" Pitre and Jack Darragh, respectively. Hat manipulation is a form of juggling in which the manipulator performs feats of skill and dexterity using a brimmed hat such as a bowler hat or a top hat. ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location of the City of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1850 as Town of Bytown Incorporated 1855 as City of Ottawa Amalgamated January 1, 2001 Government  - Mayor Larry OBrien  - City Council Ottawa City Council  - Representatives 8... The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. ... Jack Darragh (December 4, 1890 in Ottawa, Ontario - June 24, 1924 was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League. ...

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