Gilbert Perreault (born November 13, 1950 in Victoriaville, Quebec) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for seventeen seasons with the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. Blessed with an uncanny ability to stickhandle in close quarters, he was one of the slickest playmaking centres ever to play the game. November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Victoriaville is a city in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... NHL redirects here. ...

Playing Career

In 1969 and 1970, Perreault was on the Memorial Cup-winning Montreal Junior Canadiens, which provoked a change in Memorial Cup eligibility rules. Previously, all Junior Clubs in Canada were eligible for the cup but the Junior Canadiens beat a club from Prince Edward Island so badly in the playoffs that Junior A was split into Major Junior and Junior A, with only the Major Junior clubs eligible for the trophy. The Junior Canadiens were so powerful that, astonishingly, they beat the Soviet national ice hockey team, 9-3 in an exhibition game in 1970 In 1970 two new franchises were awarded in the NHL — Buffalo and the Vancouver Canucks. Buffalo, by the luck of the draw chosen by a roulette wheel, in which the number "11" came up for the Sabres, won the right to the first choice in the amateur draft. This was the first year that the Montreal Canadiens did not have a priority right to draft Quebecois junior players. Consequently, Perreault was available and taken first overall by the Sabres. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). ... The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a major junior hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. ... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti The Small Protected By The Great) Official languages English Flower Pink Ladys Slipper Tree Red Oak Bird Blue Jay Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant-Governor Barbara Oliver Hagerman Premier Pat Binns (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 4 4 Area Total  - Land  - Water... The Soviet national ice hockey team, or USSR national ice hockey team (Russian: Сборная СССР по хоккею с шайбой) was the most dominant amateur hockey team in international play between 1954 and 1991. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1969-70 NHL season was the 53rd season of the National Hockey League. ... The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Montreal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. ...

Because the Sabres were a new team in 1970, the broadcast crew was also inexperienced, and famously the television broadcast cut away one night as Perreault picked up the puck behind the net. They had incorrectly assumed that the whistle would blow for an icing infraction, only to have Ted Darling, the team's broadcaster, screaming into the microphone as they returned from the commercial describing Perreault's brilliant end to end rush and goal that the viewers had missed. Ted Darling (born Kingston, Ontario, died December 19 1996 at the age of 61) was the original Voice of the Buffalo Sabres ice hockey team for twenty-two seasons, calling the teams games between 1970 and 1991. ...

Perreault, wearing number #11 in honour of the roulette wheel's choice, became an immediate star, leading the Sabres in scoring — a feat he would never fail to accomplish in any season in which he did not miss significant time to injury, before his penultimate year — and winning rookie of the year honours. The line he famously played on for much of his career was known as "The French Connection" with Rene Robert on right wing and Rick Martin on left wing, and was one of the most renowned offensive combinations of the 1970s. In ice hockey, The French Connection was the nickname of a Buffalo Sabres forward line consisting of Gilbert Perreault, René Robert, and Richard (Rick) Martin. ... Rene Robert (born 31 December 1948 in Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played 12 seasons in the NHL between 1970 and 1982. ... Rick Martin (born 26 July 1951 in Verdun, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played in the NHL for 11 seasons between 1971 and 1982. ...

He was named to Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union but only saw activity in two games (4&5) and left the team before the series ended. In 1976, Canada hosted the first Canada Cup series and boasted what many believe is the greatest Canadian team ever assembled. Perreault played with superstars like Bobby Orr, Darryl Sittler, Bobby Hull, Guy Lafleur, and Marcel Dionne. Perreault often played with fellow Québecois Lafleur and Dionne, and the three formed a spectacular offensive unit. Canada won the series after beating Czechoslovakia in a best out of three. He later played in the 1981 Canada Cup on a line with Wayne Gretzky and Lafleur. He was playing some of the best hockey of his career, leading all scorers with nine points in four games, when he was forced out of the tournament with a broken ankle. Team Canada lost the final to the USSR 8-1. Canadian National Team or Team Canada can mean various things: Canadian national mens hockey team Canadian national womens hockey team Canada mens national soccer team Canadian national mens basketball team Canadian national baseball team Canadian Olympic team. ... (Redirected from 1972 Summit Series) The 1972 Summit Series was the first competition between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players (the latter being banned from Olympic play at the time due to the rules regarding the exclusion of professional athletes from amateur competition, though soviet hockey players were amateurs... The Canada Cup refers to several types of professional sporting events held in Canada: It is also the previous name of the World Cup of Golf. ... Robert Gordon Bobby Orr, OC (born March 20, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenseman and is considered to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time. ... Darryl Glen Sittler (born September 18, 1950 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada), was a professional ice hockey player. ... Robert Marvin Hull (born January 3, 1939) was a Canadian ice hockey player. ... Guy Lafleur Guy Damien Lafleur, OC, CQ, (born September 20, 1951 in Thurso, Quebec), is one of the greatest and most popular players ever to play professional ice hockey. ... Marcel Elphege Little Beaver Dionne (born August 3, 1951, in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League, and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... The 1981 Canada Cup was the second such professional ice hockey world championship. ... Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26, 1961) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently part-owner and head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. ... Canadian National Team or Team Canada can mean various things: Canadian national mens hockey team Canadian national womens hockey team Canada mens national soccer team Canadian national mens basketball team Canadian national baseball team Canadian Olympic team. ...

Perreault retired at the end of the 1986 season. Thereafter, pension changes came into effect significantly boosting the pensions of retired players who played at least twenty games in the 1987 season. He duly came out of retirement, and still played effectively, retiring for good after his twentieth game. Image File history File links One_perreault01. ... The 1986-87 NHL season was the 70th regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...

Career statistics

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Retirement

He finished his career scoring 512 goals and 814 assists for 1326 points in 1191 games. At the time of his retirement, Perreault was the sixth leading scorer in NHL history. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990. 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...

Since his retirement from hockey, Perreault has remained active in the game, coaching Junior teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French: la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English, LHJMQ in French) is one of the three Major Junior A Tier I hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ...

He finished his career scoring 512 goals and 814 assists for 1326 points in 1191 games. At the time of his retirement, Perreault was the sixth leading scorer in NHL history. He was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1990. Since his retirement from hockey, Perreault has remained active in the game, coaching Junior teams in the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]]. ==Career achievements and facts== * Tied with Marc Bergevin for 69th for most games played with 1191. * Currently 30th in all-time goals scored. * Currently 23rd in all-time assists scored. * Currently 26th in all-time points scored. * Won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1970. * Won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1973. * Named an NHL Second Team All-Star in 1976 and 1977. * In 1998, he was ranked number 47 on The Hockey News' list Marc Bergevin (born August 11, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian professional hockey defenceman. ... Calder Memorial Trophy on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the top Rookie in the National Hockey League. ... The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, formerly known as the Lady Byng Trophy, is presented each year to the National Hockey League hockey player voted to have shown the best sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with performance in play. ... 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. ... of the 100 Greatest Hockey

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See also

• List of NHL Players
• Hockey Hall of Fame
• List of NHL statistical leaders
• List of NHL seasons
• List of NHL players with 1000 points
• List of NHL players with 500 goals

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External link

• Gilbert Perreault's stats at hockeydb.com