Armand Gaudreault

Armand Gérard Gaudreault (July 14, 1921 – July 2, 2013) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 44 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1944–45 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1940 to 1952, was spent in the Quebec Senior Hockey League and the American Hockey League. Gaudreault was born in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec.

Armand Gaudreault
Born	(1921-07-14)July 14, 1921 Saint-Félicien, Quebec, Canada
Died	July 2, 2013(2013-07-02) (aged 91) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins
Playing career	1940–1952

Playing career

Gaudreault began his professional career with the Quebec Aces of the Quebec Senior Hockey League in 1940. In 1944, he signed with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and played 44 games, scoring 15 goals and 24 points in his one and only season in the NHL. Afterwards he had two highly productive seasons with the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears, with 21 and 23 goals in respective seasons. He would eventually return to the Aces in 1949 and would remain with the team until his retirement in 1952.

Later life

Gaudreault died in Quebec City on July 2, 2013, at the age of 91.^[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1940–41	Quebec Aces	QSHL		33	11	12	23	23		4	0	0	0	2
1941–42	Quebec Aces	QSHL		40	19	25	44	19		7	3	2	5	4
1941–42	Quebec Aces	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		8	4	5	9	2
1942–43	Quebec Morton Aces	QSHL		34	16	26	42	4		6	0	2	2	2
1943–44	Quebec Aces	QSHL		25	18	28	46	21		6	4	3	7	4
1943–44	Quebec Aces	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		9	6	3	9	6
1944–45	Boston Bruins	NHL		44	15	9	24	27		7	0	2	2	8
1945–46	Hershey Bears	AHL		47	21	24	45	42		3	1	0	1	4
1946–47	Hershey Bears	AHL		61	23	31	54	34		11	3	3	6	10
1946–47	Quebec Aces	QSHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1947–48	Hershey Bears	AHL		17	10	11	21	6		2	1	0	1	15
1947–48	Sherbrooke Saints	QPHL		10	10	15	25	22		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	Quebec Aces	QSHL		1	1	1	2	0		1	0	0	0	2
1949–50	Quebec Aces	QSHL		60	31	32	63	48		12	9	6	15	6
1950–51	Quebec Aces	QSHL		56	24	27	51	16		19	7	10	17	9
1951–52	Quebec Aces	QSHL		60	29	28	57	52		6	3	4	7	4
QSHL totals				310	149	179	328	183		61	26	27	53	33
NHL totals				44	15	9	24	27		7	0	2	2	8