Vincent Philippe Eugene "Blackie" Chouinard (January 5, 1902 – January 29, 1957) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators during the 1927–28 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1921 to 1938, was spent in various minor leagues.
| Gene Chouinard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Chouinard with Ottawa Montagnards | |||
| Born | January 5, 1902 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | January 29, 1957 (aged 55) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 1921–1938 | ||
Playing career
editChouinard played in the Ottawa City Hockey League (OCHL) from 1921–25 in his hometown with the Ottawa Montagnards. He then played the 1925–26 season in the Central Hockey League with the Eveleth-Hibbing Rangers and the following season in Niagara Falls, Ontario. During the 1927–28 Chouinard played for the Quebec Castors, the Waterville, Maine, and he also joined the Ottawa Senators for eight games during the 1927–28. Chouinard played failed to score a point in eight NHL games, but he did go on to play eight more years of professional hockey with New Haven Eagles (1928–31 and 1933–34), Bronx Tigers (1931–32), Riviere-du-Loup Lancers and Quebec Castors (1932–33), Tulsa Oilers and London Tecumsehs (1934–36), and Perth Crescents (1937–38).[1]
Coaching career
editHe first retired as a player in 1936 to become the coach of the Perth Blue Wings in the OVHL for one year. He played final games with the Perth Crescents during the 1937–38 season before retiring for good.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1921–22 | Ottawa Montagnards | OCHL | 14 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 1922–23 | Ottawa Montagnards | OCHL | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24 | Ottawa Montagnards | OCHL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24 | Ottawa Montagnards | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Ottawa Montagnards | OCHL | 16 | 12 | 1 | 13 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1924–25 | Ottawa Montagnards | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1925–26 | Eveleth-Hibbing Rangers | CHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | Can-Pro | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Quebec Castors | Can-Am | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 22 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1929–30 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 40 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 40 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Bronx Tigers | Can-Am | 39 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1932–33 | Quebec Castors | Can-Am | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 48 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1934–35 | London Tecumsehs | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Tulsa Oilers | AHA | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1936–37 | Perth Blue Wings | OVHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Perth Blue Wings | OVHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Can-Am totals | 203 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 205 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Gene Chouinard". Hockey Hall of Fame.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database