Real Chevrefils Réal Chevrefils ( May 2 , 1932 in Timmins , Ontario , Canada – January 8 1981 ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward . Chevrefils was a member of the 1951 Memorial Cup champion Barrie Flyers . His stats for the OHA regular season in 1950 - 51 were 54 games played , 52 goals , 51 assists , for 103 total points . He was ranked as the second best junior hockey player in Canada , behind Jean Béliveau of the Quebec Citadelles . His brother , Maurice , a one - time player with the Johnstown Jets from the International Hockey League , played with the Barrie Flyers as well . When Chevrefils became a professional , his career was affected by alcohol . His first experiences with alcohol came while playing for the Hershey Bears in 1951 . While in Hershey , Chevrefils notched 20 goals and 28 assists for 48 points in just 34 games . Chevrefils started his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins in 1951 too . Bruins ’ teammates such as Leo Labine , who had also played with Chevrefils on the Barrie Flyers , mentioned that Chevrefils would be hung over in the dressing room . According to Lou Bendo , who played on Chevrefils ’ s last team , the 1963 Allan Cup winning Windsor Bulldogs , the Bruins organization felt Chevy was too small at 170 pounds and asked him to bulk up by having a few beers with supper . Despite the drinking issues , Chevrefils was also known for a sense of humour . In the 1951 Memorial Cup playoffs against the Quebec Citadelles , Jean Béliveau shot the puck so hard that it went through the net . The officials did not see it , and Chevrefils skated up to Beliveau and said , “ Hey , big Jean , don ’ t shoot so hard next time . ” In 1955 , Lynn Patrick , who had succeeded Art Ross as General Manager of the Boston Bruins predicted that Chevrefils “ … will be an all - star within three years , and within five years , he ’ ll be one of the best left wings ever to play in the league . ” In 1955 , the Bruins traded him to the Detroit Red Wings , after being part of the trade for Terry Sawchuk . Jack Adams , the Detroit General Manager tried to get Chevrefils to go to Alcoholics Anonymous . Reports indicated that Adams hired private detectives to keep tabs on Chevrefils . Out of frustration , Adams traded Chevrefils back to Boston in January 1956 . Chevrefils played only one full , injury free season in 1956 – 57 . He had scored 31 goals , and was named to the NHL All - Star Team , 2nd team . Over the next 2 seasons , Chevrefils only scored 10 goals , and by his 27th birthday , was out of the NHL . In the end , he had scored 104 goals in 387 regular season games , which were spread over parts of 8 seasons ( 1951 – 52 to 1958 – 59 ) and scored 5 more goals in 30 playoff games . In 1957 , he was a member of the NHL All - Star Team . He would retire after the 1959 season . Chevrefils was married to Claudette Roy , but the two had a troubled relationship . This was exemplified when Chevrefils played for the Los Angeles Blades with childhood friend , Danny Belisle . The team owners flew out Claudette to look after Chevy . The result was that the two of them would drink and fight . Eventually , the two separated in 1962 and had 6 children . In later years , Chevrefils lived in Windsor and had qualified for an NHL pension worth $ 130 a month but received an extra $ 200 a month from a special fund for needy ex - players , courtesy of Jimmy Skinner , an executive with the Detroit Red Wings . A lot of his time was spent at Windsor ’ s Downtown Mission . He would shovel snow with other men for less than a dollar an hour . Chevrefils died on January 8 , 1981 , at Windsor ’ s Hotel - Dieu Hospital . At the funeral , six of his pallbearers were former teammates with the Windsor Bulldogs , including Lou Bendo and Jack Costello , who was on a hockey tour of Europe with Chevrefils . On his grave , a small stone lies flat and reads : “ Chevy , number 12 , May 2 , 1932 - January 8 , 1981 " . On an upper corner is the Boston Bruins emblem .