Andre Boudrias André G . Boudrias ( born September 19 , 1943 , in Montreal , Quebec ) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who spent 12 seasons in the National Hockey League as well as two more years in the World Hockey Association between 1963 and 1978 . He is best remembered for his time with the Vancouver Canucks , where he was the first offensive star in the team ' s history . Currently he serves as a scout for the New Jersey Devils . Playing career . Boudrias was signed by his hometown Montreal Canadiens at an early age and starred for the Montreal Junior Canadiens between 1961 and 1964 . He would twice lead the Jr . Canadiens in scoring , including the 1963 – 64 team which featured future Hall of Famers Yvan Cournoyer , Jacques Lemaire and Serge Savard . He had an explosive start to his NHL career in a four - game callup during the 1963 – 64 season , notching 4 assists and 5 points . When he turned pro in 1964 , Boudrias was projected to have a great future for the Canadiens , but his career would stall while former teammates like Cournoyer became stars . He would see just three games of NHL action over the next three seasons , recording a single assist , while buried in the Canadiens ' deep farm system . One of the reasons for Boudrias ' slow promotion was the fact there were three great centres ahead of him on the Canadiens - Jean Beliveau , Henri Richard , and Ralph Backstrom . However , the NHL ' s expansion in 1967 would prove to be a great opportunity for players like Boudrias , and he was dealt to the Minnesota North Stars on the day of the 1967 Expansion Draft . He would go on to a terrific rookie NHL season in 1967 – 68 , leading the North Stars in assists with 35 and finishing 2nd in points with 53 in their inaugural season . However , he would struggle the following season , posting just 13 points in 53 games before being dealt to the Chicago Black Hawks . He would have a strong finish to the season in Chicago , but was lost to the St . Louis Blues in the intra - league draft that summer . Boudrias would endure another disappointing season in St . Louis , as he recorded just 3 goals in 50 games , and was demoted to the minors for 19 games . However , he would notch 6 points in 14 games in helping the Blues to the Stanley Cup Finals , where they would lose on Bobby Orr ' s famous goal . Boudrias ' career would finally take off when he was dealt to the expansion Vancouver Canucks for the 1970 – 71 season . He would quickly become the team ' s top offensive player , leading the team with a career - high 66 points . He would ultimately lead the team in scoring in 4 of their first 5 seasons , and only trailed Bobby Schmautz by a point the other year . In Vancouver , Boudrias would earn the nickname ' Superpest ' for his tremendous skating and forechecking abilities . Despite being a top - notch offensive centre , he was also a tremendous defensive player who could give opposing players fits with his buzzing presence all over the ice pressuring the puck . He would become one of the young franchise ' s most popular and identifiable players , and would be the team ' s first real offensive star . Boudrias would set franchise records for assists and points in 1973 – 74 , and break both his own records in 1974 – 75 . His 62 assists that year remained the franchise record for more than three decades until it was broken by Henrik Sedin in 2006 – 07 . He helped Vancouver to their first - ever playoff appearance in 1975 , the only player from the inaugural squad in 1970 to do so . For the 1975 – 76 season , Boudrias was named the team ' s captain , but slumped to his lowest totals as a Canuck , finishing with just 7 goals and 38 points as he began to be used in a more exclusively defensive role . Now in his mid - 30s and with his NHL career on the decline , Boudrias left the Canucks following the 1975 – 76 season to return closer to home , signing with the Quebec Nordiques of the WHA . He would spend two more successful seasons in Quebec , helping the Nordiques to the WHA Championship with a strong playoff performance in 1977 , before retiring in 1978 . Boudrias finished his NHL career with 151 goals and 340 assists for 491 points in 662 games , along with just 216 penalty minutes . He also notched 22 goals and 48 assists for 70 points in 140 WHA games . Following his career , Boudrias would go on to become one of the game ' s most respected scouts with Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey . In 1986 , 1993 won the Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens as assistant general manager / director of scouting . He then joined New Jersey in summer of 1994 . A long - time employee of the New Jersey Devils , Boudrias currently serves as one of the team ' s pro scouts and has helped build the team which won Stanley Cups in 1995 , 2000 and 2003 .