Jean Gauthier

Jean Philippe Gauthier 
*Born: April 29, 1937 in Montreal, Quebec
*Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
*Died: February 20, 2013 at Kirkland, Quebec
*Position: Defense
Jean Gauthier was a journeyman who spread his 166 NHL games over ten seasons and three different teams. He spent most of his pro career as a farmhand and injury replacement for the Montreal Canadiens.
The Montreal native played junior with the St. Boniface Canadiens of the Manitoba Junior League and the Fort William Canadians of the Thunder Bay junior loop. The parent Montreal Canadiens oversaw his development for three more years with the Kingston CKLC's and Hull-Ottawa Canadiens before bringing him up to the NHL for a four game trial in 1960-61. He continued to see most of his ice time with Hull-Ottawa until he played 65 games for the Habs in 1962-63. Gauthier was unable to keep his place and was returned to the minors where he spent most of his time for the next four years. During this period he was a mainstay in the Central League with the Omaha Knights and Houston Apollos and was named to the league's first all-star team in 1965 and second team the next year. In June, 1967, the veteran rearguard was claimed by the Philadelphia Flyers in the Expansion Draft. He provided stability and leadership on the club's defence but was plucked by the Boston Bruins in the Intra-League Draft after the season. Gauthier played most of the 1968-69 season in the AHL then returned to the Habs as a farmhand for two more years. In 1972-73, he joined the New York Raiders of the newly founded WHA, then played a year with the AHL's Rochester Americans before retiring in 1974.
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1955-56 	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL 	 	23 	1 	9 	10 	99 	 	4 	2 	1 	3 	27
1955-56 	St. Boniface Canadiens	Memorial Cup	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	10
1956-57 	Fort William Canadiens	TBJHL 	 	 	9 	16 	25 	133 	 	8 	1 	3 	4 	18
1956-57 	Fort William Canadiens	Memorial Cup	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	12 	1 	4 	5 	33
1956-57 	Flin Flon Bombers 	Memorial Cup	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	7 	0 	4 	4 	14
1957-58 	Kingston CKLC's 	EOHL 	 	46 	8 	20 	28 	118 	 	7 	0 	3 	3 	12
1958-59 	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens 	EOHL 	 	52 	5 	5 	10 	110 	 	8 	2 	3 	5 	29
1959-60 	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens 	EPHL 	 	68 	2 	23 	25 	152 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	8
1960-61 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1960-61 	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens 	EPHL 	 	64 	8 	13 	21 	138 	 	14 	0 	5 	5 	42
1961-62 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	12 	0 	1 	1 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1961-62 	Hull-Ottawa Canadiens 	EPHL 	 	47 	11 	20 	31 	85 	 	13 	5 	4 	9 	38
1962-63 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	65 	1 	17 	18 	46 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	12
1963-64 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1963-64 	Quebec Aces 	AHL 	 	29 	3 	7 	10 	58 	 	9 	1 	2 	3 	4
1964-65 	Omaha Knights 	CPHL 	 	70 	14 	37 	51 	182 	 	6 	4 	1 	5 	10
1964-65 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	4
1965-66 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1965-66 	Houston Apollos 	CPHL 	 	66 	7 	14 	21 	107 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1965-66 	Quebec Aces 	AHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	6 	0 	3 	3 	4
1966-67 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1966-67 	Seattle Totems 	WHL 	 	69 	9 	22 	31 	68 	 	10 	1 	3 	4 	12
1967-68 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	65 	5 	7 	12 	74 	 	7 	1 	3 	4 	6
1968-69 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	11 	0 	2 	2 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1968-69 	Providence Reds 	AHL 	 	39 	5 	14 	19 	58 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1969-70 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1969-70 	Montreal Voyageurs 	AHL 	 	54 	6 	22 	28 	70 	 	8 	3 	2 	5 	18
1970-71 	Montreal Voyageurs 	AHL 	 	52 	3 	19 	22 	80 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2
1971-72 	Baltimore Clippers 	AHL 	 	64 	3 	37 	40 	104 	 	18 	5 	7 	12 	38
1972-73 	New York Raiders 	WHA 	 	31 	2 	1 	3 	21 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1972-73 	Long Island Ducks 	EHL 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1973-74 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	41 	3 	9 	12 	63 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	6
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	 	166 	6 	29 	35 	150 	 	14 	1 	3 	4 	22
WHA Totals	WHA Totals 	WHA Totals 	 	31 	2 	1 	3 	21 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards & Achievements==
*Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1956)
*Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League Championship (1957)
*Memorial Cup Canada Junior A Championship (1957)
*CPHL First All-Star Team (1961 & 1962)
*Eastern Professional Hockey League Championship (1961 & 1962)
*EPHL Top Defenceman Award (1962), shared with Harry Sinden
*CPHL First All-Star Team (1965) 
*CPHL Second All-Star Team (1966)
*Stanley Cup National Hockey League Championship (1965)
*Lester Patrick Cup Western Hockey League Championship (1967)
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1937
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:St. Boniface Canadiens players
Category:Fort William Canadiens alumni
Category:Memorial Cup winners
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Montreal Voyageurs players
Category:New York Raiders players
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster
Category:Hull-Ottawa Canadiens players
Category:Omaha Knights (CHL) players
Category:Quebec Aces players
Category:Houston Apollos players
Category:Seattle Totems players
Category:Providence Reds players
Category:Baltimore Clippers players
Category:Long Island Ducks players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Retired in 1974
Category:Dead in 2013
Category:Flin Flon Bombers players
Category:Kingston CKLC's players