Didier Pitre

Didier Pitre (1 September 1883— 29 July, 1934) was a Canadian professional forward. He was nicked named "Cannonball".
==Playing career==
===IHL===
Didier Pitre's first major hockey league was in an early IHL playing with the American Soo Indians, who played in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He joined the Soo team in 1904. By 1905/06, he was the top scorer in the league with 41 goals in 22 games played. Pitre was on the IHL first all-star team that year in 1906 and again in 1907.
===Shamrocks===
The next season, he left as a free agent and played with the Montreal Shamrocks in the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association. He lasted there only one year before leaving to play with the Edmonton Eskimos. He stayed there only three years before jumping contract and coming back to eastern Canada where he played with the Renfrew Creamery Kings for the remainder of the year. 
===Canadiens===
He joined the Montreal Canadiens the next year in 1909. He stayed for four years, before leaving for the west again. He spent a year playing with the Vancouver Millionaires. Pitre returned to Montreal the next year. In 1916, Pitre led the National Hockey Association in regular season assists and points. He scored 24 goals, 15 assists (assists in those days were one per goal and only if the official scorer thought it contributed to the goal being scored) for 39 points. He also helped lead the Canadiens to their first ever Stanley Cup. He led the playoffs in goals as well. He remained with Montreal through the formation of the NHL and into 1923. In the 1919 Stanley Cup playoffs, which were never completed due to the influenza epidemic, he led the playoffs in points. By 1921, the Canadiens had so much depth at forward, and an opening on defence due to the death of future Hall of Famer Joe Hall in the influenza epidemic, so they decided to try Pitre as a defenceman; not as difficult a transition as one might think, because he had previously been a "Rover" during the days of "seven man" hockey. At age 38, Pitre first regularly played as a defenceman. He played defence for his final two seasons before retiring.
===Last seasons===
Pitre was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962.
Didier Pitre was also a member of the great line called "The Flying Frenchmen" alongside of Jack Laviolette and Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde.
==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
1903–04 	Montreal Le National 	FAHL 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1904–05 	American Soo 	IHL 	 	13 	11 	0 	11 	6 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1905–06 	American Soo 	IHL 	 	22 	41 	0 	41 	29 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1906–07 	American Soo 	IHL 	 	23 	25 	11 	36 	28 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1907–08 	Edm Eskimos/Mtl. Shamrocks 	ECAHA 	 	10 	3 	0 	3 	0 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1908–09 	Edmonton Eskimos/Renfrew Millionaires	ECAHA 	 	NA 	NA 	NA 	NA 	NA 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1910 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHA 	 	12 	10 	0 	10 	5 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1910–11 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHA 	 	16 	19 	5 	24 	22 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1911–12 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHA 	 	18 	28 	3 	31 	40 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1912–13 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHA 	 	17 	23 	3 	26 	80 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1913–14 	Vancouver Millionaires 	PCHA 	 	15 	14 	2 	16 	12 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1914–15 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHA 	 	20 	30 	4 	34 	15 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1915–16 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHA 	 	24 	24 	15 	39 	42 	 	5 	4 	0 	4 	18
1916–17 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHA 	 	20 	22 	2 	24 	47 	 	6 	7 	0 	7 	0
1917–18 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	20 	17 	2 	19 	17 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	10
1918–19 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	17 	14 	4 	18 	9 	 	10 	2 	2 	4 	3
1919–20 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	22 	15 	7 	22 	6 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1920–21 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	23 	15 	1 	16 	23 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1921–22 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	23 	2 	3 	5 	12 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1922–23 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	23 	1 	2 	3 	0 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
NHA totals 	NHA totals 	NHA totals 	 	127 	156 	32 	188 	251 	 	11 	11 	0 	11 	18
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	128 	64 	19 	83 	67 	 	14 	2 	2 	4 	13
Pro Hockey totals	Pro Hockey totals 	Pro Hockey totals	 	339 	315 	64 	379 	393 	 	27 	13 	2 	15 	31
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1883
Category:Dead in 1934
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Hockey Hall of Fame
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Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Vancouver Millionaires players
Category:Retired in 1928