Pierre Pilote

Joseph Albert Pierre Paul Pilote (born December 11, 1931, in Kenogami, Quebec; died September 9, 2017) was a Canadian professional defenceman. After playing junior hockey for the St. Catharines TeePees in the Ontario Hockey Association, Pilote played minor professional hockey for the Buffalo Bisons in the American Hockey League. Pilote played 890 games in the National Hockey League. He scored 80 goals and 418 assists for 498 points in 13 seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks and one year for the Toronto Maple Leafs. 
==Early Life==
His family moved to Fort Erie, Ontario when he was very young. Because the local rink collapsed in a storm, Pilote did not play his first organized hockey game until he was 17 years of age.
==Playing Career==
He stood 5 foot 9 and his playing weight was 165. Pilote was a three time recipient of the Norris Trophy for outstanding defenceman in 1963, 1964, and 1965 as well as runner-up in 1962, 1966 and 1967. He was on the first or second all-star team every year from 1960 to 1967. During his playing career, he was respected as an iron man playing 376 consecutive games. Wearing his familiar number 3, Pilote played his best hockey teamed with Elmer 'Moose' Vasko on the Chicago blue line. Together they formed one of the great all time defence pairings.
In 1961 the Black Hawks won the Stanley Cup and at the beginning of the following season, Pilote was named captain of the team.
Pilote was inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975. In 1998, he was ranked number 59 on the List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News. In 2005, in a series of stamps honouring great hockey stars, Canada Post honoured Pilote with his own stamp.
On July 18, 2008, the Blackhawks announced that the #3 jersey worn by Pilote and Keith Magnuson would be retired in a joint ceremony. The ceremony was held on November 12, 2008, before the Blackhawks faced off against the Boston Bruins at the United Center. 
==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
1951–52 	St. Catharines TeePees	OHA 	 	52 	21 	32 	53 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1951–52 	Buffalo Bisons 	AHL 	 	60 	25 	48 	73 	122 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1952–53 	Buffalo Bisons 	AHL 	 	61 	2 	14 	16 	85 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1953–54 	Buffalo Bisons 	AHL 	 	67 	2 	28 	30 	108 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	6
1954–55 	Buffalo Bisons 	AHL 	 	63 	10 	28 	38 	125 	 	10 	0 	4 	4 	18
1955–56 	Buffalo Bisons 	AHL 	 	43 	0 	11 	11 	118 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	4
1955–56 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	20 	3 	5 	8 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1956–57 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	70 	3 	14 	17 	117 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1957–58 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	70 	6 	24 	30 	91 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1958–59 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	70 	7 	30 	37 	79 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	10
1959–60 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	70 	7 	38 	45 	100 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	8
1960–61 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	70 	6 	29 	35 	165 	 	12 	3 	12 	15 	8
1961–62 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	59 	7 	35 	42 	97 	 	12 	0 	7 	7 	8
1962–63 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	59 	8 	18 	26 	57 	 	6 	0 	8 	8 	8
1963–64 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	70 	7 	46 	53 	84 	 	7 	2 	6 	8 	6
1964–65 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	68 	14 	45 	59 	162 	 	12 	0 	7 	7 	22
1965–66 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	51 	2 	34 	36 	60 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	10
1966–67 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	70 	6 	46 	52 	90 	 	6 	2 	4 	6 	6
1967–68 	Chicago Black Hawks 	NHL 	 	74 	1 	36 	37 	69 	 	11 	1 	3 	4 	12
1968–69 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	69 	3 	18 	21 	46 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	890 	80 	418 	498 	1251 	 	86 	8 	53 	61 	102
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
1957-Jan19-Ullman-Arbour-Pilote-Hall.jpg|Norm Ullman and Pierre Pilote battle for the puck while Al Arbour and Glenn Hall look on, January 19, 1957.
1959-Dec20-Harris-Pilote-Hall.jpg|Billy Harris, Pierre Pilote, Glenn Hall, Ed Litzenberger, December 20, 1959.
Category:Born in 1931
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:National Hockey League players with retired numbers
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:Norris Trophy winners
Category:St. Catharines TeePees alumni
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Buffalo Bisons players
Category:Retired in 1969
Category:Dead in 2017