Jean-Guy Talbot
Talbot with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1960s
Born (1932-07-11) July 11, 1932 (age 91)
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Minnesota North Stars
Detroit Red Wings
St. Louis Blues
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1952–1971

Jean-Guy Talbot (born July 11, 1932) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and coach.

Career

Playing career

Jean-Guy played in the National Hockey League from 1955 to 1971. During this time, he played for the Minnesota North Stars, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens. While with the Montreal Canadiens, he won seven Stanley Cup championships.

Talbot was well known for being a sound passer. He was also known for having a clean but rather physical style of play which ultimately helped Montreal win Stanley Cups. Talbot wore the #17 during his 13 seasons with Montreal.

Talbot in 1970 with St. Louis

Over the course of his career he played 1,056 games, scoring 43 goals and adding 242 assists for 285 points. He also collected 1,006 penalty minutes. He was voted a First-Team All-Star in 1961-62 and was selected for six all-star games (1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1965 and 1967). Talbot was also the player who ended Scotty Bowman's hockey playing career by high sticking/slashing him in the head causing a fractured skull.

Coaching career

Talbot took on the St. Louis Blues head coaching position in 1972, replacing Al Arbour who had been fired from the position.[1] He held the position for two years, resigning in February 1974.[2] Talbot signed on as head coach for the New York Rangers in 1977, taking over from John Ferguson, with whom he had played during his tenure with the Canadiens.[3] As coach of the Rangers, Talbot was known for wearing a warmup suit behind the bench during games, rather than the normal business suit worn by most coaches.[4]

Coaching record

National Hockey League

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Finish Result
St. Louis Blues 1972–73 65 30 28 7 (67) 4th in West Lost in league quarter-finals (1-4 vs. CHI)
St. Louis Blues 1973–74 55 22 25 8 (52) 6th in West (fired)
New York Rangers 1977–78 80 30 37 13 73 4th in Patrick Lost in preliminary round (1-2 vs. BUF)
NHL Total (1972-1978) 200 82 90 28 192 (2-6, 0.250)

World Hockey Association

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Finish Result
Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics 1975–76 41 14 26 1 29 6th in West (team folded)
WHA Total (1975-1976) 41 14 26 1 29 (0-0, 0.000)

Western Hockey League

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Finish Result
Denver Spurs 1971–72 72 44 20 8 96 1st in WHL Won in league semi-finals (4-0 vs. SD)
Won Lester Patrick Cup (4-1 vs. POR)
Denver Spurs 1972–73 9 3 6 0 6 4th in WHL Promoted to St. Louis Blues
WHL Total (1971-1973) 81 47 26 8 102 (8-1, 0.889 - 1 Lester Patrick Cup)

Central Hockey League

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L OTL Pts Finish Result
Denver Spurs 1974–75 78 36 29 13 85 2nd in Northern Lost in division semi-final (0-2 vs. OMA)
CHL Total (1974-1975) 78 36 29 13 85 (0-2, 0.000)

Personal life

He currently lives in Trois-Rivières, Quebec with his wife of over 70 years. He has two sons, a daughter and five granddaughters.

Awards and accomplishments

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1949–50 Trois-Rivieres Reds QJHL 36 3 4 7 79 9 0 3 3 12
1950–51 Trois-Rivieres Reds QJHL 44 7 22 29 136 8 0 1 1 18
1950–51 Shawinigan Cataracts QSHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1951–52 Trois-Rivieres Reds QJHL 43 12 36 48 132 4 1 0 1 12
1952–53 Quebec Aces QHL 24 2 4 6 33 — — — — —
1953–54 Quebec Aces QHL 67 9 11 20 58 16 0 2 2 12
1953–54 Quebec Aces Ed-Cup — — — — — 7 2 0 2 2
1954–55 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1954–55 Shawinigan Cataracts QHL 59 6 28 34 82 13 2 5 7 14
1954–55 Shawinigan Cataracts Ed-Cup — — — — — 7 0 2 2 6
1955–56* Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 1 13 14 80 9 0 2 2 4
1956–57* Montreal Canadiens NHL 59 0 13 13 70 10 0 2 2 10
1957–58* Montreal Canadiens NHL 55 4 15 19 65 10 0 3 3 12
1958–59* Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 4 17 21 77 11 0 1 1 10
1959–60* Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 1 14 15 60 8 1 1 2 8
1960–61 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 5 26 31 143 6 1 1 2 10
1961–62 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 5 42 47 90 6 1 1 2 10
1962–63 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 3 22 25 51 5 0 0 0 8
1963–64 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 1 13 14 83 7 0 2 2 10
1964–65* Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 8 14 22 64 13 0 1 1 22
1965–66* Montreal Canadiens NHL 59 1 14 15 50 10 0 2 2 8
1966–67 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 3 5 8 51 10 0 0 0 0
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars NHL 4 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1967–68 Detroit Red Wings NHL 32 0 3 3 10 — — — — —
1967–68 St. Louis Blues NHL 23 0 4 4 2 17 0 2 2 8
1968–69 St. Louis Blues NHL 69 5 4 9 24 12 0 2 2 6
1969–70 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 2 15 17 40 16 1 6 7 16
1970–71 Buffalo Sabres NHL 57 0 7 7 36 — — — — —
NHL totals 1,056 43 242 285 1,006 150 4 26 30 142

* Stanley Cup Champion.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jean-guy Talbot New Blues Coach". Bryan Times. 9 November 1972. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Game revives Talbot nightmare". The Spokesman-Review. 31 January 1978. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Talbot named Rangers' coach". St. Petersburg Times. 23 August 1977. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  4. ^ "SI.com - Embarrassing moments - Aug 2, 2006". CNN. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2010.

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Preceded byAl Arbour Head coach of the St. Louis Blues 1972–74 Succeeded byLou Angotti Preceded byJohn Ferguson, Sr. Head coach of the New York Rangers 1977–78 Succeeded byFred Shero


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