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Carol Marcel Vadnais (September 25, 1945 – August 31, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played seventeen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1966–67 until 1982–83. Vadnais won the Stanley Cup twice during his career, in 1968 with the Montreal Canadiens and again in 1972 with the Boston Bruins.

Carol Vadnais
Vadnais with the New York Rangers in 1978
Born	(1945-09-25)September 25, 1945 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	August 31, 2014(2014-08-31) (aged 68) Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Oakland Seals California Golden Seals Boston Bruins New York Rangers New Jersey Devils
National team	Canada
Playing career	1966–1983

Playing career

Originally a forward, Vadnais was shifted to defence in his final year of junior hockey with the Montreal Jr. Canadiens. In his first NHL training camp, he made the Montreal Canadiens lineup for the 1966-67 season. While the Canadiens were initially successful in not exposing Vadnais to the 1967 expansion draft, he was left unprotected after the 1967-68 season and would be claimed by the expansion Oakland Seals in the June 1968 intra-league draft.[1] He became the Seals' captain at the beginning of the 1971-72 season but was traded mid-season.[2][3]

On February 23, 1972, Vadnais was acquired by the Boston Bruins[3][4] in an attempt to bolster their blueline for a Stanley Cup run. The Bruins outbid Vadnais' old club, the Canadiens, to secure his services. The move paid off and Vadnais headed the Bruins' second defence pairing behind Bobby Orr's first unit, which helped the Bruins capture the 1972 Stanley Cup.[5]

Vadnais was involved in the November 7, 1975 blockbuster trade that sent him along with star forward Phil Esposito to the New York Rangers for Jean Ratelle and Brad Park.[3] Vadnais went on to play seven seasons for the Rangers and one for the New Jersey Devils before retiring in 1983.[6]

Vadnais played 1,087 career NHL games, scoring 169 goals and 418 assists for 587 points, as well as adding 1,813 penalty minutes. In his best statistical season (1974–75), he scored 18 goals and set career highs with 56 assists and 74 points. Vadnais participated in six NHL All-Star Games and was a member of Team Canada at the 1976 Canada Cup (but didn't play in the tournament) and 1977 World Ice Hockey Championships.[2]

Coaching career

Vadnais joined the Rangers' coaching staff as an assistant for the 1983–84 and 1984-85 seasons. This was followed by one season as the head coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Verdun Junior Canadiens, after which Vadnais left hockey for good.[7]

Personal

After hockey, Vadnais worked as a real estate agent in the Montreal area. His wife, Raymonde, died of cancer in 2004; they had one daughter, Michele.[8]

Vadnais died of cancer on August 31, 2014, at the age of 68.[9]

Achievements

• In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 52 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons[10]

• Stanley Cup champion (1968, 1972)
• Selected to National Hockey League All-Star Game (1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1963–64	Montreal NDG Monarchs	MMJHL		44	39	49	88	90		17	7	15	22	34
1963–64	Montreal NDG Monarchs	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		13	13	11	24	12
1964–65	Montreal Jr. Canadiens	OHA		56	9	16	25	74		7	1	0	1	13
1965–66	Montreal Jr. Canadiens	OHA		48	9	14	23	184		10	1	4	5	24
1966–67	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		11	0	3	3	35		1	0	0	0	2
1966–67	Houston Apollos	CPHL		21	5	5	10	45		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		31	1	1	2	31		1	0	0	0	0
1967–68	Houston Apollos	CPHL		36	5	21	26	178		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Oakland Seals	NHL		76	15	27	42	151		7	1	4	5	10
1969–70	Oakland Seals	NHL		76	24	20	44	212		4	2	1	3	15
1970–71	California Golden Seals	NHL		42	10	16	26	91		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	California Golden Seals	NHL		52	14	20	34	106		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Boston Bruins	NHL		16	4	6	10	37		15	0	2	2	43
1972–73	Boston Bruins	NHL		78	7	24	31	127		5	0	0	0	8
1973–74	Boston Bruins	NHL		78	16	43	59	123		16	1	12	13	42
1974–75	Boston Bruins	NHL		79	18	56	74	129		3	5	6	0
1975–76	Boston Bruins	NHL		12	2	5	7	17		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	New York Rangers	NHL		64	20	30	50	104		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	New York Rangers	NHL		74	11	37	48	131		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	New York Rangers	NHL		80	6	40	46	115		3	0	2	2	16
1978–79	New York Rangers	NHL		77	8	37	45	86		18	2	9	11	13
1979–80	New York Rangers	NHL		66	3	20	23	118		9	1	2	3	6
1980–81	New York Rangers	NHL		74	3	20	23	91		14	1	3	4	26
1981–82	New York Rangers	NHL		50	5	6	11	45		10	1	0	1	4
1982–83	New Jersey Devils	NHL		51	2	7	9	64		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1,087	169	418	587	1,813		106	10	40	50	185

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977	Canada	WC		10	1	3	4	33
Senior totals				10	1	3	4	33

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

External links

• Carol Vadnais at IMDb
• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Ted Hampson	California Golden Seals captain 1971–72	Succeeded by Bert Marshall

На других языках

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[de] Carol Vadnais

Carol Marcel Vadnais (* 25. September 1945 in Montréal, Québec; † 31. August 2014 in Laval, Québec) war ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler und -trainer, der während seiner aktiven Karriere zwischen 1964 und 1983 unter anderem 1193 Spiele für die Canadiens de Montréal, Oakland Seals bzw. California Golden Seals, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers und New Jersey Devils in der National Hockey League auf der Position des Verteidigers bestritten hat. Jeweils mit den Canadiens de Montréal und Boston Bruins feierte der mehrmalige Nationalspieler mit dem Gewinn des Stanley Cups den größten Erfolg seiner Spielerkarriere. Darüber hinaus war Vadnais zwischen 1983 und 1987 als Trainer tätig.

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- [en] Carol Vadnais

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[ru] Вадне, Кароль

Каро́ль Марсе́ль Вадне́ (фр. Carol Marcel Vadnais; 25 сентября 1945 (1945-09-25), Монреаль, Канада — 31 августа 2014, Лаваль, Канада) — канадский хоккеист, защитник, двукратный обладатель Кубка Стэнли (1968, 1972).

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