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Joseph Eudore Jean-Guy "Smitty" Gendron (August 30, 1934 – June 30, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 863 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers. Gendron scored his first NHL goal on November 9, 1955, for the New York Rangers in their 1–1 home tie versus the Montreal Canadiens. He also played 127 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, a team for which he was the head coach for two seasons.

Jean-Guy Gendron
Born	(1934-08-30)August 30, 1934 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	June 30, 2022(2022-06-30) (aged 87) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1954–1974

Gendron played junior hockey with the Trois-Rivieres Reds before making his professional debut with the Providence Reds in 1954. He scored an NHL career high 24 goals in 1959–60 despite generally being called upon to play a hard-nosed, defensive-oriented role.

He died on June 30, 2022, through medical assistance in dying (MAID).[1]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1951–52	Trois-Rivières Reds	QJHL		41	9	28	37	77		5	0	1	1	16
1952–53	Trois-Rivières Reds	QJHL		47	19	10	29	98		6	2	3	5	12
1952–53	Quebec Aces	QMHL		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	0	0	0
1953–54	Trois-Rivières Reds	QJHL		54	42	45	87	179		4	0	1	1	8
1954–55	Providence Reds	AHL		47	24	15	39	38		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	New York Rangers	NHL		63	5	7	12	38		5	2	1	3	2
1956–57	New York Rangers	NHL		70	9	6	15	40		5	0	1	1	6
1957–58	New York Rangers	NHL		70	10	17	27	68		6	1	0	1	11
1958–59	Boston Bruins	NHL		60	15	9	24	57		7	1	0	1	18
1959–60	Boston Bruins	NHL		67	24	11	35	64		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Boston Bruins	NHL		13	1	7	8	24		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		53	9	12	21	51		5	0	0	0	2
1961–62	New York Rangers	NHL		69	14	11	25	71		6	3	1	4	2
1962–63	Boston Bruins	NHL		66	21	22	43	42		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Boston Bruins	NHL		54	5	13	18	43		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Providence Reds	AHL		6	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Quebec Aces	AHL		53	20	14	34	61		5	1	1	2	8
1965–66	Quebec Aces	AHL		58	26	35	61	70		6	1	0	1	6
1966–67	Quebec Aces	AHL		68	28	45	73	72		5	2	1	3	4
1967–68	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		1	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Quebec Aces	AHL		72	29	58	87	72		15	7	14	21	24
1968–69	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		74	20	35	55	65		4	0	0	0	6
1969–70	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		71	23	21	44	54		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		76	20	16	36	46		4	0	1	1	0
1971–72	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		56	6	13	19	36		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		63	17	33	50	113		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Quebec Nordiques	WHA		64	11	8	19	42		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				304	128	168	296	313		31	11	16	27	42
NHL totals				863	182	201	383	701		42	7	4	11	47
WHA totals				127	28	41	69	155		—	—	—	—	—

WHA coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Postseason
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Division rank	Result
QUE	1974–75	78	46	32	—	92	1st in Canadian	Lost in Avco Cup Finals
QUE	1975–76	81	50	27	4	104	2nd in Canadian	Lost in Quarterfinals
Total		159	96	59	4			2 playoff appearances

References

External links

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

Preceded by Jacques Plante	Head coach of the Quebec Nordiques 1974–1976	Succeeded by Marc Boileau

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[de] Jean-Guy Gendron

Jean-Guy Gendron (* 30. August 1934 in Montréal, Québec; † 30. Juni 2022[1]) war ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler und -trainer. Der linke Flügelstürmer bestritt zwischen 1955 und 1972 über 900 Spiele für die New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Canadiens de Montréal und Philadelphia Flyers in der National Hockey League. Seine aktive Karriere ließ er bei den Nordiques de Québec in der World Hockey Association ausklingen, die er als Kapitän anführte und wenig später auch als Cheftrainer betreute.

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- [en] Jean-Guy Gendron

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