Armand Gérard Gaudreault (July 14, 1921 – July 2, 2013) was a Canadian

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player. He played 44 games in the

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with the

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during the 1944–45 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1940 to 1952, was spent in the

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and the

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. Gaudreault was born in Lac Saint-Jean,

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Playing career

Gaudreault began his professional career with the

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of the

in 1940. In 1944, he signed with the

of the

and played 44 games, scoring 15 goals and 24 points in his one and only season in the NHL. Afterwards he had two highly productive seasons with the

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, with 21 and 23 goals in respective seasons. He would eventually return to the Aces in 1949 and would remain with the team until his retirement in 1952.

Later life

He died in Quebec City on July 2, 2013, at the age of 91.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

* 1921 births 2013 deaths Sportspeople from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Quebec Quebec Aces (QSHL) players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1920s-stub