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| Gilles Marotte | |||
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| Born | (1945-06-07)June 7, 1945 Montreal,Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died | July 26, 2005(2005-07-26) (aged 60) Verdun, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins Chicago Black Hawks Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers St. Louis Blues Cincinnati Stingers Indianapolis Racers | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1978 | ||
Jean Gilles "Captain Crunch" Marotte (June 7, 1945 – July 26, 2005) was aCanadiandefenceman in theNational Hockey League with theBoston Bruins,Chicago Black Hawks,Los Angeles Kings,New York Rangers andSt. Louis Blues.
Born inMontreal,Quebec, Marotte played junior hockey for theVictoriaville Bruins in Quebec before joining theNiagara Falls Flyers of theOntario Hockey Association in 1963. He was a first-team all-star on the Flyers team that won the1965 Memorial Cup. Both of his junior teams were affiliated with the Boston Bruins, and Marotte began his NHL career with the Bruins in 1965. In May 1967, he was part of one of the biggest trades in NHL history as one of three players sent to Chicago in the deal where Boston acquiredPhil Esposito.
Marotte spent most of the next three seasons with the Black Hawks before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in February 1970. While with the Kings in January 1971, Marotte broke rookieDarryl Sittler's wrist with a cross-check, giving him the most serious injury of his career. Marotte represented the Kings at the 1973National Hockey League All-Star Game and scored a career-high 45 points that year. The next season, he was sent to the New York Rangers in the trade where the Kings acquired their future captain and coach,Mike Murphy. Marotte played in New York for three years. At the beginning of the 1976–77 season, Marotte was claimed on waivers by the St. Louis Blues, and spent time in the minor leagues for the only time in his career, playing for theKansas City Blues in theCentral Hockey League. The next season, Marotte jumped to theWorld Hockey Association to join theCincinnati Stingers. He was traded mid-season to theIndianapolis Racers and finished his career there in 1978, retiring at the age of 33. Over his 13 seasons as a professional, Marotte appeared in 808 NHL games and 73 WHA games.
Marotte died ofpancreatic cancer in 2005.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1961–62 | Victoriaville Bruins | QJHL | 43 | 15 | 28 | 43 | — | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1962–63 | Victoriaville Bruins | QJHL | 52 | 12 | 25 | 37 | — | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 1963–64 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 56 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 160 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1963–64 | Niagara Falls Flyers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | ||
| 1964–65 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 52 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 122 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | ||
| 1965–66 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 51 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 67 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 73 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 122 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1968–69 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 68 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 51 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 78 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 72 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 78 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 22 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | New York Rangers | NHL | 46 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | New York Rangers | NHL | 77 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | New York Rangers | NHL | 57 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Kansas City Blues | CHL | 26 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 29 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 44 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 808 | 56 | 265 | 321 | 919 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | ||||
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