| Jude Drouin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1948-10-28)October 28, 1948 (age 76) Murdochville,Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens Minnesota North Stars New York Islanders Winnipeg Jets | ||
| NHL draft | 17th overall,1966 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1981 | ||
Joseph Jude Drouin (born October 28, 1948) is aCanadian former professionalice hockeyforward. He helped theNew York Islanders reach the NHL playoff semifinals three-straight seasons from 1975 to 1977.
Drouin was born inMurdochville,Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1961Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Murdochville.[1] Drouin was drafted in the third round (17th overall) of the1966 NHL Amateur Draft by theMontreal Canadiens. He played for their junior team, theMontreal Junior Canadiens of theOntario Hockey Association (OHA) in the 1966–67 season, playing in 47 games and recording 32 goals and 36 assists.
Drouin turned professional with theHouston Apollos of theCentral Hockey League (CHL), scoring 68 points in 60 games, and earning his first NHL playing time with the Canadiens in the1968–69 season. The1969–70 season found Drouin in the minors again, this time for the powerhouseNova Scotia Voyageurs, where he dominated with 106 points in 65 games, winning theDudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award for rookie of the year and leading theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) in scoring.
With no place for him in the powerful Montreal lineup, Drouin was traded to theMinnesota North Stars for the1970–71 season, and he became one of the team's early stars, scoring 68 points and adding 12 points in 12 games in the playoffs. Drouin was a mainstay of the North Stars for four and a half seasons in all, his best season coming in1972–73, when he scored career highs of 27 goals and 73 points.
His production fell thereafter, and he was traded inmid-season in 1975 to theNew York Islanders. The trade rejuvenated Drouin, and he was an effective two-way player for three seasons with the up-and-coming Islanders.[citation needed]
Drouin's production sharply dropped in the1977–78 season, and disgruntled with his declining role with the Islanders, he sat out the following season in order to become a free agent. He signed with theWinnipeg Jets thereafter, but retired early in the1980–81 season.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 47 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 68 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 53 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 117 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | ||
| 1968–69 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Montreal Voyageurs | AHL | 65 | 37 | 69 | 106 | 88 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 75 | 16 | 52 | 68 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 1971–72 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 63 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1972–73 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 78 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 65 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 38 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | New York Islanders | NHL | 40 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | New York Islanders | NHL | 76 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 58 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1977–78 | New York Islanders | NHL | 56 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1979–80 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 78 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 666 | 151 | 305 | 456 | 346 | 72 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 33 | ||||