- Réjean Houle
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nickname = Peanut
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 165
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prospect_team =Montreal Junior Canadiens
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played_for =Montreal Canadiens (NHL)Quebec Nordiques (WHA)
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1949|10|25
birth_place = Rouyn, QC, CAN
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draft = 1st overall
draft_year = 1969
draft_team =Montreal Canadiens
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career_start = 1969
career_end = 1983
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website =Réjean Houle (born October 25, 1949, in Rouyn,
Quebec ) is a retired Canadianice hockey forward, most notably for theMontreal Canadiens of theNational Hockey League , for whom he also served a controversial stint as general manager.Playing career
Drafted as the first pick over all in the
1969 NHL Amateur Draft by the Canadiens, Houle played for the Habs from 1970 to 1973 and from 1976 to 1983. During this time, he played for theMontreal Canadiens . Houle was on fiveStanley Cup championship squads with Montreal. In between his NHL stints, he played for theQuebec Nordiques of theWorld Hockey Association .Management career
After his playing days, Houle was
general manager of the Canadiens from 1995 to 2000. His tenure as the Habs' GM was viewed as being a disaster by many fans. He pulled the trigger on the infamous trade which sentPatrick Roy andMike Keane to theColorado Avalanche forJocelyn Thibault ,Martin Rucinsky andAndrei Kovalenko . Following this trade, he traded away marquee players likeMark Recchi ,Vincent Damphousse andPierre Turgeon for players of little value. He was also criticized for frequently trading with non-contending teams, being unable to sign big name free agents and signing marginal players to inflated contracts. Houle's drafting was considered even worse as he was criticized for taking players likeMatt Higgins ,Jason Ward and Eric Chouinard with his first round selections as well as trading away a top ten pick in the1999 NHL Entry Draft for an underachevingTrevor Linden . Houle was fired from his post two months into the2000–01 NHL season and replaced byAndré Savard .Awards
*1968–69:
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Career statistics
--- Regular season --- ---- Playoffs ----Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1967-68 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 45 27 38 65 1021968-69 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 54 53 55 108 761969-70 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 27 9 16 25 23 8 3 2 5 41969-70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- --1970-71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 10 9 19 28 20 2 5 7 201971-72 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 11 17 28 21 6 0 0 0 21972-73 Montreal Canadiens NHL 72 13 35 48 36 17 3 6 9 01973-74 Quebec Nordiques WHA 69 27 35 62 17 -- -- -- -- --1974-75 Quebec Nordiques WHA 64 40 52 92 37 15 10 6 16 21975-76 Quebec Nordiques WHA 81 51 52 103 61 5 2 0 2 81976-77 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 22 30 52 24 6 0 1 1 41977-78 Montreal Canadiens NHL 76 30 28 58 50 15 3 8 11 141978-79 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 17 34 51 43 7 1 5 6 21979-80 Montreal Canadiens NHL 60 18 27 45 68 10 4 5 9 121980-81 Montreal Canadiens NHL 77 27 31 58 83 3 1 0 1 61981-82 Montreal Canadiens NHL 51 11 32 43 34 5 0 4 4 61982-83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 16 2 3 5 8 1 0 0 0 0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHA totals 214 118 139 257 115 20 12 6 18 10 NHL totals 635 161 247 408 395 90 14 34 48 66External links
* [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1969/69001.html Profile from Hockey Draft Central]
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