- Guy Chouinard
Guy Chouinard (born October 20, 1956, in Quebec City,
Quebec ) was a professionalice hockey player in the 1970s and 80s for theAtlanta Flames and later the St. Louis Blues.Chouinard was the 28th overall pick in the 1974 Entry Draft, following a successful junior career with the
Quebec Remparts . He was one of the first underage players available in the entry draft because of theNational Hockey League 's decision to allow drafting of underage players that year. While playing with the Atlanta Flames, he set records for scoring goals in six consecutive games from November 14 to November 24, 1978; he was the first Flame to score 50 goals in a season in the 1978–79 season. He joined the team when it relocated to Calgary at the start of the 1980–81 season. He left the Atlanta/Calgary franchise as the franchise's all-time leader in points (529) and assists (336) (records since broken) on September 6, 1983, when he was traded to the St. Louis Blues.Chouinard was nicknamed "Gramps" because he appeared much older than he really was. He is not the only member of his family to play
professional hockey; he is the older brother of former minor-leaguerJean Chouinard and the father ofÉric Chouinard , who currently is in thePhoenix Coyotes system. His nephewMarc Chouinard played in the NHL for theMighty Ducks of Anaheim ,Minnesota Wild andVancouver Canucks .Chouinard has also had a brilliant career (more than 10 years) coaching in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , notably for theVictoriaville Tigres andQuebec Remparts and has been enshrined in the QMJHL Hall of Fame in 2005. He has coached the second most games in the QMJHL (988), most wins as a coach (515) and most championships as a coach (4).From 2002 to 2006, he coached in the
Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey , a minor professional league in Quebec, first with theTrois-Rivieres Vikings , then theThetford-Mines Prolab .He was fired as the Prolab head-coach on January 13, 2006, after a 7–3 loss against the
Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal . With the Prolab, his record was 45 wins and 48 loss (including 10 shootout loss and 2 losses in overtime). He hasn't coached since his departure from the Prolab.He has been hired by the
Prince Edward Island Rocket of the QMJHL to replace Yanick Jean ashead coach , on October 22, 2007.ee also
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Notable families in the NHL
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