Noel Picard
Joseph Jean-Noël Yves Picard (December 25, 1938 – September 6, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1965 to 1973.
| Noël Picard | |||
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| Noel Picard in 2005 | |||
| Born | December 25, 1938 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died | September 6, 2017 (aged 78) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues Atlanta Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1960–1973 | ||
Playing career edit
Picard started his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1965. He later played for the St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Flames. Picard retired after the 1973 season, winning one Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1965. He is noted for tripping Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins after Orr scored the series-winning goal of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, sending a jumping Orr flying through the air with his arms raised in celebration. This image stands as one of the most famous action shots in North American sports history.[1][2]
Personal life edit
Picard was a broadcaster for Blues games after he retired. He purchased Midway, a restaurant in Cuba, Missouri, in 1976 and later sold.[3] He returned to Montreal, where he died in 2017.[4]
Picard had two children with his wife Viviane who were raised in the St. Louis area;[5] a daughter Annie in Chicago,[6] and son Dan (who lives in New Baden, Illinois).[7] Picard was the younger brother of Roger Picard, whom he briefly played with in St. Louis for one season.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1959–60 | Peterborough Petes | OHA | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1960–61 | Jersey Larks | EHL | 55 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Montreal Olympics | Qué-Sr. | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 1961–62 | Montreal Olympics | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 38 | ||
| 1962–63 | Sherbrooke Castors | Qué-Sr. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 59 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 147 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1964–65 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964–65 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 50 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Houston Apollos | CPHL | 58 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 63 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 135 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1966–67 | Providence Reds | AHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 66 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 142 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | ||
| 1968–69 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 67 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 131 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | ||
| 1969–70 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 39 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 88 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 65 | ||
| 1970–71 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 119 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 41 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 335 | 12 | 63 | 75 | 616 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 167 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "100 Best Stanley Cup Final Photos". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Fox, Luke (10 May 2017). "Bobby Orr talks hockey's most iconic photograph". Sportsnet. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Ghosts of the past haunt Route 66 landmark - Cuba, MO - Route 66 Mural City". 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ Timmermann, Tom (7 September 2017). "Noel Picard, an original St. Louis Blue, dies at 78". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ Pinkert, Chris (October 4, 2017). "Blues to honor Picard with No. 4 on helmets". NHL.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Annie Picard". anniepicard.net. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ O'Neill, Dan. "Noel Picard, 72, has greetings, tales to tell". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database