Christian Gerrard "Chris" Bordeleau[1] (born September 23, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1972, and the World Hockey Association between 1972 and 1979.

Christian Bordeleau
Bordeleau in 2010
Born (1947-09-23) September 23, 1947 (age 77)
Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Caught Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Chicago Black Hawks
Winnipeg Jets
Quebec Nordiques
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1967–1980

Playing career

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Bordeleau started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1969. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues. He left the NHL after the 1972 season and would also play in the World Hockey Association for the Winnipeg Jets and Quebec Nordiques. He won the Stanley Cup in 1969 with the Montreal Canadiens. Christian's brothers Jean-Pierre and Paulin Bordeleau were also professional hockey players.

Honours

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In 1977, Christian was a member of the World Hockey Association's Avco Cup Champions the Quebec Nordiques.

In 2012, he was inducted into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962–63 Noranda Copper Kings NOJHA 40 42 36 78
1963–64 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 49 16 18 34
1964–65 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 50 28 28 56
1965–66 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 43 16 48 64 57
1966–67 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA 33 8 19 27 30
1967–68 Houston Apollos CHL 68 23 28 51 22
1968–69 Montreal Canadiens NHL 13 1 3 4 4 6 1 0 1 0
1968–69 Houston Apollos CHL 54 21 36 57 33
1969–70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 2 13 15 18
1970–71 St. Louis Blues NHL 78 21 32 53 48 5 0 1 1 17
1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 41 8 9 17 6
1971–72 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 25 6 8 14 6 8 3 6 9 0
1972–73 Winnipeg Jets WHA 78 47 54 101 12 12 5 8 13 4
1973–74 Winnipeg Jets WHA 75 26 49 75 22 3 3 2 5 0
1974–75 Winnipeg Jets WHA 18 8 8 16 0
1974–75 Quebec Nordiques WHA 53 15 33 48 24 15 2 13 15 2
1975–76 Quebec Nordiques WHA 74 37 72 109 42 5 1 1 2 4
1976–77 Quebec Nordiques WHA 73 32 75 107 34 8 4 5 9 0
1977–78 Quebec Nordiques WHA 26 9 22 31 28 10 1 5 6 6
1978–79 Quebec Nordiques WHA 16 5 12 17 0
1979–80 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 11 3 6 9 4
WHA totals 413 179 325 504 162 53 16 34 50 16
NHL totals 205 38 65 103 82 19 4 7 11 17

References

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  1. ^ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-490967400.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "WHA Hall of Fame Members". Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
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