Jocelyn Joseph Hardy (December 5, 1945 – February 19, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 210 games in the World Hockey Association and 63 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Cougars, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Crusaders, San Diego Mariners, and Indianapolis Racers. He died as result of complications from a heart attack on February 19, 2021, at the age of 75.[1]
| Jocelyn Hardy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 5, 1945 Kénogami, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died | February 19, 2021 (aged 75) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
California Golden Seals Cleveland Crusaders Chicago Cougars Indianapolis Racers San Diego Mariners | ||
| Playing career | 1966–1978 | ||
After leaving the WHA, Hardy became a player-coach with the Beauce Jaros of the North American Hockey League. Hardy was the league's top scorer and most valuable player during the 1975–76 season.[2] During that season he became the first professional player to score over 200 points in a season, finishing with 208.[2]
Subsequent coaching duties included the Binghamton Dusters, Shawinigan Cataractes, and Beauport Harfangs.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1964–65 | Jonquière Marquis | QJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Jonquière Marquis | QJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | New Haven Blades | EHL | 72 | 28 | 51 | 79 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Victoriaville Tigres | QHL | 41 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1968–69 | Victoriaville Tigres | QHL | 45 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Oakland Seals | NHL | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | Providence Reds | AHL | 46 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Seattle Totems | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1970–71 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 65 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 105 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 1972–73 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 72 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 77 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 55 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 1974–75 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Long Island Cougars | NAHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 32 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Beauce Jaros | NAHL | 72 | 60 | 148 | 208 | 98 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 44 | ||
| 1976–77 | Beauce Jaros | NAHL | 22 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Broome Dusters | NAHL | 28 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1977–78 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 73 | 24 | 63 | 87 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 210 | 46 | 94 | 140 | 201 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| NHL totals | 63 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Décès de l'ancien joueur de hockey Joe Hardy (in French)
- ^ a b "1975-76 NAHL League Leaders". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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