Leo Gaudreault

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1902–1950)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Hockey_player_Leo_Gaudreault.png

| image_size = 180px

| birth_date = {{birth date|1905|10|19}}

| birth_place = Saint-Bruno, Quebec, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|1950|3|21|1902|10|19}}

| death_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 150

| position = Left wing/Centre

| shoots = Left

| played_for = Montreal Canadiens

| career_start = 1921

| career_end = 1937

}}

Joseph Anne Leonard Gaudreault (October 19, 1905 – March 21, 1950) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played 67 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens over three seasons between 1927 and 1933.{{cite web |title=Leo Gaudrealt |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/g/gaudrle01.html |website=Hockey Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=June 21, 2022}} The rest of his career, which lasted from 1921 to 1937, was spent in the minor leagues.

Biography

Born in Saint-Bruno, Quebec, the name Leonard, the birth year of 1902, and birthplace are confirmed with the Saint-Bruno Church records and Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal holds the records of Cote De Neiges Cemetery where he is buried.

Although all his biographies state Leo Gaudreault was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec, he spent his early childhood in Saint-Bruno, Lac Saint-Jean, where his father, Pitre Gaudreault, managed the general store. The family moved to Chicoutimi in 1912.

Gaudreault died in 1950 in Montreal, Quebec.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5"|Regular season

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! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1921–22

| Chicoutimi Bleuets

| QPHL

| 5

101

| —

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| 1922–23

| Chicoutimi Bleuets

| QPHL

| 10

2022

| 1

000)
1923–24

| Quebec Sons of Ireland

| ECHA

| 12

303

| 9

0000
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| 1924–25

| Montreal Nationale

| MCHL

| 6

202

| —

1925–26

| Montreal Nationale

| MCHL

| 9

6286

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1926–27

| Montreal St. Francis Xavier

| MCHL

| 12

63920

| 5

1452
1926–27

| Montreal St. Francis-Nationale

| MCHL

| 10

641014

| 1

1014
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| 1927–28

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 32

62830

| —

1928–29

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 11

0004

| —

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| 1928–29

| Providence Reds

| Can-Am

| 28

20245

| 6

00014
1929–30

| Providence Reds

| Can-Am

| 39

7121964

| 3

1010
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| 1930–31

| Providence Reds

| Can-Am

| 40

22204244

| 2

1238
1931–32

| Providence Reds

| Can-Am

| 40

13152822

| 5

1016
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| 1932–33

| Montreal Canadiens

| NHL

| 28

2242

| —

1932–33

| Providence Reds

| Can-Am

| 26

12152726

| 2

0110
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1933–34

| Providence Reds

| Can-Am

| 40

9233214

| 3

1342
1934–35

| Providence Reds

| Can-Am

| 48

23264912

| 4

0110
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1935–36

| Providence Reds

| Can-Am

| 46

717248

| 7

0002
1936–37

| Minneapolis Millers

| AHA

| 42

8152320

| 6

2572
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! colspan="3" | Can-Am totals

! 307 !! 95 !! 128 !! 223 !! 235

! 32 !! 4 !! 7 !! 11 !! 32

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 67 !! 8 !! 4 !! 12 !! 38

! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

References

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