Gilles Lupien

Gilles Lupien
Born (1954-04-20) April 20, 1954
Lachute, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins
Hartford Whalers
NHL Draft 33rd overall, 1974
Montreal Canadiens
WHA Draft 71st overall, 1974
Toronto Toros
Playing career 1971–1982

Joseph Leonard Gilles Lupien (born April 20, 1954) is a sports agent and Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Lupien is a former owner of the Longueuil Chevaliers, and the Victoriaville Tigres.[1]

Career

Lupien was born in Lachute, Quebec and raised in Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec. He started his career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1977. He would also play with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Hartford Whalers. He would win two Stanley Cups with Montreal in 1978 and 1979. Gilles is one of professional hockey's top agents, representing such stars as Steve Bernier, Corey Crawford, and Sean Couturier, and formerly representing Roberto Luongo. Gilles has a fan club that was started in 1977 and continues to operate today. The club held their 30-year reunion in Jaffray, BC in September 2007.

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1971–72 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 36 0 5 5 54 15 0 3 3 17
1972–73 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 26 0 5 5 71 — — — — —
1972–73 Montreal Red White and Blue QMJHL 26 4 4 8 66 4 0 0 0 0
1973–74 Montreal Red White and Blue QMJHL 44 3 29 32 268 9 0 3 3 28
1974–75 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 73 6 9 15 316 6 0 0 0 61
1975–76 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 56 2 6 8 134 9 0 4 4 29
1976–77 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 69 6 16 22 215 12 0 2 2 35
1977–78 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 7 1 2 3 10 — — — — —
1977–78 Montreal Canadiens NHL 46 1 3 4 108 8 0 0 0 17
1978–79 Montreal Canadiens NHL 72 1 9 10 124 13 0 0 0 2
1979–80 Montreal Canadiens NHL 56 1 7 8 109 4 0 0 0 2
1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 31 0 1 1 34 — — — — —
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 11 1 4 5 71 — — — — —
1980–81 Hartford Whalers NHL 20 2 4 6 39 — — — — —
1981–82 Binghamton Whalers AHL 53 8 12 20 280 13 2 5 7 58
1981–82 Hartford Whalers NHL 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
NHL Totals 226 5 25 30 416 25 0 0 0 21

References

  1. ↑ Morissette, Mario (2018-06-01). "Gilles Courteau réplique à Gilles Lupien". TVA Sports (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-12.


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