Gilbert Perreault

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gilbert Perreault
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 13, 1950(1950-11-13)
Age	74
Birthplace	Victoriaville
Country	Canada
Birth City	Quebec
Horoscope	Scorpio

Gilbert Perreault Biography

Gilbert Perreault is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on November 13, 1950 in Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada. Hall of Fame center who played his entire career playing for the Buffalo Sabres, scoring 512 goals and accumulating 814 assists, both of which were records for the franchise. He appeared in eight All-Star games and was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s most promising rookie in 1971.

They, He, Rick Martin and Rene Robert combined to make up the exciting “French Connection” line for the Sabres in the ’70s. and Rene Robert combined to make the thrilling “French Connection” line for the Sabres in the 70s.

Perreault began playing organized hockey at about age six. He preferred street hockey to playing on the ice and did not skate until he was eight. He began playing minor ice hockey at age nine. He played in the 1961, 1962 and 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with Victoriaville. He left home at the age of 16 to join his first junior hockey team. His first year (1966–67) of junior hockey was spent with Thetford Mines in the Quebec Junior A League. His teammates included Rick Kehoe and Marc Tardif. The team won the league championships.

After the Quebec Junior A League shut down, Perreault joined the Montreal Junior Canadiens of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) for the 1967–68 season, the first of three years with the Junior Canadiens. His 49 points in 47 games helped the Junior Canadiens to a second-place finish. During his second year on the team, one that included future NHL talents Réjean Houle and André Dupont as well as future professional teammates Jocelyn Guevremont and Richard Martin, Perreault blossomed. His 97 points were second on the team to Houle’s 108 points, and they earned him OHA First All-Star Team honours. As Perreault blossomed, the team excelled. In his second season, the team finished first in the OHA and won the 1969 Memorial Cup Canadian Junior championship. It was the first Memorial Cup win for Montreal since 1950.

Two sons were born to him: Marc-Andre and Sean along with the wife Carmen.

Gilbert Perreault Net Worth

Gilbert Perreault is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gilbert Perreault 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played in junior hockey with his club, the Montreal Jr. Canadiens in the Ontario Hockey League before he was picked at the top of the list in the NHL Draft by the Sabres.

The year 1973 was the time he won in 1973 the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for showing the highest level of sportsmanship in the entire league.

Gilbert Perreault (born November 13, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played for 17 seasons with the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres. He was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990. Known for his ability to stickhandle in close quarters, he is regarded as one of the most skillful playmaking centres of all time. He was the first draft pick of the Sabres in their inaugural season in the NHL. He is well known as the centre man for the prolific trio of Sabres forwards known as The French Connection. In 2017 Perreault was named one of the ‘100 Greatest NHL Players’ in history.

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Perreault was named to the Canadian national team (“Team Canada”) that participated in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. He managed to contribute two points in two games but left the team after game five.

Facts & Trivia

Gilbert Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Gilbert Perreault celebrates birthday on November 13 of every year.

In 1976, Canada hosted the first Canada Cup series. Perreault played with future Hockey Hall of Fame members such as Bobby Orr, Darryl Sittler, Bobby Hull, Guy Lafleur and Marcel Dionne. Perreault often played on a line with fellow Québécois Lafleur and Dionne. Canada won the series after beating Czechoslovakia in a best two out of three. He later played in the 1981 Canada Cup on a line with Wayne Gretzky and Lafleur. He was playing some of the best hockey of his career, leading all scorers with nine points in four games, when he was forced out of the tournament with a broken ankle. Canada lost the final to the USSR 8–1. Perreault was named to the All Tournament Team, despite playing in only four of Canada’s seven games.

Why did Gilbert Perreault retire?

Gilbert Perreault
Playing career| 1970–1986

How old is Gil Perreault?

71 years (November 13, 1950)

When was Gilbert Perreault drafted?

1970

How many all stars have the Sabres had?

All-Star Game selections Forty-one All-Star Games have been held since the Sabres entered the league in 1970, with at least one player chosen to represent the Sabres in each year except 2004 and 2011.

How many goals did Marcel Dionne have?

He was second in assists, goals, and points when he retired in 1989 (he is 70 goals , 9 assists, and 79 points behind Gordie Howe in all categories).