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Gilles quirk
Date of birth June 7, 1945
place of birth Montreal , Quebec , Canada
date of death July 26, 2005
Place of death Victoriaville , Quebec , Canada
Nickname Captain Crunch
size 175 cm
Weight 88 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1961-1963 Bruins de Victoriaville
1963-1965 Niagara Falls Flyers
1965-1967 Boston Bruins
1967-1970 Chicago Black Hawks
1970-1973 Los Angeles Kings
1973-1976 New York Rangers
1976-1977 St. Louis Blues
Kansas City Blues
1977-1988 Cincinnati stingers
1978 Indianapolis Racers

Jean Gilles Marotte (born June 7, 1945 in Montreal , Québec , † July 26, 2005 in Victoriaville , Québec) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 837 games for the Boston Bruins and Chicago Black during his playing career between 1963 and 1978 Hawks , Los Angeles Kings , New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League and 73 others for the Cincinnati Stingers and Indianapolis Racers in the World Hockey Association on the position of defender .

Career

Marotte spent his junior years between 1961 and 1965 for two years in the Ligue de hockey junior du Québec with the Bruins de Victoriaville , before moving to the Ontario Hockey Association for the Niagara Falls Flyers in 1963 . At the Flyers, the defender played for another two years and won the junior double from the J. Ross Robertson Cup and Memorial Cup .

The Canadian then moved to the United States, where he was committed in the professional field by the Boston Bruins from the National Hockey League . There the spent rookie the 1965/66 season and the following, before he in 1967 part of a comprehensive six players transfer business was in May. Marotte joined the Chicago Black Hawks with Jack Norris and Pit Martin , while Boston secured the services of Phil Esposito , Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield in return . With the Black Hawks, the versatile defender established himself in the NHL and spent almost three more years in the league. In February 1970 he was again involved in a multi-player change. This time he joined the Los Angeles Kings with Jim Stanfield and Denis DeJordy . Chicago received Bryan Campbell , Bill White and Gerry Desjardins .

Marotte spent another three and a half years in Los Angeles and completed his best years there in terms of points. This earned him an invitation to the 1973 NHL All-Star Game . However, the Kings separated from the defense attorney in the same calendar year and sent him to the New York Rangers with Réal Lemieux in November 1973 . As compensation, the Californians received Sheldon Kannegiesser , Mike Murphy and Tom Williams . The now 28-year-old had another two and a half years with the Rangers before joining the St. Louis Blues via the waiver list in October 1976 . There Marotte ended his NHL career after the 1976/77 season .

As a free agent , the defensive player moved to the NHL-competing World Hockey Association for the Cincinnati Stingers . The Stingers had previously bought the Edmonton Oilers ' transfer rights to Marotte's person and then committed him. His time in Cincinnati lasted only 29 games until January 1978. A new transfer with Blaine Stoughton brought him to league rivals Indianapolis Racers in exchange for Bryon Baltimore and Hugh Harris . After 44 missions, Marotte ended his active career in the summer of 1978.

Marotte died in July 2005 at the age of 60 from pancreatic cancer in his hometown of Victoriaville .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1961/62 Bruins de Victoriaville LHJQ 43 15th 28 43 10 1 3 4th 6th
1962/63 Bruins de Victoriaville LHJQ 52 12 25th 37 10 1 7th 8th 20th
1963/64 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 56 12 34 46 160 4th 0 0 0 9
1964 Niagara Falls Flyers Memorial Cup - - - - - 13 4th 9 13 30th
1964/65 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 52 12 25th 37 122 11 2 0 2 50
1965/66 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 13 2 20th 22nd 52 - - - - -
1965/66 Boston Bruins NHL 51 3 17th 20th 52 - - - - -
1966/67 Boston Bruins NHL 67 7th 8th 15th 112 - - - - -
1967/68 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 73 0 21st 21st 122 11 3 1 4th 14th
1968/69 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 68 5 29 34 120 - - - - -
1969/70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 51 5 13 18th 52 - - - - -
1969/70 Los Angeles Kings NHL 21st 0 6th 6th 32 - - - - -
1970/71 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 6th 27 33 96 - - - - -
1971/72 Los Angeles Kings NHL 72 10 24 34 83 - - - - -
1972/73 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 6th 39 45 70 - - - - -
1973/74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 22nd 1 11 12 23 - - - - -
1973/74 New York Rangers NHL 46 2 17th 19th 28 12 0 1 1 6th
1974/75 New York Rangers NHL 77 4th 32 36 69 3 0 1 1 4th
1975/76 New York Rangers NHL 57 4th 17th 21st 34 - - - - -
1976/77 St. Louis Blues NHL 47 3 4th 7th 26th 3 0 0 0 2
1976/77 Kansas City Blues CHL 26th 1 10 11 46 7th 2 0 2 2
1977/78 Cincinnati stingers WHA 29 1 7th 8th 58 - - - - -
1977/78 Indianapolis Racers WHA 44 2 13 15th 18th - - - - -
OHA total 121 26th 79 105 234 15th 2 0 2 59
NHL overall 808 56 265 321 919 29 3 3 6th 26th
WHA total 73 3 20th 23 76 - - - - -

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Quirk, Gilles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marotte, Jean Gilles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Montreal , Quebec
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 2005
Place of death Victoriaville , Quebec