Joseph Jean-Philippe Gauthier (April 29, 1937 – February 20, 2013) was a Canadian professional

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who played 166 games in the

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(NHL) with the

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and

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and 31 games in the

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(WHA) with the New York Raiders between 1960 and 1973. Gauthier was born in

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. He died in 2013 at the age of 75.

Awards

Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between ...

Championships (1957) * CPHL First All-Star Team (1965) *CPHL Second All-Star Team (1966) * Stanley Cup champions (1965)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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* 1937 births 2013 deaths Baltimore Clippers players Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Flin Flon Bombers players French Quebecers Houston Apollos players Hull-Ottawa Canadiens players Ice hockey people from Montreal Long Island Ducks (ice hockey) players Montreal Canadiens players Montreal Voyageurs players St. Boniface Canadiens players New York Raiders players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Omaha Knights (CHL) players Philadelphia Flyers players Providence Reds players Quebec Aces (AHL) players Rochester Americans players Seattle Totems (WHL) players Stanley Cup champions {{canada-icehockey-defenceman-1930s-stub