Jeannot Gilbert (born December 29, 1940) is a Canadian former professional

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forward who played 9 games in the

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for the

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between 1963 and 1965. He also played 133 games in the

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with the

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between 1973 and 1975. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1960 to 1975, was mainly spent in the

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Playing career

Gilbert played junior with the

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and

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of the

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from 1959 to 1961. He made his professional debut during the 1960–61 season, playing one game with the

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of the Eastern Professional Hockey League. He spent the next two seasons with Kingston, though most of the 1961–62 season was spent with the Clinton Comets of the

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. On March 14, 1963, Gilbert made his NHL debut with the

, playing against the

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. He played five games with the Bruins that season. Gilbert then played one season, 1963–64 season with the

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of the

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. He played a further four games for Boston in 1964–65, but the bulk of the season was spent with their

(AHL) affiliate the

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. He moved to the

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of the AHL in 1965 and played eight seasons there. In the

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, Gilbert was selected by the

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, but never played for them. In 1973, he joined the

of the

and played two seasons there before retiring in 1975.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Jeannot 1940 births Living people 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Barrie Flyers players Boston Bruins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres Clinton Comets players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Saguenay, Quebec Kingston Frontenacs (EPHL) players Minneapolis Bruins players Niagara Falls Flyers players Providence Reds players Quebec Nordiques (WHA) players