Joseph Roger Adrien Picard (born January 13, 1933 ) is a Canadian former professional

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player and minor league head coach. He played 15 games in the

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(NHL) with the

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in the 1967–68 season. The rest of his career lasted from 1957 to 1969 and was spent in the minor leagues. Picard's brother,

Noel Picard Joseph Jean-Noël Yves Picard (December 25, 1938 – September 6, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1965 to 1973. Playing career Picard started his NHL career with the Montreal Canadie ...

, also played with for the St. Louis Blues.

Playing career

Picard was a member of the

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minor league affiliates before he went to play for the St. Louis Blues.

Coaching career

After retiring he went on to become head coach with several teams in Quebec: *

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1973–1974 *

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1981–1982 *

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- QMJHL 1982–1984

Personal

Outside of hockey Picard and his brother Noel bred and trained horses in

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1933 births Living people Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey right wingers Denver Spurs (WHL) players Granby Bisons coaches Ice hockey people from Montreal Kansas City Blues (ice hockey) players Laval Voisins coaches Omaha Knights (CHL) players St. Louis Blues players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1930s-stub