John Gravel
Canadian ice hockey player
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Jean Michael "John" Gravel (born October 27, 1941) is a former ice hockey defenceman who played 16 seasons of professional hockey from 1962 to 1978. Gravel played eight games in the World Hockey Association during 1972–73 WHA season with the Philadelphia Blazers.
| John Gravel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 27, 1941 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Philadelphia Blazers | ||
| Playing career | 1962–1978 | ||
Awards
The IHL awarded Gravel the Leading Rookie Award for the 1962-63 season, and he received the Governor's Trophy as the IHL's most outstanding defenceman during the 1969-70 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1961–62 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 50 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Omaha Knights | IHL | 59 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1963–64 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 70 | 11 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | ||
| 1964–65 | Minneapolis Bruins | CPHL | 68 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964–65 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 72 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | California Seals | WHL | 62 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 65 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 64 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Toledo Blades | IHL | 68 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1970–71 | Toledo Hornets | IHL | 68 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Toledo Hornets | IHL | 72 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Toledo Hornets | IHL | 55 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | Philadelphia Blazers | WHA | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Toledo Hornets | IHL | 59 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | Lansing-Saginaw | IHL | 69 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 72 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1976–77 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 66 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 60 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database