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Canada Jean Pronovost
Hershey Bears / AHL - 81/82
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Dec 18, 1945
Position
RW
Age
79
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Shawinigan Falls, QC, CAN
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Brothers: Andre Pronovost, Claude Pronovost, Marcel Pronovost
Grandnephew: Anthony Mantha

Jean Pronovost was a skilled winger who reached the 20-goal mark 12 times in 14 years. He was a 4x 40-goal scorer and set a career-high with 52 goals and 104 points in 1976. In 1978, after 10 seasons with the Penguins, he spent 4 years with Atlanta Flames and Washington Capitals and retired in 1982 with 391 goals and 774 points.

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Jean Pronovost Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1963-64 Victoriaville Bruins QPJHL-old 9* 8* 4* 12* 4* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1964-65 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 54* 30* 40* 70* 0* -* | Playoffs 11 4 8 12 8 -
1965-66 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 48* 18* 34* 52* 47* -* |
1966-67 Oklahoma City Blazers CenPHL 68* 21* 24* 45* 81* -* | Playoffs 11 5 2 7 12 -
1967-68 Oklahoma City Blazers CenPHL 49* 25* 25* 50* 41* -* | Playoffs 7 3 4 7 6 -
1968-69 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76* 16* 25* 41* 41* -4* |
1969-70 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72* 20* 21* 41* 45* -2* | Playoffs 10 3 4 7 2 -
1970-71 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78* 21* 24* 45* 35* 8* |
1971-72 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 68* 30* 23* 53* 12* 15* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 -
1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66* 21* 22* 43* 16* -15* |
1973-74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 77* 40* 32* 72* 22* 9* |
1974-75 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78* 43* 32* 75* 37* 13* | Playoffs 9 3 3 6 6 -
1975-76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80* 52* 52* 104* 24* 16* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
1976-77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79* 33* 31* 64* 24* 8* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 2 -
Canada WC 7* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
1977-78 Pittsburgh Penguins “C” NHL 79* 40* 25* 65* 50* -16* |
Canada WC 10* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |
1978-79 Atlanta Flames NHL 75* 28* 39* 67* 30* 21* | Playoffs 2 2 0 2 0 -
1979-80 Atlanta Flames “C” NHL 80* 24* 19* 43* 12* 12* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -
1980-81 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 22* 36* 58* 61* -9* |
1981-82 Washington Capitals NHL 10* 1* 2* 3* 4* -7* |
Hershey Bears AHL 64* 35* 31* 66* 18* -* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -

Jean Pronovost Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1963-64 Victoriaville Bruins Memorial Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1964-65 Niagara Falls Flyers Memorial Cup 13* 7* 12* 19* 2* -* |
1980-81 Washington Capitals DN-Cup 3* 4* 0* 4* 0* -* |

Jean Pronovost Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 64* 35* 31* 66* 1.03* 18* -* | 1 5 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.40 * 0 * - *
CenPHL (CenHL) 2 117* 46* 49* 95* 0.81* 122* -* | 2 18 8 * 6 * 14 * 0.78 * 18 * - *
DN-Cup 1 3* 4* 0* 4* 1.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 2 16* 7* 12* 19* 1.19* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 998* 391* 383* 774* 0.78* 413* 49* | 7 35 11 * 9 * 20 * 0.57 * 14 * - *
OHA-Jr. 2 102* 48* 74* 122* 1.20* 47* -* | 1 11 4 * 8 * 12 * 1.09 * 8 * - *
QPJHL-old 1 9* 8* 4* 12* 1.33* 4* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
WC 2 17* 4* 5* 9* 0.53* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Jean Pronovost Career Highlights

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Cult/Star player for Pittsburgh Penguins