Jean Hamel

Joseph Jean Pierre Hamel (born June 6, 1952) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 699 games over 12 seasons in the National Hockey League. He played for the St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Quebec Nordiques, and Montreal Canadiens. Jean is the brother of Gilles Hamel.

Jean Hamel
Hamel in the 1979–80 hockey season
Born (1952-06-06) June 6, 1952
Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings
Quebec Nordiques
Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft 41st overall, 1972
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1972–1984

Hamel was born in Asbestos, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Asbestos.[1]

Hamel retired from professional hockey in 1984, as a direct result of having sustained two serious eye injuries while playing for the Montreal Canadiens that year — the first, caused by Louis Sleigher's sucker punch during the April 20 "Good Friday Massacre", and the second, during an October 4 pre-season match.[2][3]

When Hamel retired, the Canadiens organization hired him as an assistant coach with their new Sherbrooke Canadiens farm team in the American Hockey League (AHL).[3] Hamel served as an assistant coach, later head coach, during the entire six seasons that the Sherbrooke Canadiens existed as a franchise. During his final two years as head coach, the Sherbrooke Canadiens finished first overall in the AHL for the 1988–89 and 1989–90 AHL regular seasons. Starting the next season, Hamel served as head coach of the Drummondville Voltigeurs, in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, for four seasons. After a four-year break, Hamel returned to his birthplace as head coach with the Asbestos Aztecs, of the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League, for one season (1999–2000).

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL 564111575 611220
1970–71 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL 6172330109 61128
1971–72 Drummondville Rangers QMJHL 5962935132 910148
1972–73 Denver Spurs WHL 1306622 —————
1972–73 St. Louis Blues NHL 5527924 20000
1973–74 Denver Spurs WHL 1002212 —————
1973–74 St. Louis Blues NHL 231126 —————
1973–74 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2203340 —————
1974–75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 8051924136 —————
1975–76 Detroit Red Wings NHL 773912129 —————
1976–77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 711101163 —————
1977–78 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3226834 700010
1977–78 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 282101229 —————
1978–79 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5224672 —————
1979–80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4914543 —————
1980–81 Detroit Red Wings NHL 68571257 —————
1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 713436 —————
1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 4016732 500016
1981–82 Fredericton Express AHL 1624619 —————
1982–83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 5127938 40002
1983–84 Montreal Canadiens NHL 791121392 1502216
NHL totals 699 26 95 121 766 33 0 2 2 44
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References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  2. Phillips, Randy (6 October 1984). "Injured Hamel to miss start of season". The Gazette. Montreal. p. F3. Retrieved 6 April 2012..
  3. "Hamel retires, but gets new contract". The Gazette. Montreal. 21 December 1984. p. D1.
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