Marcel Pronovost

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Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg/12 st 12 lb)
Pro clubs	Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs
Nationality	Canada
Born	June 15, 1930 (1930-06-15) (age 77), Lac á la Tortue, PQ, CAN
Pro career	1949 – 1970
Hall of Fame, 1978

Marcel Pronovost (born June 15, 1930 in Lac á la Tortue, Quebec) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League.

Marcel was one of the best defensive defenceman of his era. He was an important member of the 1950s Red Wings dynasty that won three Stanley Cups as well as the 1967 Maple Leaf team. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978. Later served as Scout with New Jersey. In 2003 he set a record for years between first Stanely Cup 1950 and last Stanley Cup 2003 of 53 years.

[edit] Awards & Achievements

• First All-Star Team Defense (1960, 1961)
• Second All-Star Team Defense (1958, 1959)
• Stanley Cup Champions as a player (1950-52-54-55 with Detroit)
• Stanley Cup Champions as a player (1967 with Toronto)
• Stanley Cup Champion as a Scout (1995-2000-03)

[edit] External links

• Marcel Pronovost's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Marcel Pronovost's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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