Paulin Bordeleau
Paulin Bordeleau | |
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Born | Noranda, QC, CAN | January 29, 1953
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
Position | Centre |
Shot | Right |
Played for | Fredericton Canadiens (AHL) HC Mont Blanc (France) Megeve (France) HC Tours (France) Quebec Nordiques (WHA) Vancouver Canucks Tulsa Oilers (CHL) |
National team | France |
NHL Draft | 19th overall, 1973 Vancouver Canucks |
WHA Draft | 4th overall, 1973 Toronto Toros |
Playing career | 1973–1988 1996 |
Paulin Joseph Bordeleau (born January 29, 1953 in Noranda, Quebec) is a retired Canadian and French ice hockey forward.
Bordeleau started his National Hockey League career with the Vancouver Canucks in 1973. He spent his entire NHL career with the Canucks. He left the NHL after the 1976 season and jumped to the World Hockey Association. There, he played for the Quebec Nordiques. He then finished his career in the French Ligue Magnus. He played for France at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
His son Sébastien Bordeleau briefly played in the NHL with his most noteworthy stint being with the Nashville Predators.
Paulin was one of three brothers playing professional hockey in the 1970s with J.P. Bordeleau playing for the Chicago Black Hawks and Christian Bordeleau starring for the Quebec Nordiques of the WHA.
External links
- Paulin Bordeleau's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- HOCKEY: Paulin Bordeleau quitte le LHC (French)