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Canada Orval Tessier

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# Player GP G A TP
1. Gavin McKenna 2 3 2 5
2. Porter Martone 2 0 5 5
3. Emil Hemming 2 3 1 4
4. Malcolm Spence 2 3 1 4
5. James Hagens 1 2 2 4
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Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time NHL Coach of the Year (Jack Adams Award) 1
1-time OHL Third All-Star Team 1
3-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 3
2-time QMJHL Second All-Star Team 2
1-time QMJHL Third All-Star Team 1

Tessier, 89, died on August 27, 2022, in Cornwall, Ont.

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Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1961-62 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL Player-Asst. Coach
1971-72 Cornwall Royals QMJHL Head Coach
1972-73 Québec Remparts QMJHL Head Coach
1973-74 Cornwall Royals QMJHL General Manager
1974-75 Cornwall Royals QMJHL GM/Head Coach
1975-76 Cornwall Royals QMJHL GM/Head Coach
1976-77 Cornwall Royals QMJHL GM/Head Coach
1977-78 Cornwall Royals QMJHL GM/Head Coach
Canada U20 WJC-20 Asst. Coach
1978-79 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL GM/Head Coach
1979-80 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL GM/Head Coach
1980-81 Kitchener Rangers OHL Head Coach
1981-82 New Brunswick Hawks AHL Head Coach AHL Calder Cup Champion
1982-83 Chicago Black Hawks NHL Head Coach
1983-84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL Head Coach
1984-85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL Head Coach Replaced by Bob Pulford midseason
1988-89 Cornwall Royals OHL GM/Head Coach
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche NHL Scout

Orval Tessier Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1951-52 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA-Jr. 52* 62* 25* 87* 18* -* | Playoffs 4 3 1 4 8 -
1952-53 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA-Jr. 55* 54* 40* 94* 19* -* | Playoffs 15 7 13 20 12 -
1953-54 Montréal Royals QHL 60* 21* 18* 39* 13* -* | Playoffs 9 2 1 3 6 -
1954-55 Montréal Canadiens NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Montréal Royals QHL 60* 36* 30* 66* 8* -* | Playoffs 12 4 7 11 0 -
1955-56 Boston Bruins NHL 23* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
Hershey Bears AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Québec Aces QHL 28* 5* 10* 15* 4* -* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 2 -
1956-57 Québec Aces QHL 68* 43* 38* 81* 24* -* | Playoffs 10 7 5 12 0 -
1957-58 Springfield Indians AHL 12* 5* 3* 8* 2* -* |
1958-59 Trois-Rivières Lions QHL 62* 27* 39* 66* 4* -* | Playoffs 8 2 3 5 9 -
1959-60 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 70* 59* 67* 126* 10* -* |
1960-61 Boston Bruins NHL 32* 3* 4* 7* 0* -* |
Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 34* 22* 21* 43* 6* -* | Playoffs 5 4 2 6 0 -
1961-62 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 66* 54* 60* 114* 12* -* | Playoffs 11 5 9 14 0 -
1962-63 Portland Buckaroos WHL-Sr. 36* 15* 21* 36* 9* -* | Playoffs QC 7 0 0 0 0 -
1963-64 Portland Buckaroos WHL-Sr. 66* 14* 34* 48* 4* -* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 0 -
1964-65 Clinton Comets EHL-Sr. 66* 60* 58* 118* 42* -* | Playoffs 11 2 7 9 0 -

Orval Tessier Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1952-53 Barrie Flyers Memorial Cup 10* 10* 18* 28* 14* -* |
1956-57 Québec Aces Ed-Cup 6* 9* 3* 12* 0* -* |
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