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Canada Orval Tessier

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Last added: Polina Schleicher
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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Oula Palve 60 20 44 64
2. Jerry Turkulainen 60 21 42 63
3. Eemeli Suomi 58 21 38 59
4. Teemu Turunen 60 30 27 57
5. Anton Levtchi 55 19 38 57
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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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