Guy Chouinard
Canadian NHL player and QMJHL Hall of Fame coach.
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Guy Camil Chouinard was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, and St. Louis Blues during the 1970s and '80s. He later had a lengthy coaching career in the QMJHL and also served as head coach in Quebec's college hockey league with the Champlain-St. Lawrence Lions.
Playing career
As a kid, Guy Chouinard took part in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament four years in a row, from 1966 to 1969, playing for the Quebec Citadelles and Quebec Beavers. He then played junior hockey for the Quebec Remparts, where he was a regular player at just 15 years old. In the 1974 NHL entry draft, the Atlanta Flames picked him 28th overall.
Because the NHL had just changed its rules to allow drafting players younger than the usual age, Chouinard was one of the first underage players ever selected. While with Atlanta, he set a team record by scoring goals in six straight games between November 14 and November 24, 1978, and in the 1978–79 season he became the first Flame to hit the 50-goal mark. During the 1979-80 playoffs, he scored the very last goal in Atlanta Flames history, a 5-2 home loss to the New York Rangers.
When the franchise moved to Calgary for the 1980–81 season, he went with it. On September 6, 1983, the Flames traded him to the St. Louis Blues for future considerations; at the time, he was the franchise’s all-time leader in points (529) and assists (336), records that have since been broken. After playing just nine games in the 1984-85 season for the Peoria team in the International Hockey League, Chouinard decided to retire.
Coaching career
Chouinard coached extensively in the QMJHL, notably for the Victoriaville Tigres, Quebec Remparts, and Prince Edward Island Rocket, and was enshrined in the QMJHL Hall of Fame in 2005. He coached the second most games in the QMJHL (988), most wins (515), and most championships (4). From 2002 to 2006, he coached in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey with the Trois-Rivieres Vikings and then the Thetford-Mines Prolab, where he was fired on January 13, 2006, after a 7–3 loss. He was hired by the Prince Edward Island Rocket on October 22, 2007, and relieved of his duties on October 6, 2009.
Career statistics and honours
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1971–72 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 58 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 59 | 43 | 86 | 129 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 62 | 75 | 85 | 160 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974–75 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 70 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 70 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1975–76 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976–77 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 80 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977–78 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 73 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978–79 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 80 | 50 | 57 | 107 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979–80 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 76 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1980–81 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 52 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4 |
| 1981–82 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 64 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982–83 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 80 | 13 | 59 | 72 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 1983–84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 64 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984–85 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | 578 | 205 | 370 | 575 | 120 | 46 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 12 | ||
Tables copied from the source article, totals included as the source gives them: Wikipedia: Guy Chouinard (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wide tables scroll sideways.
Did You Know?
- Chouinard was the older brother of minor-leaguer Jean Chouinard and father of Eric Chouinard.
- His nephew Marc Chouinard played in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Minnesota Wild, and Vancouver Canucks.
- His death was announced by the QMJHL via X.
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where was Guy Chouinard born?
Guy Chouinard was born on 20 October 1956 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
When did Guy Chouinard die?
Guy Chouinard died on 28 December 2025.
What position did Guy Chouinard play?
Guy Chouinard's position is listed as Centre.
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