Mario Marois
Three years as captain of the Quebec Nordiques, the franchise that became the Avalanche.
via Wikipedia: Mario Marois · see source
Mario Marois (born December 15, 1957) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1978 and also played for the Vancouver Canucks before landing with the Quebec Nordiques, the franchise that later relocated to become the Colorado Avalanche. While with the Nordiques, Marois served as team captain for three years before being traded to the Winnipeg Jets. He served one season as a player-assistant coach of the Hamilton Canucks of the AHL in 1992–93 before retiring as a player, and later worked as a scout with the Carolina Hurricanes and Vancouver Canucks before becoming an amateur scout with the Detroit Red Wings.
Quick Facts
- Position
- Defenceman
- Born
- December 15, 1957
- Nhl debut
- New York Rangers, 1978
- Quebec nordiques
- Team captain for three years, then traded to the Winnipeg Jets
- Other nhl club
- Vancouver Canucks
- After playing
- Player-assistant coach
- Hamilton Canucks (AHL) 1992–93; scout for Carolina
- Vancouver and Detroit
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