Leo Boivin
| Leo Boivin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1986 | |||
 | |||
| Born |
August 2, 1932 Prescott, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1951–1970 | ||
Léo Joseph Boivin (born August 2, 1932 in Prescott, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars.
Playing career
Leo Boivin began playing hockey at seven years of age on the rivers and outdoor ice surfaces of Prescott, Ontario, near Ottawa. His junior career consisted of a year with the Inkerman Rockets and two more seasons with the Port Arthur Bruins. In 1951–52 he began playing for the American Hockey League (AHL) Pittsburgh Hornets and was promoted to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boivin was most remembered for his time with the Boston Bruins as he helped lead them to two Stanley Cup finals in the late 1950s. Boivin starred with other Boston defensive stalwarts Allan Stanley, Fern Flaman, Doug Mohns and Bob Armstrong. He remained the anchor of a youthful Bruins defensive corps during the difficult reconstructive period of the early 1960s. Boivin became captain of the Boston Bruins in 1963.
Retirement
Following his retirement in 1970, Boivin became a scout. He became an interim coach of the St. Louis Blues during the 1975–76 and 1977–78 seasons, and coached the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League for a brief period, tutoring young defenceman Denis Potvin. Boivin was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1948–49 | Inkerman Rockets | OVJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Inkerman Rockets | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1949–50 | Port Arthur Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1950–51 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 20 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 1950–51 | Port Arthur Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1951–52 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 1952–53 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 70 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1954–55 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 59 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 105 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1955–56 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1957–58 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 1958–59 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 94 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1959–60 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 57 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 65 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 62 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 65 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 67 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 46 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 1966–67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 69 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 69 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL Totals | 1150 | 72 | 250 | 322 | 1192 | 54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 59 | ||||
Coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| St. Louis Blues | 1975–76 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 9 | (43) | 3rd in Smythe | Lost in Preliminary Rd |
| St. Louis Blues | 1977–78 | 54 | 11 | 36 | 7 | (29) | 4th in Smythe | (fired) |
| Total | 97 | 28 | 53 | 16 | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ Boivin's Biography at Legends of Hockey.
External links
- Leo Boivin's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Leo Boivin Showcase, Annual Midget AA/AAA Tournament in Prescott, Ontario
- Leo Boivin's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Don McKenney |
Boston Bruins captain 1963–66 |
Succeeded by John Bucyk |
| Preceded by Lynn Patrick Emile Francis |
Head coach of the St. Louis Blues 1976 1977–78 |
Succeeded by Emile Francis Barclay Plager |