Marcel Pronovost

Marcel Pronovost
Born	June 15, 1930 (1930-06-15) (age 81) Lac-à-la-Tortue, QC, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1949–1970
Hall of Fame, 1978

Joseph Rene Marcel Pronovost (born June 15, 1930 in Lac-à-la-Tortue, Quebec) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. He played for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League.

Marcel was one of the best defensive defenceman of his era. He was an important member of the 1950s Red Wings winning four Stanley Cups in 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, as well as 5th cup 1967 Maple Leaf team. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978. Later served as Scout with New Jersey. In 2003 he set a record for years between first Stanely Cup 1950 and last Stanley Cup 2003 of 53 years.

Awards and achievements

• First All-Star Team Defence (1960, 1961)
• Second All-Star Team Defence (1958, 1959)
• Stanley Cup Champions as a player (1950-52-54-55 with Detroit)
• Stanley Cup Champions as a player (1967 with Toronto)
• Stanley Cup Champion as a Scout (1995-2000-03)

External links

• Marcel Pronovost's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Marcel Pronovost's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Pronovost, Marcel
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Date of birth	June 15, 1930
Place of birth	Lac-à-la-Tortue, PQ, CAN
Date of death
Place of death