Joseph Armand Mondou (June 27, 1905 - September 13, 1976) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.

Armand Mondou
Born (1905-06-27)June 27, 1905
Yamaska, Quebec, Canada
Died September 13, 1976(1976-09-13) (aged 71)
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1926–1940

Mondou was born in Yamaska, Quebec. He played his entire National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens. He made his NHL debut in 1928 and retired following the 1940 season. He went on to win the Stanley Cup twice, with Montreal in 1930 and 1931. He was the first NHL player to attempt a penalty shot; George Hainsworth saved his attempt.[1]

Career Statistics

edit
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1925–26 Montreal St. Francis Xavier MCHL
1925–26 Montreal Nationale MCHL 8 0 2 2 6
1926–27 Providence Reds Can-Am 32 6 2 8 35
1927–28 Providence Reds Can-Am 40 12 9 21 50
1928–29 Providence Reds Can-Am 10 1 0 1 8
1928–29 Montreal Canadiens NHL 32 3 4 7 6 3 0 0 0 2
1929–30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 44 3 5 8 24 6 1 1 2 6
1930–31 Montreal Canadiens NHL 40 5 4 9 10 8 0 0 0 0
1931–32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47 6 12 18 22 4 1 2 3 2
1932–33 Montreal Canadiens NHL 24 1 3 4 15
1932–33 Providence Reds Can-Am 23 9 8 17 14 2 0 0 0 0
1933–34 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 5 3 8 4 1 0 1 1 0
1933–34 Quebec Castors Can-Am 1 1 1 2 0
1934–35 Montreal Canadiens NHL 45 9 15 24 6 2 0 1 1 0
1935–36 Montreal Canadiens NHL 36 7 1 18 10
1936–37 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0
1936–37 New Haven Eagles IAHL 35 6 22 28 12
1937–38 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 2 4 6 0
1938–39 Montreal Canadiens NHL 34 3 7 10 2 3 1 0 1 2
1938–39 New Haven Eagles IAHL 14 8 5 13 26
1939–40 Montreal Canadiens NHL 21 2 2 4 0
1939–40 New Haven Eagles IAHL 21 6 15 21 4 3 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 385 47 71 118 99 32 3 5 8 12

Awards and achievements

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Cowan, Stu. "This date in Habs history: Nov. 10". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved August 21, 2018. In 1934, the Canadiens' Armand Mondou (above) became the first player in NHL history to take a penalty shot. He missed his attempt against Toronto's George Hainsworth. Three days later, Ralph Bowman of St. Louis scored the first penalty-shot goal in NHL history.
edit