Claude St. Sauveur (born January 2, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 285 games in the World Hockey Association and 79 games in the National Hockey League between 1972 and 1979.

Claude St. Sauveur
Born (1952-01-02) January 2, 1952 (age 72)
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Centre/Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Sapporo Polaris
Milwaukee Admirals
Cincinnati Stingers
Indianapolis Racers
Edmonton Oilers
Calgary Cowboys
Atlanta Flames
Vancouver Blazers
Philadelphia Blazers
NHL draft 54th overall, 1972
California Golden Seals
Playing career 1973–1982

Early life

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St. Sauveur was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Hyacinthe.[1]

Career

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During his career, St. Sauveur played for the Indianapolis Racers, Cincinnati Stingers, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Blazers, Vancouver Blazers, Calgary Cowboys, and Atlanta Flames.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 26 23 18 41 6
1970–71 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 62 52 67 119 80 10 11 9 20 10
1971–72 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 60 53 59 112 97 4 1 2 3 4
1972–73 Roanoke Valley Rebels EHL 62 55 52 107 99 16 11 13 24 0
1972–73 Philadelphia Blazers WHA 2 1 0 1 0
1973–74 Vancouver Blazers WHA 70 38 30 68 55
1974–75 Vancouver Blazers WHA 76 24 23 47 32
1975–76 Atlanta Flames NHL 79 24 24 48 23 2 0 0 0 0
1976–77 Tidewater Sharks SHL 6 5 7 12 0
1976–77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 17 0 3 3 2
1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA 15 5 7 12 2 5 1 0 1 0
1977–78 Indianapolis Racers WHA 72 36 42 78 24
1978–79 Indianapolis Racers WHA 17 4 2 6 12
1978–79 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 16 4 5 9 4
1979–80 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 43 38 57 95 91 1 0 0 0 0
1980–81 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 54 34 28 62 88 5 2 3 5 6
1981–82 Sapporo Snow Brand JPN 30 10 28 38
WHA totals 285 112 112 224 131 5 1 0 1 0
NHL totals 79 24 24 48 23 2 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
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