Joseph Jean Philippe Latreille (born April 22, 1938) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player who played four games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Rangers during the 1960–61 season. Before that, he played four seasons with Middlebury College.

Phil Latreille
Born (1938-04-22) April 22, 1938 (age 86)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre/Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Playing career 1958–1963

Career

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At Middlebury College, Latreille set all NCAA goal-scoring records. Phil Latreille scored 36 goals as a freshman, 57 goals as a sophomore, and 77 as a junior. While the NCAA had a policy of restricting players to three seasons of eligibility at the time, Middlebury did not field a freshman team. Instead, the program had its first-year players compete with the varsity squad. As a result, Latreille was one of the few players during the era to play four years of varsity hockey and used his senior season to score 80 goals and 108 points. His points record was equaled by Dave Taylor in 1976–77 and surpassed by Bill Watson in 1984–85 with the later playing more than twice as many games (46) to surpass the mark. Latreille still holds eight NCAA records, including points per game in both a single season and career, along with goals per game in a season and career. He is the only three-time leading scorer in NCAA history as well as being the only player to average 5 points per game for one season. Latreille remains the all-time leader in goals, both in a season and for a career, for the top level of play as well as being the career leader for points. He does not hold any Division I records as the NCAA did not introduce numerical classifications until 1973, though all of his scoring accomplishments were grandfathered into D-I.[1]

In 2013, Latreille was named to the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame.

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
1956–57 D'Arcy McGee High School HS-CA 10 13 9 22
1957–58 Middlebury College TSL 20 36 16 52 20
1958–59 Middlebury College TSL 20 57 33 90
1959–60 Middlebury College NCAA 22 77 19 96
1960–61 Middlebury College NCAA 21 80 28 108
1960–61 New York Rangers NHL 4 0 0 0 2
1961–62 Long Island Ducks EHL 6 0 2 2 0
1961–62 Montreal Olympics ETSHL 20 11 4 15 0 13 11 4 15 8
1961–62 Montreal Olympics Al-Cup 16 6 3 9 0
1962–63 Montreal Olympics ETSHL
1963–64 Montreal Olympics QUE Sr
1964–65 Calgary Spurs Exhib
TSL totals 83 250 96 346
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 2

Awards and honors

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Award Year
AHCA East All-American 1958–59
1959–60
1960–61

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Classifications". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by NCAA Single-Season Goals Leader
1959–Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by NCAA Career Goals Leader
1960–Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by NCAA Single-Season Points Leader
1959–1985 (shared with Dave Taylor from 1977)
Succeeded by
Preceded by NCAA Career Points Leader
1961–Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent