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Guy Chouinard
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Guy Camil Chouinard (born October 20, 1956, in Quebec City, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the 1970's and 80's for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, and St. Louis Blues. He has also had a lengthy career as a coach in the QMJHL since retiring as a player, and currently serves as head coach of the Prince Edward Island Rocket.
Playing career
Chouinard was the 28th overall pick in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft, following a successful junior career with the Quebec Remparts in which he was a regular at the age of 15. He was one of the first underage players available in the entry draft because of the National Hockey League's decision to allow drafting of underage players that year. While playing with the Atlanta Flames, he set records for scoring goals in six consecutive games from November 14 to November 24, 1978; he was the first Flame to score 50 goals in a season in the 1978–79 season. He remained with the team when it relocated to Calgary at the start of the 1980–81 season. He left the Flames franchise as it's all-time leader in points (529) and assists (336) (records since broken) on September 6, 1983, when he was traded to the St. Louis Blues for future considerations.
After playing in the first nine games of the 1984-85 season in the IHL with Peoria, Chouinard opted to retire.
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Guy was the top playmaking centre when the Flames first moved to Calgary. Even though he only played 3 seasons here, I'll never forget how good he was for us.
25 years after leaving the Flames, he remains 7th in Flames career scoring.
His six-assist night vs. the powerful Islanders on Feb. 25, 1981 is still in the record books, having been tied by Gary Suter in 1986.