Gilles Bilodeau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Saint-Prime, Quebec, Canada
About Gilles Bilodeau
- Joseph Gilles Bilodeau (July 31, 1955—August 12, 2008) was a professional ice hockey player who played 9 games in the National Hockey League and 143 games in the World Hockey Association.
- He played for the Toronto Toros, Birmingham Bulls, and Quebec Nordiques.
- Bilodeau was nicknamed "Bad News", due to a physically aggressive style of play.Born in Saint-Prime, Quebec, Bilodeau played junior hockey for the Sorel Black Hawks.
- In 1975, the Toros selected him No.
- 122 overall in the amateur league draft.
- He made his pro debut with the minor league Beauce Jaros.
- In his first pro season, Bilodeau led the NAHL in penalty minutes, accumulating 451 minutes in just 58 games during the 1975-76 season.
- The eight goals and 17 assists he recorded were the highest season totals of his career. Finishing off the 1975-76 season with the Toros, he played 14 games in spot duty accumulating 1 assist and 38 penalty minutes.
- Next year the Toros transferred to Birmingham to become the Bulls.
- During the 1976-77 season, Bilodeau split his time with the Birmingham Bulls and the Charlotte Checkers of the SHL.
- With Birmingham he played 34 games while scoring 2 goals and 6 assists and picking up 133 penalty minutes.
- In Charlotte, he had 3 goals, 6 assists and 242 penalty minutes during 28 games.
- He would finish the 1977-78 season with 258 penalty minutes with the Bulls. The Quebec Nordiques signed him as a free agent in 1978.
- The following season, the Nordiques were among the four WHA teams absorbed into the NHL.
- Bilodeau skated in nine NHL games, gaining a single assist and recording just 25 penalty minutes.
- He played the 1980-81 season for the Richmond Rifles of the EHL before settling in Birmingham.
- He played to 2 games for the Birmingham Bulls of the ACHL during the 1983-84 season before retiring. He died on Aug.
- 12, 2008, in Birmingham, Alabama.
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