11. Marcel Pronovost

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Marcel Pronovost was in the Detroit Red Wings for a couple of years, and after tearing it up in the USHL, he was called up for the 1950 Playoffs. Pronovost helped the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup, and he won Hockey's Holy Grail before he ever had a regular season game.

Pronovost led the NHL in Defensive Point Shares in 1950-51, and the blueliner helped the team win three more Stanley Cups in the first half of the 50s. Detroit did not experience the same level of playoff success after that. Still, Pronovost was having his best years, earning four consecutive post-season All-Star Selections (1958-61), all of which resulted in top-five Norris Trophy finishes.

The Defenseman was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he won a fifth Stanley Cup. With Detroit, Pronovost secured 297 Points.

Pronovost was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.

The Bullet Points

Position: Defence
Acquired: Signed before the 1949-50 Season.
Departed: Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with Aut Erickson, Larry Jeffrey, Eddie Joyal, and Lowell MacDonald for Billy Harris, Gary Jarrett, and Andy Bathgate 5/20/65.
Games Played: 983
Notable Statistics:
80 Goals
217 Assists
297 Points
713 PIM
0.30 PPG
+16 Plus/Minus*
86.8 Point Shares

118 Playoff Games
7 Goals
23 Assists
30 Points
90 PIM
0.25 PPG
-4 Plus/Minus*

*Plus/Minus was not calculated until the 1959/60 Season
Non-NHL Teams:
Stanley Cup Champion (1950, 1952, 1954 & 1955)
First Team All-Star (1960 & 1961)
Second Team All-Star (1958 & 1959)
All-Star Game (1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 & 1965)
Most Defensive Point Shares (1951-52)
Notable Top Ten Finishes: Top Ten Norris Trophy Finishes:
5th in 1958, 3rd in 1959, 3rd in 1960, 2nd in 1961 & 5th in 1965

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