Marcel Paille

Canadian ice hockey player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCanadian ice hockey player
PlacesCanada
wasAthlete Ice hockey player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth8 December 1932, Shawinigan
Death7 October 2002Quebec City (aged 69 years)
Star signSagittarius
The details

Biography

Joseph Marcel Rejean Paille (December 8, 1932 – October 7, 2002) was an ice hockey goaltender. Born in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, he was a goaltender in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, played briefly for the Philadelphia Blazers in the World Hockey Association and is the owner of numerous AHL career playoff records.
He died of cancer in Quebec City, Quebec.

Awards and achievements

  • QJHL Second All-Star Team (1951, 1952, 1953)
  • William Northey Trophy (Top Rookie - QHL) (1956)
  • AHL Second All-Star Team (1957, 1960)
  • AHL First All-Star Team (1959, 1961, 1962)
  • Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award (fewest goals against - AHL) (1961, 1962)
  • WHL Second All-Star Team (1964)

Records

  • Most AHL Games Played by a Goaltender, Career - 765
  • Most AHL Playoff Games Played by a Goaltender, All-Time - 87
  • Most AHL Playoff Wins by a Goaltender, All-Time - 49
  • Longest AHL Playoff Shutout Streak - 207:27
  • Most AHL Playoff Minutes Played, Career - 5,368

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