Bob Fillion
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Robert Louis Fillion is a Canadian
former professional ice hockey
player who played 7 years for the Montreal Canadiens
of the NHL
. He won 2 Stanley Cup
s in his Career with Montreal in 1944 and 1946. He also spent time with the Buffalo Bisons
of the AHL
and the Sherbrooke Saints of the QSHL
.
, Fillion is the most famous of Thetford Mines and one of Quebec's most famous hockey family, being one of seven hockey playing siblings.
Right Winger Marcel "Paddy" Fillion
also reached the NHL
, playing one game for the Boston Bruins
in 1944–1945 and playing in the Eastern Hockey League
, the American Hockey League
and the Quebec Senior Hockey League
from 1944 to 1952.
Right Winger Dennis Fillion played in the United States Hockey League, the Pacific Coast Hockey League
, the American Hockey League
, the Maritime Major Hockey League
, the Quebec Senior Hockey League
and the Atlantic Coast Senior League from 1948 to 1956.
Defenceman Georges Fillion was invited to the Montreal Canadiens
training camp at the same time as Bob but decided to return home in Thetford Mines because he did not speak English very well. He played in the Quebec Senior Hockey League
.
Nelson, Fernand and Jean-Marie Fillion also played in the Quebec Senior Hockey League
and various Senior Hockey leagues throughout the years.
All seven Fillion brothers played on the same team, the Thetford Chappies of the Ligue Intermédiaire de Hockey du Québec during the '40's. This was where Bob and Georges were spotted by a Montreal Canadiens
scout.
No building or street is named after them while the arena has been renamed Centre Mario Gosselin
after Thetford Mines native goalie Mario Gosselin
helped Team Canada finish in fourth place at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played 7 years for the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
of the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. He won 2 Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s in his Career with Montreal in 1944 and 1946. He also spent time with the Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo Bisons
The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets...
of the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
and the Sherbrooke Saints of the QSHL
Quebec Senior Hockey League
The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953...
.
The Fillion hockey playing family
Born in Thetford Mines, QuebecQuebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Fillion is the most famous of Thetford Mines and one of Quebec's most famous hockey family, being one of seven hockey playing siblings.
Right Winger Marcel "Paddy" Fillion
Marcel Fillion
Marcel Fillion was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Boston Bruins during the 1944–45 NHL season.-External links:...
also reached the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
, playing one game for the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
in 1944–1945 and playing in the Eastern Hockey League
Eastern Hockey League
-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...
, the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
and the Quebec Senior Hockey League
Quebec Senior Hockey League
The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953...
from 1944 to 1952.
Right Winger Dennis Fillion played in the United States Hockey League, the Pacific Coast Hockey League
Pacific Coast Hockey League
The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an ice hockey minor league with teams in the western United States and western Canada that existed in several incarnations: from 1928 to 1931, from 1936 to 1941, and from 1944 to 1952.-PCHL 1928-1931:...
, the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, the Maritime Major Hockey League
Maritime Major Hockey League
The Maritime Major Hockey League was a professional men's ice hockey league which operated for four seasons from 1950 to 1954 in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The league was financially supported by teams of the National Hockey League as a 'feeder' league....
, the Quebec Senior Hockey League
Quebec Senior Hockey League
The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953...
and the Atlantic Coast Senior League from 1948 to 1956.
Defenceman Georges Fillion was invited to the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
training camp at the same time as Bob but decided to return home in Thetford Mines because he did not speak English very well. He played in the Quebec Senior Hockey League
Quebec Senior Hockey League
The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953...
.
Nelson, Fernand and Jean-Marie Fillion also played in the Quebec Senior Hockey League
Quebec Senior Hockey League
The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953...
and various Senior Hockey leagues throughout the years.
All seven Fillion brothers played on the same team, the Thetford Chappies of the Ligue Intermédiaire de Hockey du Québec during the '40's. This was where Bob and Georges were spotted by a Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
scout.
No building or street is named after them while the arena has been renamed Centre Mario Gosselin
Centre Mario Gosselin
The Centre Mario Gosselin is a multi-purpose arena in Thetford Mines, Quebec. It was built in 1964 has a capacity of 2,500. It was first called the Centre des Loisirs but, in the middle of the 80's, it was renamed for NHL and Team Canada goalie Mario Gosselin, who was born in Thetford Mines and...
after Thetford Mines native goalie Mario Gosselin
Mario Gosselin (hockey player)
Mario Gosselin is a Canadian hockey goaltender who played 12 years in the NHL for the Quebec Nordiques, the Los Angeles Kings and the Hartford Whalers.-Biography:...
helped Team Canada finish in fourth place at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
.