Yves Archambault
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| Yves Archambault | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 22, 1952 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Blazers Vancouver Blazers | ||
| NHL draft |
110th overall, 1972 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1977 | ||
Yves Archambault (born June 22, 1952, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Early life
[edit]Archambault was born in Montreal. As a youth, he played in the 1965 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Montreal.[1]
Career
[edit]Archambault played 11 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Philadelphia and Vancouver Blazers. His career goals against average was 5.05. He played in the 1973 WHA playoffs when Bernie Parent departed the team after Game 1 of the playoffs against the Cleveland Crusaders, entering in for Marcel Paille in the middle of Game 2 and playing for 153 minutes, going 0–2 while allowing 11 goals.[2][3][4]
Since retirement from professional hockey, Archambault has worked as a sports agent in Anjou, Quebec.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |||
| 1969–70 | St. Jerome Alouettes | QMJHL | 19 | — | — | — | — | 102 | 1 | 4.58 | .863 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1970–71 | St. Jerome Alouettes | QMJHL | 24 | — | — | — | — | 107 | 1 | 4.46 | .899 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1971–72 | Sorel Black Hawks | QMJHL | 33 | — | — | — | — | 113 | 0 | 3.57 | .904 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1972–73 | St. Jerome Alouettes | QMJHL | 6 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 0 | 10.00 | .793 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1972–73 | Roanoke Valley Rebels | EHL | 30 | — | — | — | — | 104 | 2 | 3.51 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1972–73 | Philadelphia Blazers | WHA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 17 | 0 | 3.92 | .861 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 11 | 0 | 4.31 | .833 | |||
| 1973–74 | Roanoke Valley Rebels | SHL | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 717 | 44 | 0 | 3.68 | .889 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1973–74 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 263 | 27 | 0 | 6.14 | .852 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1974–75 | Roanoke Valley Rebels | SHL | 34 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 1898 | 129 | 0 | 4.08 | .889 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1975–76 | Beauce Jaros | NAHL | 33 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1817 | 123 | 0 | 4.06 | – | 11 | 8 | 3 | 665 | 53 | 0 | 4.78 | – | |||
| 1976–77 | Tidewater Sharks | SHL | 25 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1317 | 63 | 1 | 2.87 | .910 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 1976–77 | Philadelphia Firebirds | NAHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 13 | 0 | 4.04 | .883 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| WHA totals | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 523 | 44 | 0 | 5.05 | .856 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 11 | 0 | 4.31 | .833 | |||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ↑ Caldwell, Dave (April 2, 2023). "In 1972-73, Philly had two pro hockey teams. Here's the wild story of the short-lived Blazers of the WHA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 12, 2025.
- ↑ Ribar, John (April 8, 1973). "Parent disappears; Blazers outclassed". Bucks County Courier Times – via Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Timothy Gassen, ed. (2018). 1972-1979 WHA Guides. PCMP Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-9797337-5-8.
- ↑ "Find An Agent". NHL Players Association. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Elk, Herb (1977). Larry Wigge; Joe Marcin (eds.). 1977-78 Hockey register. The Sporting News. ISBN 0-89204-026-2.
- 1952 births
- Beauce Jaros players
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Ice hockey people from Montreal
- Living people
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Philadelphia Blazers players
- Roanoke Valley Rebels (EHL) players
- Roanoke Valley Rebels (SHL) players
- Canadian sports agents
- Tidewater Sharks players
- Vancouver Blazers players
- Saint-Jérôme Alouettes players
- Sorel Éperviers players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Ice hockey agents