Mario Marois

Canadian former ice hockey defenceman (born 1957)

Ice hockey player

Mario Marois

Born|  (1957-12-15) December 15, 1957 (age 67)
L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada
Height|  5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight|  190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position|  Defence
Shot|  Right
Played for|  New York Rangers
Vancouver Canucks
Quebec Nordiques
Winnipeg Jets
St. Louis Blues
National team|   Canada
NHL draft|  62nd overall, 1977
New York Rangers
Playing career|  1977–1993

Mario Marois (born December 15, 1957) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.

## Biography

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As a youth, Marois played in the 1968, 1969 and 1970 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec.[1]

Marois started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1978. He also played for the Vancouver Canucks before landing with the Quebec Nordiques. While with the Quebec Nordiques, Marois served as team captain for three years before being traded to the Winnipeg Jets.[2]

He left the NHL after the 1992 season. He served one season as a player-assistant coach of the Hamilton Canucks of the AHL in 1992–93 before retiring as a player.[2]

He worked as a scout with the Carolina Hurricanes and Vancouver Canucks before later becoming an amateur scout with the Detroit Red Wings. He was inducted into the QMJHL Hall of Fame in 2016.[2]

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP  | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM
1974–75 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27
1975–76 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 67 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 270 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 86
1975–76 | Quebec Remparts | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7
1976–77 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 72 | 17 | 67 | 84 | 234 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 75
1977–78 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 52 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 147 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21
1977–78 | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5
1978–79 | New York Rangers | NHL | 71 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 153 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 29
1979–80 | New York Rangers | NHL | 79 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 142 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8
1980–81 | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | — | —
1980–81 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 50 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 115 | — | — | — | — | —
1980–81 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6
1981–82 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 71 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 161 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44
1982–83 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 36 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 108 | — | — | — | — | —
1983–84 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 80 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 151 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6
1984–85 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 76 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 91 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12
1985–86 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 20 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 42 | — | — | — | — | —
1985–86 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 56 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 110 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6
1986–87 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 79 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 106 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23
1987–88 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 79 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 111 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6
1988–89 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | —
1988–89 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 101 | — | — | — | — | —
1989–90 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 67 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 104 | — | — | — | — | —
1990–91 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 64 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37
1991–92 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | — | — | — | — | —
1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 34 | — | — | — | — | —
1992–93 | Hamilton Canucks | AHL | 68 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 86 | — | — | — | — | —
NHL totals  | 955  | 76  | 357  | 433  | 1,746  | 100  | 4  | 34  | 38  | 182

### International

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Year  | Team  | Event  |   | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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1989 | Canada | WC | 10  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 6

## References

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1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
2. ^ a b c "Five hockey legends inducted into the QMJHL Hall of Fame". theqmjhl.ca. April 6, 2016. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by

Andre Dupont

|  Quebec Nordiques captain
1983–85 | Succeeded by

Peter Stastny

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