Maurice Courteau

Canadian ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Maurice Courteau

Born|  (1914-02-18)February 18, 1914
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died|  November 20, 1985(1985-11-20) (aged 71)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height|  5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight|  162 lb (73 kg; 11 st 8 lb)
Position|  Goaltender
Caught|  Left
Played for|  Boston Bruins
Playing career|  1938-1948

Joseph Laurent Maurice Courteau (February 18, 1914 – November 20, 1985) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins.

Courteau was in net for the full 60 minutes of the game on March 16, 1944 in which the Detroit Red Wings beat the Bruins 10-9. At the time, the 19 goals scored by both teams was a modern NHL record for the most in a game.

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA
1935–36  | Noranda Copper Kings | NOHA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 9 | 0 | 4.50  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1936–37  | Noranda Copper Kings  | NOHA  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1937–38  | Noranda Copper Kings  | NOHA  | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 960 | 86 | 0 | 5.37  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1938–39  | Atlantic City Sea Gulls | EAHL | 53 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 3180 | 184 | 2 | 3.47  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1939–40  | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes  | QPHL  | 40 | — | — | — | 2400 | 155 | 1 | 3.88  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1940–41  | Quebec Royal Rifles  | QCHL  | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1980 | 117 | 0 | 3.54  | 4 | — | — | — | 240 | 14 | 1 | 3.50
1941–42  | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 7 | — | — | — | 420 | 15 | 1 | 2.14  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00
1942–43  | Philadelphia Falcons | EAHL  | 26 | — | — | — | 1560 | 88 | 2 | 3.39  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1943–44 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 33 | 0 | 5.50  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1943–44  | Boston Olympics | EAHL  | 36 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2160 | 79 | 4 | 2.19  | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 600 | 42 | 0 | 4.20
1943–44 | Providence Reds | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00  | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1944–45  | Boston Olympics  | EAHL  | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1980 | 129 | 1 | 3.91  | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 480 | 26 | 0 | 3.25
1945–46  | Sherbrooke Randies  | QSHL  | 11 | — | — | — | 660 | 38 | 0 | 3.45  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1946–47 | Philadelphia Rockets | AHL  | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 380 | 49 | 0 | 7.74  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1946–47 | San Francisco Shamrocks | PCHL | 24 | — | — | — | 1440 | 145 | 0 | 6.04  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1947–48  | New York Rovers | QSHL  | 12 | — | — | — | 720 | 57 | 0 | 4.75  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1947–48 | Philadelphia Rockets  | AHL  | 30 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 1800 | 144 | 1 | 4.80  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1949–50  | Magog Volants  | ETSHL  | 19 | — | — | — | 1140 | 82 | 2 | 4.32  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
NHL totals  | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 33 | 0 | 5.50  | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —

## 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