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Mario Marois
Mario Marois
Born December 15, 1957 (1957-12-15) (age 66)
L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Played for NHL
New York Rangers
Vancouver Canucks
Quebec Nordiques
Winnipeg Jets
St. Louis Blues
AHL
New Haven Nighthawks
Hamilton Canucks
National team Flag of Canada Canada
NHL Draft 62nd overall, 1977
New York Rangers
Playing career 1977–1993

Mario Marois (born December 15, 1957) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman who has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks, Quebec Nordiques, Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues.

Playing Career[]

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

He started his NHL 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, he served as team captain for three years before being traded to the Winnipeg Jets.

Mario left the NHL after the 1991-92 season. He served one season as a player-assistant coach of the Hamilton Canucks of the AHL in the 1992–93 season before retiring as a player.

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.

Career Statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
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 1746 100 4 34 38 182

International[]

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1989 Canada WC 10 0 4 4 6
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