1958-59 Parkhurst 3 Andre Pronovost Hockey Card (Front)
1958-59 Parkhurst 3 Andre Pronovost Hockey Card (Back)
1958-59 Parkhurst NHL Checklist
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Steady improvement is a rather obvious sign of progress and for Andre Pronovost the records show he’s moving up the hockey ladder. Two years ago the speedy winger rapped in 10 goals in his first taste of NHL play and upped that mark to 16 in 1957-58. Toe Blake is convinced he’ll be a 20 goal scorer this year, because he has looked more mature, more confident and more experienced through the training camp of 1958. Last year with Phil Goyette and Claude Provost as his linemates Andre helped give Canadiens even greater balance than in years before.
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Une amélioration régulière est plutot un signe évident de progrès, pour André Pronovost les records démontrent qu’il monte l’échelle de hockey. Il y a deux ans, l’ailier rapide gagna 10 buts quand il commença dans la LN, et passa cette marque en 1957-58 en marquant 16 buts. Toe Blake est convainçu qu’il arrivera à 20 buts cette année, à cause qu’il semble avoir plus de maturité, de confiance et d’expérience pendant son entrainement de 1958. L’an dernier, avec Phil Goyette et Claude Provost comme ses camarades de ligne, André aida à donner aux Canadiens un plus grand équilibre même que dans les années précédentes.
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Unfortunately, Andre Pronovost’s goal scoring numbers went in the opposite direction of Toe Blake’s prediction in 1958-59. Playing the full 70 game schedule, Andre put nine pucks in the net. The 16 he scored in 1957-58 would remain as a career best.
Three of his nine came in the first month of the season and his first was scored in the first game of the year. In a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins at the Montreal Forum on October 9, 1958, Andre scored the only goal of the second period, putting the Habs up 2-0. The goal was scored on Boston goalie Don Simmons, assisted by Phil Goyette and Claude Provost.
Pronovost was traded to the Boston Bruins on November 27, 1960 for Jean-Guy Gendron but not before winning four Stanley Cup championships with the Habs. His time in Boston would not last long and he ended up with the Detroit Red Wings after a December 3, 1962 trade for Forbes Kennedy.
Between 1956-57 and 1967-68, Andre Pronovost played 556 regular season and 70 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota North Stars. Prior to start of the 1969-70 NHL season, he was traded from the North Stars back to the Habs but he never played in the NHL again.