Joseph Rene Marcel Pronovost (born June 15, 1930 in Lac-à-la-Tortue

Lac-à-la-Tortue, Quebec

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, Quebec

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) was a Canadian

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 professional ice hockey

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 defenceman who played for the Detroit Red Wings

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 and Toronto Maple Leafs

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 in the National Hockey League

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. He played for the Windsor Spitfires

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 of the Ontario Hockey League

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Marcel was one of the best defensive defenceman of his era. He was an important member of the 1950s Red Wings winning four Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

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s in 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, as well as 5th cup 1967 Maple Leaf team. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

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 in 1978. Later served as Scout with New Jersey. In 2003 he set a record for years between first Stanely Cup 1950 and last Stanley Cup 2003 of 53 years.

Awards and achievements

• First All-Star Team Defence (1960, 1961)
• Second All-Star Team Defence (1958, 1959)
• Stanley Cup Champions as a player (1950-52-54-55 with Detroit)
• Stanley Cup Champions as a player (1967 with Toronto)
• Stanley Cup Champion as a Scout (1995-2000-03)

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