Birth Date: | 8 December 1932 |
Birth Place: | Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Canada |
Death Place: | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 8 |
Weight Lbs: | 175 |
Position: | Goaltender |
Catches: | left |
Played For: | New York Rangers Philadelphia Blazers |
Career Start: | 1957 |
Career End: | 1973 |
Joseph Marcel Rejean Paille (December 8, 1932 – October 7, 2002) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played 107 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers from 1957 to 1965, and 15 games in the World Hockey Association with the Philadelphia Blazers during the 1972–73 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1974, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League (AHL) with the Providence Reds, and he set several AHL career playoff records.[1] Paille was born in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec and died of cancer in Quebec City.
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||||
1949–50 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1080 | 60 | 3 | 3.33 | — | 15 | 9 | 6 | 926 | 50 | 0 | 3.24 | — | ||
1950–51 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 46 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 2764 | 135 | 0 | 2.93 | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | 804 | 40 | 0 | 2.99 | — | ||
1950–51 | Quebec Citadelles | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 4 | 600 | 40 | 2 | 4.00 | — | ||
1951–52 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 7 | 844 | 38 | 1 | 2.70 | — | ||
1952–53 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 48 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 2880 | 149 | 1 | 3.12 | — | 9 | — | — | 540 | 20 | 0 | 2.22 | — | ||
1952–53 | Quebec Citadelles | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 480 | 39 | 0 | 4.88 | — | ||
1953–54 | Matane Red Rockets | LSLHL | 65 | — | — | — | 3900 | 182 | 5 | 2.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1954–55 | North Bay Trappers | NOHA | 59 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3540 | 228 | 1 | 3.86 | — | 13 | — | — | 780 | 40 | 1 | 3.08 | — | ||
1955–56 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QSHL | 61 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 3632 | 176 | 2 | 2.91 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 300 | 19 | 0 | 3.80 | — | ||
1956–57 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 62 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 3750 | 200 | 7 | 3.20 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 767 | 31 | 0 | 2.43 | — | ||
1957–58 | New York Rangers | NHL | 33 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1980 | 102 | 1 | 3.09 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957–58 | Providence Reds | AHL | 41 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 2491 | 124 | 4 | 2.99 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 300 | 17 | 1 | 3.40 | — | ||
1958–59 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 70 | 38 | 27 | 4 | 4200 | 195 | 3 | 2.79 | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 664 | 27 | 1 | 2.44 | — | ||
1959–60 | New York Rangers | NHL | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1020 | 67 | 1 | 3.94 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1959–60 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 57 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 3420 | 183 | 2 | 3.21 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 628 | 31 | 0 | 2.96 | — | ||
1960–61 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 67 | 46 | 20 | 1 | 4020 | 188 | 8 | 2.81 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 226 | 5 | 0 | 1.33 | — | ||
1961–62 | New York Rangers | NHL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 600 | 28 | 0 | 2.80 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1961–62 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 45 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 2770 | 115 | 2 | 2.49 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 758 | 21 | 2 | 1.66 | — | ||
1962–63 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962–63 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 41 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 2460 | 146 | 0 | 3.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 70 | 26 | 41 | 3 | 4230 | 254 | 2 | 3.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64 | Denver Invaders | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 12 | 0 | 3.71 | — | ||
1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 39 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 2261 | 135 | 0 | 3.58 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | Providence Reds | AHL | 60 | 17 | 40 | 2 | 3650 | 243 | 1 | 3.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Providence Reds | AHL | 42 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 2471 | 188 | 0 | 4.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Providence Reds | AHL | 54 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 3200 | 188 | 1 | 3.53 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 460 | 19 | 0 | 2.48 | — | ||
1968–69 | Providence Reds | AHL | 58 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 3321 | 202 | 2 | 3.65 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 544 | 28 | 0 | 3.09 | — | ||
1969–70 | Providence Reds | AHL | 62 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3565 | 211 | 2 | 3.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Providence Reds | AHL | 51 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 2789 | 167 | 1 | 3.59 | — | 10 | 4 | 6 | 599 | 32 | 1 | 3.21 | — | ||
1971–72 | Providence Reds | AHL | 34 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1981 | 110 | 3 | 3.33 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 303 | 18 | 0 | 3.56 | — | ||
1972–73 | Philadelphia Blazers | WHA | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 611 | 49 | 0 | 4.81 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 21 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1201 | 85 | 0 | 4.24 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 9 | 0 | 4.54 | — | ||
AHL totals | 765 | 349 | 339 | 68 | 45,289 | 2357 | 36 | 3.12 | — | 87 | 49 | 38 | 5368 | 238 | 5 | 2.66 | — | ||||
WHA totals | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 611 | 49 | 0 | 4.81 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NHL totals | 107 | 32 | 52 | 22 | 6341 | 362 | 2 | 3.43 | .896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |