The Resume

(December 11, 1931-September 9, 2017)
Born in Kenogami, Quebec, Canada
Birth name is Joseph Albert Pierre Paul Pilote
Defenseman for the Chicago Black Hawks (1955-68) and the Toronto Maple Leafs (1968-69)
Norris Trophy Winner (1963, 1964, 1965)
Hockey Hall of Fame inductee (1975)

Why he might be annoying:

He never played his first organized hockey game until he was 17.
Despite his status as a Hawks legend, he spend his final NHL season with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He was extremely undersized for a defenseman.
He notoriously knocked out Maurice and Henri Richard cold during the same game.
Despite his status as a Chicago legend, his jersey wasn't retired until 40 years after his last game as a member of the team.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a member of the Black Hawks most recent Stanley Cup championship team (1961).
He had an ironman streak of 348 games from 1956-57 to 1961-62.
He and Elmer Vasko formed a reliable defensive tandem during the 1960's.
He was on a postage stamp series issued by Canada Post for their Legends of Hockey series.
In a classy gesture, the Hawks announced they intended to retire #3 in honor of both Pilote and the late Keith Magnuson in a joint ceremony (2008).

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12111931)
• Chicago Blackhawks
• Hockey Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1975)
• Hockey News 100 Greatest Hockey Players (Ranked: 59)
• Hockey News Top 100 Defensemen (Ranked: 19)
• I am a French Canadian
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 85)
• Ice Hockey Players
• NHL Defensemen
• NHL First All-Star Team - Defensemen (Ranked: 1963)
• NHL First All-Star Team - Defensemen (Ranked: 1965)
• NHL First All-Star Team - Defensemen (Ranked: 1966)
• NHL First All-Star Team - Defensemen (Ranked: 1967)
• NHL Retired Numbers (Ranked: 3)
• Norris Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1963)
• Norris Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1964)
• Norris Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1965)
• Profiles 25501-25750 (Ranked: 25710)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 13]
• Sports Illustrated's Greatest NHL Players By Jersey Number (Ranked: 3)
• Stanley Cup Finals Losing Captains (Ranked: 1962)
• Stanley Cup Finals Losing Captains (Ranked: 1965)
• Toronto Maple Leafs

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 52 Votes: 67.31% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying