The Resume

(February 29, 1936-March 6, 2020)
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Forward for the Montreal Canadiens (1955–75)
Stanley Cup champion (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973)

Why he might be annoying:

He was extremely undersized for a forward.
He was overshadowed by his older brother, Maurice.
Since Maurice's nickname was 'The Rocket', he was given the nickname 'The Pocket Rocket.'
He was born on a leap day.
He earned a career high 91 penalty minutes (1960-61).

Why he might not be annoying:

He had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup eleven times.
He was viewed as being the playmaking forward and setup man to Maurice.
He spent his entire career with his hometown Canadiens.
He served as the team's captain in the later stages of his career.
His jersey #16 was immediately retired months after he announced his retirement.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bill Masterton Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1974)
• Born on Leap Day [February 29th] (Ranked: 1936)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2291936)
• Dicks and Johnsons
• Hockey Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1979)
• Hockey News 100 Greatest Hockey Players (Ranked: 30)
• I am a French Canadian
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 2020 (Ranked: 84)
• Ice Hockey Players
• Montreal Canadien Retired Numbers (Ranked: 16)
• Montreal Canadien Team Captains (Ranked: 17)
• NHL All-Star Game MVPs (Ranked: 1967)
• NHL Families (Ranked: 15)
• NHL First All-Star Team - Centermen (Ranked: 1958)
• NHL Retired Numbers (Ranked: 16)
• NHL’s 100 Greatest Players Of All-Time
• Profiles 22501-22750 (Ranked: 22516)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 11]
• Stanley Cup Clinching Goal Scorers (Ranked: 1966)
• Stanley Cup Clinching Goal Scorers (Ranked: 1971)
• Stanley Cup Winning Captains (Ranked: 1973)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 117 Votes: 52.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying