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Born	September 3, 1937,; St. Boniface, MB, CAN
Height; Weight	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m); 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Pro clubs	NHL; Montreal Canadiens; AHL; Quebec Aces
Pro career	1957 – 1967

Gerald "Gerry" Brisson (born September 3, 1937) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey Left Winger. He was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada.

[edit] Playing career

Signed by the Montreal Canadiens organization at age 16, Brisson came up through the minor hockey ranks in St. Boniface, Canada to star with the St. Boniface Canadiens in the Manitoba Junior Hockey league and later another Montreal Canadiens farm team, the Peterborough TPT's of the Ontario Junior Hockey Association where he led the team in scoring with 51 points in 52 games. He started his professional hockey career in 1958 in the Western Hockey League playing for the Winnipeg Warriors where he was one of the League's top rookies earning 83 points in his premier season and compiling 91 goals and 103 assists in 3 full seasons with the Warriors. He next played for the WHL Spokane Comets for two seasons matching his best season with another 83 points and earning a call up to the Montreal Canadiens where he played four games in the 1963 playoffs earning two assists. He made his NHL debut in the Montreal Forum against the Boston Bruins. He then went on to play in the WHL for the San Francisco Seals where he won a WHL Championship (1963-64), the Seattle Totems and again with the San Francisco Seals. He had a short stint in the AHL with the Quebec Aces and led MSHL St. Boniface Mohawks to a MSHL championship (1968-69) as a player-coach. Brisson was selected to numerous WHL Allstar Teams during his career.

[edit] Coaching career

After an 11 year career as a professional hockey player Brisson embarked on a 10 year career as a Coach, General Manager and WCHL Franchise Owner. He began his coaching career as a player-coach for the St. Boniface Mohawks (1968-69), then coached the Manitoba Junior Hockey League West Kildonan North Stars for one season (1969-70), made his Western Canada Hockey Leaque coaching debut with the Brandon Wheat Kings (1970-71), returned to the MJHL for one season to coach the Winnipeg Monarchs (1971-72), then back to the Western Canada Hockey League to coach the Winnipeg Junior Jets (1972-73),Winnipeg Clubs(1973-76), Winnipeg Monarchs(1976-77) and finally the Calgary Wranglers (1977-78).

[edit] Owner / Builder Career

Brisson was an owner in the Western Canada Hockey Leaque for 6 years. After one year as coach, Brisson bought the Winnipeg Junior Jets of the Western Canada Hockey League in 1972. In order to differentiate from the newly formed Winnipeg Jets of the WHA he renamed the team the Winnipeg Clubs (1973-76) and later the Winnipeg Monarchs (1976-77). In 1977 he moved his Winnipeg WCHL franchise to Calgary, Alberta and the Calgary Wranglers were born. The Calgary Wranglers remained active in the WCHL until 1987. He sold the Calgary Wrangler franchise in 1979 and retired from Hockey to pursue other business interests.

[edit] Awards & Achievements

WHL Prairie Division First All-Star Team (1959)

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Player

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1957–58	Peterborough TPT's	WHL	52	28	23	51	0
1957–58	Montreal Royals	QHL	2	0	0	0	0
1957–58	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL	1	1	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
1958–59	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL	62	38	45	83	20	7	5	0	5	2
1959–60	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL	66	24	32	56	20	-	-	-	-	-
1960–61	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL	70	29	26	55	35	-	-	-	-	-
1961–62	Spokane Comets	WHL	70	44	39	83	60	16	7	9	16	16
1962–63	Spokane Comets	WHL	66	26	21	47	44	-	-	-	-	-
1962–63	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	4	0	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-
1963–64	San Francisco Seals	WHL	50	18	25	43	15	11	6	2	8	4
1963–64	Quebec Aces	AHL	12	0	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964–65	Seattle Totems	WHL	63	19	19	38	35	7	0	1	1	2
1965–66	San Francisco Seals	WHL	65	22	15	37	23	3	0	0	0	0
1966–67	San Francisco Seals	WHL	7	1	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	-
1968–69	St. Boniface Mowhawks	MSHL
NHL totals			4	0	2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-

[edit] Coach

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Result
1968–69	St. Boniface Mowhawks	MSHL	24	11	10	3	0
1969–70	West Kildonan North Stars	MJHL	34	12	18	4	0
1976–77	Winnipeg Monarchs	WCHL	72	31	34	7	0	Lost Round 2
1977–78	Calgary Wranglers	WCHL	72	18	40	4	0	Did Not Qualify

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