He was one of the original Canucks, and the first one who got the fans to rise out of their seats. The man known affectionately as ‘Super Pest’, Andre Boudrias, who led all Canucks scorers in that inaugural season passed yesterday at the age of 75.
Boudrias came up as part of the Montreal Jr Canadiens, and led them in scoring twice, including the 1963-64 season, when the team boasted the likes of Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Lemaire and Serge Savard. He would play just 3 games for the Habs though, a victim of their incredible depth, and didn’t get a break until the 1967 expansion draft, when he was claimed by the Minnesota North Stars.