The Resume

(January 22, 1946- )
Born in Landrienne, Quebec, Canada
Defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens (1966-81) and the Winnipeg Jets (1981-83)
General manager of the Montreal Canadiens (1983-95)
Conn Smythe Trophy winner (1969)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winner (1979)
Hockey Hall of Fame inductee (1986)

Why he might be annoying:

His nickname was 'The Senator.'
He spent the last two seasons of his playing career on a dreadful Jets team.
Many hockey pundits forget he was the initial player who used the spin-o-rama move, which they credit to Denis Savard instead.
He was initially arrested for drunk driving on 2004, but didn't plead guilty to the charges until 2006.
Some Canadiens fans blame him for the slow dismantling of the team's perennial Stanley Cup championship era.
He traded John LeClair and Eric Desjardins to the Philadelphia Flyers, where the duo go on to establish themselves as top line players (1995).
He was fired by the Canadiens four games into the 1995-96 season.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a member of ten Stanley Cup championship teams (1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979 as a player, 1986 and 1993 as an executive).
He played Games 5 to 8 of the 1972 Summit Series on a broken leg.
He was the first defenseman in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (1969).
He was the second last player from the Original Six era to play well into the 1980's.
He gave Jean Perron and Pat Burns their first NHL head coaching jobs.
He was the architect of the Canadiens last two Stanley Cup championship teams (1986, 1993).
Outside of hockey, he was a successful entrepreneur in the Montreal area.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bill Masterton Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1979)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1221946)
• Conn Smythe Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1969)
• Hockey Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1986)
• Hockey News 100 Greatest Hockey Players (Ranked: 81)
• Hockey News Top 100 Defensemen (Ranked: 24)
• I am a French Canadian
• I Come from Canada
• I was Arrested for DUI/DWI
• Ice Hockey Players
• Montreal Canadien Retired Numbers (Ranked: 18)
• Montreal Canadien Team Captains (Ranked: 19)
• Montreal Canadiens
• NHL Defensemen
• NHL Retired Numbers (Ranked: 18)
• NHL’s 100 Greatest Players Of All-Time
• Order of Canada Recipients
• Profiles 45251-45500 (Ranked: 45420)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 24]
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• Sports Illustrated's Greatest NHL Players By Jersey Number (Ranked: 18)
• Winnipeg Jets

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying