Jeannot Gilbert: key obituary facts
Is Jeannot Gilbert dead? Yes. Jeannot Gilbert died on November 2, 2026, at age 85.
Cause of death: Jeannot Gilbert's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jeannot Gilbert known for?
He was a Canadian ice hockey player.
More about Jeannot Gilbert
Jeannot Gilbert, a Canadian professional ice hockey forward, died November 2, 2026, aged 85.
Born in Grande-Baie, he built a professional career that lasted from 1960 to 1975, spending most of it in the American Hockey League. Gilbert appeared in nine National Hockey League games for the Boston Bruins between 1963 and 1965, including four games in the 1964–65 season.
Much of that season was spent with the Bruins’ AHL affiliate, the Providence Reds. In 1965, he joined the Hershey Bears, playing eight seasons with the club. The Pittsburgh Penguins selected him in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft, though he did not play for the team. Gilbert later moved to the Quebec Nordiques, appearing in 133 World Hockey Association games between 1973 and 1975. Before turning professional, he played junior hockey with the Barrie Flyers and Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1959 to 1961. His first professional appearance came in the 1960–61 season, when he played one game for the Kingston Frontenacs of the Eastern Professional Hockey League. He also spent time with the Clinton Comets in the Eastern Hockey League during the 1961–62 season.