FROM THE WLIE 540AM ARCHIVES FROM SUNDAY DECEMBER 1ST 2013
Pierre Pilote is a three-time recipient of the Norris Trophy as outstanding defenceman in 1963, 1964, and 1965 as well as runner-up in 1962,1966 and 1967. He was on the first or second all-star team every year from 1960 to 1967. During his playing career, he played in 376 consecutive games. Wearing his familiar number 3, he played his best hockey teamed with Elmer 'Moose' Vasko on the Chicago blue line. Together they formed one of the great all-time defence pairings. He was a fixture on the Chicago power play on the point due to his ability to handle the puck.
He was inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975. In 1998, he was ranked number 59 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 greatest hockey players. In 2005, in a series of stamps portraying great hockey stars, the Canada Post honored him.
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