Vincent Philippe Eugene "Blackie" Chouinard (January 5, 1902 â January 29, 1957) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators during the 1927âÂÂ28 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1921 to 1938, was spent in various minor leagues.
Chouinard played in the Ottawa City Hockey League (OCHL) from 1921âÂÂ25 in his hometown with the Ottawa Montagnards. He then played the 1925âÂÂ26 season in the Central Hockey League with the Eveleth-Hibbing Rangers and the following season in Niagara Falls, Ontario. During the 1927âÂÂ28 Chouinard played for the Quebec Castors, the Waterville, Maine, and he also joined the Ottawa Senators for eight games during the 1927âÂÂ28. Chouinard played failed to score a point in eight NHL games, but he did go on to play eight more years of professional hockey with New Haven Eagles (1928âÂÂ31 and 1933âÂÂ34), Bronx Tigers (1931âÂÂ32), Riviere-du-Loup Lancers and Quebec Castors (1932âÂÂ33), Tulsa Oilers and London Tecumsehs (1934âÂÂ36), and Perth Crescents (1937âÂÂ38).
He first retired as a player in 1936 to become the coach of the Perth Blue Wings in the OVHL for one year. He played final games with the Perth Crescents during the 1937âÂÂ38 season before retiring for good.