Pierre Pilote won the James Norris Memorial Trophy three times for best defenceman in the NHL.
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Pierre Pilote tried out with a Niagara Falls junior B team as a centre, but was turned down because the club needed a defenceman instead.
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Pierre Pilote practiced as a defenceman and joined the team the following season.
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Pierre Pilote played four full seasons for the minor professional club the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League.
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Pierre Pilote became a preeminent star for the Black Hawks, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most outstanding defenceman three straight seasons in 1963,1964 and 1965 — a feat matched or surpassed only by Doug Harvey, Bobby Orr and Nicklas Lidstrom in NHL history — as well as runner-up in 1962,1966 and 1967.
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Pierre Pilote was on the First or second All-Star team every year from 1960 to 1967.
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Pierre Pilote had an iron man streak of playing 376 consecutive games over more than five seasons.
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Pierre Pilote was often paired with Elmer "Moose" Vasko on the Chicago blue line.
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Pierre Pilote was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 23,1968 for Jim Pappin and played one season with the team before retiring.
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Pierre Pilote played his last game on April 6,1969, finishing his career with 80 goals and 418 assists in 890 games.
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At the time of his retirement, Pierre Pilote was the second leading defence scorer in NHL history, as well as the sixth leading career scorer for the Black Hawks and second in all-time assists behind Stan Mikita.
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In January 2012, Pierre Pilote was honoured with a bronze statue in front of the Jonquiere Sports Palace.
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