Rudolph Pilous was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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11 Facts About Rudy Pilous
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Rudy Pilous played junior ice hockey in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League before becoming a New York Rangers prospect.
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Unable to reach the National Hockey League, Rudy Pilous transferred the St Catharines Saints, a senior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior division from 1938 to 1941.
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In 1943, Rudy Pilous cofounded the St Catharines Falcons, a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association.
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Rudy Pilous coached the team to a Memorial Cup championship in the 1954 Memorial Cup, and was its general manager for the 1960 Memorial Cup victory.
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Rudy Pilous was quickly dismissed by team owners, and joined the Denver Spurs of the WHL, building them into a first place team by 1972.
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Rudy Pilous returned to his childhood home in Manitoba, with the Brandon Wheat Kings and subsequently coaching the Winnipeg Jets.
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Rudy Pilous later became general manager, and led the Jets to Avco World Trophy championships in 1976,1978 and 1979.
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Rudy Pilous' coaching career ended where it started in St Catharines 43 years earlier, at the helm of the St Catharines Saints from 1983 to 1986.
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Rudy Pilous died at his home in of a heart attack on December 5,1994.
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Rudy Pilous was survived by his wife Margaret and his two daughters in Rosemarie and Mary Lou.
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