Rene Drolet was a junior star in his native Quebec City before joining the American Hockey League’s Quebec Aces and embarking on a successful pro career that would see him become the highest-scoring AHL player during the decade of the 1970’s.
Drolet recorded 30 goals and 72 points for the Aces in 1968-69, his first of 10 consecutive seasons scoring 20 or more goals and the first of six times he would be his team’s leading scorer. He was also one of the Aces’ top playoff producers as Quebec reached the Calder Cup Finals in 1968 and 1969.
Drolet remained with the Philadelphia Flyers’ affiliate when it moved to Richmond, Va., and spent three seasons with the Robins, including a 1972-73 campaign in which he set career highs with 34 goals, 53 assists and 87 points.
He finished his career with the Virginia Red Wings (1974-75) and Rochester Americans (1977-78), retiring with 298 goals and 443 assists for 741 points in 840 career AHL games.