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Donald Dufresne

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Donald Dufresne
Donald Dufresne (2013)
Born (1967-04-10) April 10, 1967 (age 57)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Tampa Bay Lightning
Los Angeles Kings
St. Louis Blues
Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft 117th overall, 1985
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1987–1998

Donald Alain Joseph Dufresne (born April 10, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Biography

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Dufresne was born in Quebec City, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Rimouski.[1]

Dufresne started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1989, and won the Stanley Cup with the team in 1993. He would also play for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and Edmonton Oilers.

Following his playing days, Dufresne later served as an assistant coach and assistant general manager for the Rimouski Oceanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), as well as assistant coach for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL).[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 67 7 12 19 92
1984–85 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 65 5 30 35 112 7 1 3 4 12
1985–86 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 63 8 32 40 160 1 0 0 0 0
1986–87 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 51 5 21 26 79
1986-87 Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL 16 0 8 8 18 20 1 8 9 38
1987–88 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 47 1 8 9 107 6 1 1 2 4
1988–89 Montreal Canadiens NHL 13 0 1 1 43 6 1 1 2 4
1988–89 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 47 0 12 12 170
1989–90 Montreal Canadiens NHL 18 0 4 4 23 10 0 1 1 18
1989–90 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 38 2 11 13 104
1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 53 2 13 15 55 10 0 1 1 21
1990–91 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 10 1 4 5 35 1 0 0 0 0
1991–92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 2
1991–92 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 31 8 12 20 60 7 0 0 0 10
1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 32 1 2 3 32 2 0 0 0 0
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 0 0 0 10
1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 51 2 6 8 48
1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 22 0 3 3 10 3 0 0 0 4
1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 13 1 1 2 14
1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 0 0 0 4
1995–96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 42 1 6 7 16
1996–97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 22 0 1 1 15 3 0 0 0 0
1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL 15 0 4 4 20
NHL totals 268 6 36 42 258 34 1 3 4 47

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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