Donald Dufresne

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Donald Dufresne
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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 19871998

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

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Biography

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 career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1989. He would also play for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and Edmonton Oilers. He won the Stanley Cup as a member of the 1993 Canadiens.

Dufresne was later an assistant coach and assistant general manager of the Rimouski Oceanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and the assistant coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs, in the American Hockey League.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1983–84 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 677121992
1984–85 Trois Rivieres DraveursQMJHL6553035112713412
1985–86 Trois Rivieres DraveursQMJHL638324016010000
1986–87 Trois Rivieres DraveursQMJHL515212679
1986-87 Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL16088182018938
1987–88 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 4718910761124
1988–89 Montreal Canadiens NHL 130114361124
1988–89 Sherbrooke CanadiensAHL4701212170
1989–90 Montreal CanadiensNHL18044231001118
1989–90 Sherbrooke CanadiensAHL3821113104
1990–91 Montreal CanadiensNHL5321315551001121
1990–91 Fredericton Canadiens AHL101453510000
1991–92 Montreal CanadiensNHL30002
1991–92 Fredericton CanadiensAHL318122060700010
1992–93 Montreal CanadiensNHL321233220000
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL900010
1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL5126848
1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL220331030004
1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL1311214
1995–96 St. Louis BluesNHL30004
1995–96 Edmonton Oilers NHL4216716
1996–97 Edmonton OilersNHL220111530000
1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL 1504420
NHL totals268636422583413447

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References

  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.