Norm Dupont
Normand Dupont ( born February 5, 1957 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player ( left wing ), who from 1979 to 1993 for the Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League, as well as for the EHC Biel and HC Ajoie played in the Swiss National League A.
Career
As a junior he played in his hometown at the Bleu - Blanc- Rouge de Montréal and the Junior de Montréal in the LHJMQ. In the NHL Amateur Draft 1977, the Canadiens de Montréal brought him in the first round as the 18th In the World Hockey Association, he was drafted. Here secured in the fourth round as the Birmingham Bulls 31, the rights to him.
At first, he played in the farm teams of the Canadiens at the Nova Scotia Voyageurs in the AHL. His NHL debut came in Montreal in the season 1979 /80. It was followed by three years at the Winnipeg Jets with a short detour to the AHL farm team, the Sherbrooke Jets. His last season in the NHL, he played 1983/84 with the Hartford Whalers. Again, he had phased in the AHL to the Binghamton Whalers.
In 1984 he moved to Switzerland and played for EHC Biel and from 1991 for the HC Ajoie in the NLA.
Awards and achievements
- Frank J. Selke Trophy in 1976
- Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award 1977/78 with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs
- Goalscorer of the AHL Playoff 1978/79 with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs
- Best player of the NLA 1985/86, 1987/88, 1988/89 and 1989/ 90 with the EHC Biel
- Goalscorer of the NLA 1987/88 and 1989/ 90 with the EHC Biel
- Member of the selection of the NLA Season 1989/90
- Semi-finalist with the EHC Biel 1989-90
- LHJMQ Hall of Fame Member since 2000