Vincent Damphousse
Vincent François Damphousse ( born December 17, 1967 in Montreal, Quebec ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. During his career he played 1986-2004 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League on the position of the center.
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Career
Damphousse was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1986 by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round in sixth place. He played five seasons for Toronto, with him with 33 goals and 94 points his point best season was achieved in the season 1989 /90 jersey the Leafs. During the following season the striker to the NHL All-Star Game in 1991 invited. After his four hits in the game Damphousse also received the honor as Most Valuable Player of the event. In September 1991 he was discharged in one of the largest barter of NHL history of the Maple Leafs along with Peter Ing, Luke Richardson, Scott Thornton and a sum of money to the Edmonton Oilers. Toronto received in return today's Hockey Hall of Fame members Glenn Anderson and Grant Fuhr and Craig Berube.
In Edmonton, who eventually stayed only one season and was transferred to the Montréal Canadiens on August 27, 1992, in exchange for Shayne Corson. With his new team, he won in the 1992/93 season the Stanley Cup. During the shortened by a lockout NHL season 1994/95 completed Damphousse eleven games in the German Ice Hockey League for the Ratingen Lions. Damphousse played four more seasons for the team from his birthplace, for which he as team captain went on the ice since 1996, before it during the 1998/99 season in exchange for a fifth- round draft pick for the NHL Entry Draft in 1999 and a second-round draft pick is for the 2000 Entry Draft to the San Jose Sharks. Even there, he served for a short period as team captain and played at times in a row together with Teemu Selanne and Owen Nolan.
In August 2004, the striker signed a one-year contract worth two million U.S. dollars for the Colorado Avalanche, the NHL season 2004/ 05 but fell due to a renewed Lockouts completely. The player went in this time for any other team on the ice and made his career end on September 7, 2005.
Internationally
Damphousse represented his country at the World Cup of Hockey 1996. Here, the striker came in all eight games of Canadians employed and scored two goals. He has also received eight penalty minutes. At the end of the competition, the team took second place after the United States had decided in the mode " Best-of- Three" discharged finals series for themselves.
Awards and achievements
Internationally
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- World Cup of Hockey 1996
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )