Michel Petit

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Position	Defenseman
Shot	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Pro Clubs	Vancouver Canucks New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay Lightning Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes
Nationality	Canada
Born	February 12, 1964, St. Malo, PQ, CAN
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1982 Vancouver Canucks
Pro Career	1983 – 2001

Michel Petit (born 12 February 1964, in St. Malo, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League from the 1982-83 NHL season to the 1997-98 NHL season. Upon his retirement Petit had played for a then-NHL record 10 different teams. This mark has since been surpassed by Mike Sillinger.

[edit] Playing career

Michel Petit was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. During his 15 seasons in the NHL he played for 10 different NHL teams, which, along with J.J. Daigneault is the second most by any player.

Petit played for the Vancouver Canucks (1982-83 - 1987-88), New York Rangers (1987-88 - 1988-89), Quebec Nordiques (1989-90 - 1990-91), Toronto Maple Leafs (1990-91 - 1991-92), Calgary Flames (1992-93 - 1993-94), Los Angeles Kings (1994-95 - 1995-96), Tampa Bay Lightning (1995-96), Edmonton Oilers (1996-97), Philadelphia Flyers (1996-97), and Phoenix Coyotes (1997-98).