Marc Denis

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Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Tampa Bay Lightning Columbus Blue Jackets Colorado Avalanche
Nationality	Canada
Born	August 1, 1977, Montreal, PQ, CA
NHL Draft	25th overall, 1995 Colorado Avalanche
Pro Career	1996 – present

Marc Denis (born August 1, 1977 in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey goaltender playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Achievements & awards 3 Career statistics 3.1 Playoffs 3.2 International play

[edit] Playing career

Denis was drafted 25th overall by the Colorado Avalanche at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He mainly played for Colorado's AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, and played a total of 28 regular season games in 3 seasons for the Avalanche. On June 7, 2000, Denis was traded to Columbus for a second round pick in the 2000 draft (Tomas Kurka). During the 2002-03 NHL season, he set the NHL record for most minutes in a season with 4,511, playing 77 regular season games that season. On June 30, 2006, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Fredrik Modin and Fredrik Norrena.

[edit] Achievements & awards

QMJHL

• Marcel Robert Trophy (top athletic/scholastic performer) - 1996
• Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy (best goaltender) - 1997

[edit] Career statistics

As of June 27, 2006 ^{[1] [2]}

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SA	SO	GAA	Sv.%
1994-95	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL		32	17	9	1	1688	98	--	0	3.48	--
1995-96	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL		51	23	21	4	2895	157	--	2	3.25	--
1996-97	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL		41	22	15	2	2317	104	1185	4	2.69	.912
1996-97	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		1	0	1	0	60	3	26	0	3.00	.885
1997-98	Hershey Bears	AHL		47	17	23	4	2588	125	1237	1	2.90	.899
1998-99	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		4	1	1	1	217	9	110	0	2.49	.918
1998-99	Hershey Bears	AHL		52	20	23	5	2908	137	1584	4	2.83	.914
1999-00	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		23	9	8	3	1203	51	618	3	2.54	.917
2000-01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		32	6	20	4	1830	99	940	0	3.25	.895
2001-02	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		42	9	24	5	2335	121	1197	1	3.11	.899
2002-03	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		77	27	41	8	4511	232	2404	5	3.09	.903
2003-04	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		66	21	36	7	3795	162	1970	5	2.56	.918
2005-06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		49	21	25	1	2786	151	1505	1	3.25	.900
NHL totals				294	94	159	29	16738	828	8770	15	2.97	.906

[edit] Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SA	SO	GAA	Sv.%
1994-95	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL		6	4	2	372	19	--	1	3.06	--
1995-96	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL		16	8	8	957	69	--	0	4.32	--
1996-97	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL		21	11	10	1229	70	--	1	3.41	--
1996-97	Hershey Bears	AHL		4	1	0	56	1	--	0	1.07	--
1997-98	Hershey Bears	AHL		6	3	3	346	15	--	0	2.60	--
1998-99	Hershey Bears	AHL		3	1	1	143	7	--	0	2.93	--
NHL totals				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.--	0

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

• 1996 World Junior Championships (gold medal)
• 1997 World Junior Championships (gold medal)
• 2004 World Championships (gold medal)
• 2006 World Championships

International statistics

Year	Team	Comp		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SA	SO	GAA	Sv.%
2004	Canada	WC		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.--	0
2006	Canada	WC		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.--	0
Senior int'l totals				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.--	0