Jean-Pierre Dumont
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| Position | Right wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg/14 st 4 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Nashville Predators Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 1, 1978 , Montreal, QC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 3rd overall, 1996 New York Islanders |
| Pro career | 1998 – present |
Jean-Pierre "J.P." Dumont (born April 1, 1978 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who plays in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Nashville Predators.
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[edit] Amateur career
Dumont played four seasons for Val-d'Or Foreurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Roberto Luongo, Francis Lessard, Steve Bégin and Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre were teammates at Val-d'Or who have also made it to the NHL.
[edit] Professional career
Dumont was drafted third overall the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. In 1998, a contract dispute between Dumont and the team led to the Islanders to trade him to the Chicago Blackhawks along with a 5th round pick in exchange for Dmitri Nabokov. In March 2000, he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres. Dumont, Doug Gilmour and a draft pick went to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Michal Grosek.
Dumont scored an overtime goal during the Sabres' run in the 2006 playoffs, in game 3 of the second round series versus the Ottawa Senators.
In August 2006, Dumont signed a two year, $4.5 million contract with the Nashville Predators, after the Buffalo Sabres rejected Dumont's US$2.9 million arbitration award.
In February 2008, Dumont signed a four year, $16 million contract extension with the Nashville Predators.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 48 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995–96 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 66 | 48 | 57 | 105 | 109 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 22 | ||
| 1996–97 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 62 | 44 | 64 | 108 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997–98 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 55 | 57 | 42 | 99 | 63 | 19 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 18 | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 25 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999–00 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 47 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000–01 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003–04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005–06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 54 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 80 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 34 | |||||||
| QMJHL Totals | 231 | 154 | 177 | 331 | 284 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| NHL Totals | 596 | 171 | 223 | 394 | 308 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 102 | ||||
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| Preceded by James Patrick |
Buffalo Sabres captains January 2004 |
Succeeded by Daniel Brière |
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