Lucien DeBlois

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Lucien DeBlois (born June 21, 1957 in Joliette, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey right wing / centre. DeBlois was selected in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft by New York Rangers in the 1st round, 8th overall. Lucien was a top Canadian Junior Major player in the mid-seventies, where he tallied excellent numbers with the Sorel Blackhawks. Also won the Michel Brière Trophy for league MVP during his last junior season in the QJMHL. In his NHL career he played for six teams, the New York Rangers(1977–1979 & 1986–1989), Colorado Rockies(1979–1981), Winnipeg Jets(1981–1984 & 1992), Montreal Canadiens(1984–1986), Quebec Nordiques(1989–1990) and Toronto Maple Leafs(1990–1992). He won a Stanley Cup in 1986 with the Montreal Canadiens. During his career, DeBlois captained the jets for two seasons and was an assistant for others (Montreal, New-York and Winnepeg. Scored his 200th career goal in the 1986–87 season against his former teams (Montreal Canadiens). After his playing career, he became an amateur scout for the Nordiques and later was added to a six man coaching roster under Pierre Pagé with the same team in the spring of 1993( André Savard, Don Jackson, Jacques Cloutier, Clément Jodoin, Lucien DeBlois). He was the original coach and GM of the first Moncton QMJHL franchise in 1995–1996 (Moncton Alpines). The team underwent many financial problems and was sold to the Irving Family in 1996. They later became known as the Moncton Wildcats of that same league. DeBlois later on became an assistant coach with the Kansas City Blades in the IHL during two seasons. Notably one as Co-coach during the second year. Following this stint in the IHL, he was hired as a Pro scout for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. He later signed with the Vancouver Canucks a few years later and is currently still under contract with the same team. He currently lives in Montreal. He has three sons Christian, Simon (twins)& Dominic. Dominic DeBlois played in the QMJHL during 4 seasons for Chicoutimi and Rouyn-Noranda were he became team captain his last two years of eligibility.


[edit] Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- PP SH GW GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 New York Rangers NHL 71 22 8 30 27 -11 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 2
1978–79 New York Rangers NHL 62 11 17 28 26 -10 0 0 1 9 2 0 2 4
1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 6 3 1 4 7 -1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1979–80 Colorado Rockies NHL 70 24 19 43 36 -18 4 0 1 -- -- -- -- --
1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 74 26 16 42 78 -42 9 1 2 -- -- -- -- --
1981–82 Winnipeg Jets NHL 65 25 27 52 87 -10 1 1 2 4 2 1 3 4
1982–83 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79 27 27 54 69 -25 1 3 7 3 0 0 0 5
1983–84 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80 34 45 79 50 -15 8 1 2 3 0 1 1 4
1984–85 Montreal Canadiens NHL 51 12 11 23 20 +9 4 1 2 8 2 4 6 4
1985–86 Montreal Canadiens NHL 61 14 17 31 48 +3 2 0 1 11 0 0 0 7
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 40 3 8 11 27 -7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
1987–88 New York Rangers NHL 74 9 21 30 103 -3 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 73 9 24 33 107 -6 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 4
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 70 9 8 17 45 -29 1 0 1 -- -- -- -- --
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 14 2 2 4 13 +1 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- --
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 38 10 12 22 30 -4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- --
1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 54 8 11 19 39 -3 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- --
1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 11 1 2 3 2 +1 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 2
15 years Totals NHL 993 249 276 525 814 -170 34 9 27 52 7 6 13 38

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Preceded by
Dave Christian
Winnipeg Jets captains
1982-84
Succeeded by
Dale Hawerchuk
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