Steve Duchesne

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Position Defence
Shot Left
Height
Weight		 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
195 lb (88 kg/13 st 13 lb)
Pro clubs Los Angeles Kings
Philadelphia Flyers
Quebec Nordiques
St. Louis Blues
Ottawa Senators
Detroit Red Wings
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born June 30, 1965 (1965-06-30) (age 42),
Sept-Îles, PQ, CAN
Pro career 1985 – 2002

Steve Duchesne (born June 30, 1965 in Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL from 1986–87 until 2001–02.

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[edit] Playing career

Duchesne started off his notable hockey career with the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He was not drafted, but was signed by the Los Angeles Kings on October 1, 1984. He played a season with the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League before becoming an NHL regular in 1986–87. In his first season, he played so well that he was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. It did not take Duchesne long to establish himself as an above average offensive defenceman. In the 1988–89 NHL season, he led all defensemen in shorthanded goals (5).

He played with the Kings until May 30, 1991, when he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in a deal that brought Jari Kurri to Los Angeles. Duchesne played one season in Philadelphia, before being traded to the Quebec Nordiques with a huge package of players for young phenom Eric Lindros. Although Duchesne set a career high with 82 points in Quebec, he was again traded after the season was done to the St. Louis Blues. He played two seasons with the Blues before getting traded to the Ottawa Senators, then after two seasons with the Senators he was traded back to the Blues for Igor Kravchuk. Duchesne's journeyman status continued, as he signed as a free agent back with the Kings after one season with the Blues, and then during his first season back with the Kings, he was traded to the Flyers at the trading deadline. Finally, after the 1998–99 season, Duchesne signed as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings, where he would win a Stanley Cup in his final season, 2001–02. Steve now resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife and two children and coachs the U18 Dallas Stars Midget Major AAA hockey team.

[edit] Awards

  • QMJHL First All-Star Team (1985)
  • NHL All-Rookie Team (1987)
  • Played in NHL All-Star Game (1989, 1990, 1993)
  • Barry Ashbee Trophy (1992)

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A P PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 67 1 34 35 79 - - - - - - - - -
1984–85 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 65 22 54 76 94 - - - - 5 4 7 11 8
1985–86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 75 14 35 49 76 - - - - 5 0 2 2 9
1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 75 13 25 38 74 +8 5 0 2 5 2 2 4 4
1987–88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 16 39 55 109 0 5 0 4 5 1 3 4 14
1988–89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 25 50 75 92 +31 8 5 2 11 4 4 8 12
1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 20 42 62 36 -3 6 0 1 10 2 9 11 6
1990–91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 ' 21 41 62 66 +19 8 0 3 12 4 8 12 8
1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 18 38 56 86 -7 7 2 3 - - - - -
1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 82 20 62 82 57 +15 8 0 2 6 0 5 5 6
1993–94 St. Louis Blues NHL 36 12 19 31 14 +1 8 0 1 4 0 2 2 2
1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 47 12 26 38 36 +29 1 0 1 7 0 4 4 2
1995–96 Ottawa Senators NHL 62 12 24 36 42 -23 7 0 2 - - - - -
1996–97 Ottawa Senators NHL 78 19 28 47 38 -9 10 2 3 7 1 4 5 0
1997–98 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 14 42 56 32 +9 5 1 1 10 0 4 4 6
1998–99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 60 4 19 23 22 -6 1 0 1 - - - - -
1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 11 2 5 7 2 0 1 0 1 6 0 2 2 2
1999–00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 10 31 41 42 +12 1 0 1 9 0 4 4 10
2000–01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 54 6 19 25 48 +9 2 0 0 6 2 4 6 0
2001–02 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 3 15 18 28 +3 1 0 2 23 0 6 6 24
16 seasons NHL Totals 1113 227 525 752 824 +88 84 10 30 121 16 61 77 96

[edit] International play

Medal record
World Championships
Gold 1994 Ice hockey
Silver 1996 Ice hockey
  • Played for: Team Canada in the 1994 World Championships.
  • Played for: Team Canada in the 1996 World Championships.

[edit] International statistics

Year Team Event GP G A P PIM
1994 Canada WC 6 0 1 1 0
1996 Canada WC 8 1 3 4 4
World Championship Totals 14 1 4 5 4

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