Michel Petit

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Michel Petit

Michel Petit playing at the Legends Games for the 50th edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament.
Born	(1964-02-12) February 12, 1964 St. Malo, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Vancouver Canucks New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay Lightning Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1982 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1983–2001

Michel Petit (born February 12, 1964) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) 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. Currently, Petit is a sales manager for Smart Sand working in Canada and the US.

Playing career

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).

In his 15 seasons of playing hockey, he amassed a total of 90 goals, 238 assists, 328 points, 1839 penalty minutes, and 827 games played.

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Preceded by Garth Butcher	Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick 1982	Succeeded by Cam Neely

Persondata
Name	Petit, Michel
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Date of birth	February 12, 1964
Place of birth	St. Malo, QC, CAN
Date of death
Place of death

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