Patrick DesRochers

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Patrick DesRochers

Born	(1979-10-27) 27 October 1979 Penetanguishene, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Shoots	Left
GET-ligaen team Former teams	Vålerenga Phoenix Coyotes Carolina Hurricanes Augsburger Panther
NHL Draft	14th overall, 1998 Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career	1999–present

Patrick DesRochers (surname pronounced DAY-Rowshay) (born 27 October 1979 in Penetanguishene, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for Norwegian GET-ligaen team Vålerenga.

Playing career

He has previously played for the Phoenix Coyotes and Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL.

DesRochers has played most of his career in the American Hockey League with the Springfield Falcons (for whom he is the career leader in goaltending games played), Lowell Lock Monsters and San Antonio Rampage. He played his junior career with the Sarnia Sting and Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League.

He spent 2007-08 with the Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga but became a free agent after the club did not want to give him a contract extension because they preferred a German goalie. 12 April 2008, he was revealed as the new goaltender of Norwegian team Vålerenga.^[1]

References

↑ "DesRochers to Norway" (in Norwegian). Østkantavisa.no. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2008-04-28.

External links

Patrick DesRochers's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Daniel Brière	Phoenix Coyotes first round draft pick 1998	Succeeded by Scott Kelman

Persondata
Name	Desrochers, Patrick
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	27 October 1979
Place of birth	Penetanguishene, ON, CAN
Date of death
Place of death

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