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Canada David Desharnais
#51 HC Fribourg-Gottéron / NL - 22/23
1-time CHL Sportsman of the Year 1
1-time ECHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time ECHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time ECHL Kelly Cup Champion 1
1-time ECHL Most Points 1
1-time ECHL Most Valuable Player 1
1-time ECHL Rookie of the Year (John A Daley Trophy) 1
2-time QMJHL Second All-Star Team 2
Date of Birth
Sep 14, 1986
Position
C/LW
Age
37
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Laurier-Station, QC, CAN
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
AHM Lotbinière
Status
Retired
Agency
PREMIUM

David Desharnais is a small offensive-minded center, with excellent creativity and playmaking skills. Has soft hands, brilliant puck-handling ability and shows very good hand-eye coordination, which makes him also a solid face-off guy. David Desharnais is a quick skater with decent speed and despite his lack of size, the diminutive pivot battles hard along the boards for loose pucks and is hard to push of balance. Needs to play a more reliable two-way game, as he sometimes misses his assignments in the defensive zone, while chasing the puck and leaving his position. He is an excellent playmaking complement to a sniper on a scoring line. (by Rafik Soliman, February 2014)

Brother: Stéphane Desharnais

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David Desharnais Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Rive-Sud Express 1 M15 AA U15 AA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Lévis Commandeurs QMAAA 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2002-03 Lévis Commandeurs QMAAA 42* 27* 42* 69* 10* -* |
2003-04 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 70* 23* 28* 51* 12* -1* | Playoffs 18 4 7 11 8 -3
2004-05 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 68* 32* 65* 97* 39* 5* | Playoffs 17 5 10 15 8 -3
2005-06 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 63* 33* 85* 118* 44* 45* | Playoffs 9 2 9 11 4 1
2006-07 Chicoutimi Saguenéens “C” QMJHL 61* 38* 70* 108* 32* 8* | Playoffs 4 1 5 6 2 2
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 7* 1* 1* 2* 4* -2* |
2007-08 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 6* -3* |
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 68* 29* 77* 106* 18* 38* | Playoffs 22 9 24 33 18 11
2008-09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 77* 24* 34* 58* 20* 12* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 4 -3
2009-10 Montréal Canadiens NHL 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
Hamilton Bulldogs “A” AHL 60* 27* 51* 78* 34* 30* | Playoffs 19 10 13 23 16 4
2010-11 Montréal Canadiens NHL 43* 8* 14* 22* 12* -3* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 0
Hamilton Bulldogs “A” AHL 35* 10* 35* 45* 24* 14* |
2011-12 Montréal Canadiens NHL 81* 16* 44* 60* 24* 10* |
2012-13 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 16* 4* 12* 16* 12* 5* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 48* 10* 18* 28* 26* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 1
2013-14 Montréal Canadiens NHL 79* 16* 36* 52* 24* 11* | Playoffs 17 2 6 8 6 4
2014-15 Montréal Canadiens NHL 82* 14* 34* 48* 24* 22* | Playoffs 11 1 2 3 4 -1
2015-16 Montréal Canadiens NHL 65* 11* 18* 29* 20* -6* |
2016-17 Montréal Canadiens NHL 31* 4* 6* 10* 6* 5* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 18* 2* 2* 4* 6* -1* | Playoffs 13 1 3 4 0 3
2017-18 New York Rangers NHL 71* 6* 22* 28* 18* -22* |
2018-19 Avangard Omsk KHL 58* 7* 21* 28* 84* -4* | Playoffs 18 0 7 7 6 -8
2019-20 HC Fribourg-Gottéron “A” NL 36* 12* 14* 26* 18* 2* |
2020-21 HC Fribourg-Gottéron “A” NL 45* 14* 26* 40* 24* -3* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 -6
2021-22 HC Fribourg-Gottéron “A” NL 47* 19* 24* 43* 24* 3* | Playoffs 9 1 6 7 4 -1
Canada “A” OG 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2022-23 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 52* 13* 29* 42* 36* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 25 -1

David Desharnais Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Lotbinière Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1999-00 Québec Remparts QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2004-05 QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
2005-06 QMJHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2012-13 HC Fribourg-Gottéron ET 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Spengler Cup 4* 0* 3* 3* 4* 1* |
2019-20 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Swiss Cup 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
Team Canada Spengler Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2020-21 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Swiss Cup 3* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2021-22 HC Fribourg-Gottéron “A” Champions HL 7* 4* 3* 7* 2* 0* |
2022-23 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Champions HL 7* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
Team Canada “C” Spengler Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |

David Desharnais Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 183* 62* 122* 184* 1.01* 88* 51* | 2 25 11 * 16 * 27 * 1.08 * 20 * 1 *
Champions HL 2 14* 4* 5* 9* 0.64* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL Challenge 2 4* 1* 4* 5* 1.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 1 68* 29* 77* 106* 1.56* 18* 38* | 1 22 9 * 24 * 33 * 1.50 * 18 * 11 *
ET 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 58* 7* 21* 28* 0.48* 84* -4* | 1 18 0 * 7 * 7 * 0.39 * 6 * -8 *
NHL 9 524* 87* 195* 282* 0.54* 160* 13* | 5 51 4 * 13 * 17 * 0.33 * 14 * 7 *
NL (NLA) 5 196* 62* 105* 167* 0.85* 114* 8* | 3 16 1 * 8 * 9 * 0.56 * 31 * -8 *
OG 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 2 44* 27* 44* 71* 1.61* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 4 262* 126* 248* 374* 1.43* 127* 57* | 4 48 12 * 31 * 43 * 0.90 * 22 * -3 *
Spengler Cup 3 8* 0* 3* 3* 0.38* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 2 5* 2* 6* 8* 1.60* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U15 AA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *

David Desharnais Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/21/2021
10/21/2021 Extension HC Fribourg-Gottéron HC Fribourg-Gottéron
03/19/2021
03/19/2021 Extension HC Fribourg-Gottéron HC Fribourg-Gottéron
04/26/2019
04/26/2019 Confirmed Avangard Omsk HC Fribourg-Gottéron
08/25/2018
08/25/2018 Confirmed Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Avangard Omsk
07/02/2018
07/02/2018 Confirmed New York Rangers Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
07/04/2017
07/04/2017 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers
03/01/2017
03/01/2017 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers
03/15/2013
03/15/2013 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
11/02/2012
11/02/2012 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens HC Fribourg-Gottéron
06/21/2011
06/21/2011 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
07/15/2010
07/15/2010 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2023, 9 #58 overall by Thetford Mines Assurancia in the LNAH Draft

Drafted 2018, 9 #50 overall by Thetford Mines Assurancia in the LNAH Draft

Drafted 2003, 2 #20 overall by Chicoutimi Saguenéens in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Cult/Star player for Gottéron

Other career transactions
- 2008-11-05 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the Montreal Canadiens