James Desmarais

#61 Hockey Experts Vaudreuil / LHSE - 22/23

Date of Birth: May 04, 1979
Age: 47
Place of Birth: Montréal, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: St. Laurent MHA
Position: C
Height: 177 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 79 kg / 174 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

James Desmarais Facts

Drafted: 1999 round 9 #270 overall by St. Louis Blues

Sons: Jérémy Desmarais, Jayden Desmarais

James Desmarais Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1994-1995	Lac St-Louis Lions	QMAAA	1	0	0	0	2	-
1995-1996	Lac St-Louis Lions	QMAAA	44	19	23	42	42	-	Playoffs	11	6	8	14	-	-
1996-1997	Laval Titan Collège Français	QMJHL	67	12	21	33	34	-29	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-2
1997-1998	Laval Titan Collège Français	QMJHL	68	33	40	73	56	20	Playoffs	15	6	5	11	12	1
1998-1999	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL	66	62	73	135	127	44	Playoffs	11	6	7	13	14	-3
1999-2000	Worcester IceCats	AHL	8	0	2	2	0	1
1999-2000	Peoria Rivermen	ECHL	59	26	33	59	51	14
2000-2001	B.C. Icemen	UHL	33	17	23	40	18	6
2000-2001	Springfield Falcons	AHL	37	8	16	24	6	-5
2001-2002	Arkansas RiverBlades	ECHL	4	1	3	4	0	-3
2001-2002	Reading Royals	ECHL	16	7	8	15	8	-1
2001-2002	Dayton Bombers	ECHL	17	3	4	7	6	-8
2001-2002	Greensboro Generals	ECHL	31	5	11	16	39	-20
2002-2003	Alleghe	Italy	40	16	23	39	38	-
2003-2004	Springfield Falcons	AHL	2	0	0	0	4	1
2003-2004	Granby Prédateurs	QSMHL	31	23	29	52	32	-
2003-2004	Adirondack IceHawks	UHL	37	21	35	56	12	0
2004-2005	Verdun Dragons	LNAH	57	51	61	112	75	-
2005-2006	HC Innsbruck	EBEL	48	32	34	66	99	16	Playoffs	7	3	5	8	22	-3
2006-2007	HC Ajoie	NLB	44	40	52	92	127	-	Playoffs	6	5	8	13	10	-
2006-2007	Black Wings Linz	EBEL	9	3	7	10	12	-1	Playoffs	3	0	6	6	2	1
2007-2008	HC Ajoie	NLB	49	42	54	96	74	-	Playoffs	14	13	16	29	48	-
2008-2009	HC Ajoie	NLB	47	35	55	90	70	-	Playoffs	10	6	11	17	35	-
2008-2009	EHC Biel-Bienne Loan	NLA	0	0	0	0	0	-	Relegation	3	0	0	0	2	-
2009-2010	HC Ajoie	NLB	45	35	49	84	121	-	Playoffs	7	5	4	9	14	-
2010-2011	HC Ajoie "C"	NLB	27	20	20	40	60	-	Playoffs	7	2	3	5	4	-
2011-2012	HC Ajoie	NLB	38	16	24	40	70	-	Playoffs	7	4	3	7	8	-
2012-2013	HC Ajoie	NLB	50	26	58	84	109	-	Playoffs	9	3	7	10	6	-
2012-2013	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Loan	NLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation	1	1	1	2	2	-1
2013-2014	HC Ajoie	NLB	2	0	1	1	0	-
2013-2014	EHC Visp	NLB	19	11	13	24	12	-	Playoffs	18	6	20	26	24	-
2013-2014	EHC Visp	NLA Q	-	-	-	-	-	-	Qualification	5	1	2	3	4	2
2014-2015	EHC Visp	NLB	48	24	44	68	32	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	10	-
2015-2016	Belfast Giants	EIHL	52	21	31	52	46	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
2016-2017	Belfast Giants	EIHL	47	16	32	48	36	-	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0	-
2017-2018	Jonquière Marquis	LNAH	34	26	18	44	46	18	Playoffs	5	1	5	6	8	-1
2018-2019	Jonquière Marquis	LNAH	10	5	8	13	12	8
2018-2019	Pétroliers du Nord	LNAH	12	3	4	7	9	0	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	0
2019-2020	Pétroliers du Nord	LNAH	22	8	15	23	22	3
2019-2020	Jonquière Marquis	LNAH	4	1	4	5	2	3
2021-2022	Jonquière Marquis	LNAH	6	2	1	3	10	2	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	4	-2
2021-2022	Waterloo Maroons	LHSE	1	0	1	1	2	-
2022-2023	Hockey Experts Vaudreuil	LHSE	2	1	0	1	0	-

James Desmarais Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1992-1993	Lac St-Louis Tigres	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014-2015	EHC Visp	Swiss Cup	3	1	1	2	4	-
2015-2016	Belfast Giants	EIHL Cup	12	2	9	11	2	-
2016-2017	Belfast Giants	EIHL Cup	12	2	5	7	4	-

James Desmarais Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	3	47	8	18	26	0.55	10	-3	0
EBEL (ICEHL)	2	57	35	41	76	1.33	111	15	2	10	3	11	14	1.40	24	-2
ECHL	2	127	42	59	101	0.80	104	-18	0
EIHL	2	99	37	63	100	1.01	82	-	2	5	0	2	2	0.40	0	-
EIHL Cup	2	24	4	14	18	0.75	6	-	0
Italy	1	40	16	23	39	0.98	38	-	0
LHSE	2	3	1	1	2	0.67	2	-	0
LNAH	5	145	96	111	207	1.43	176	34*	3	15	1	5	6	0.40	14	-3
NLA (NL)	2	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	4	1	1	2	0.50	4	-1*
NLA Q	0								1	5	1	2	3	0.60	4	2
NLB (SL)	9	369	249	370	619	1.68	675	-	9	82	44	73	117	1.43	159	-
QC Int PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
QMAAA (QM18AAA)	2	45	19	23	42	0.93	44	-	1	11	6	8	14	1.27	-	-
QMJHL	3	201	107	134	241	1.20	217	35	3	29	12	12	24	0.83	30	-4
QSMHL	1	31	23	29	52	1.68	32	-	0
Swiss Cup	1	3	1	1	2	0.67	4	-	0
UHL	2	70	38	58	96	1.37	30	6	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

James Desmarais Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Adirondack IceHawks	1	37	21	35	56	1.51	12	0	0
Alleghe	1	40	16	23	39	0.98	38	-	0
Arkansas RiverBlades	1	4	1	3	4	1.00	0	-3	0
B.C. Icemen	1	33	17	23	40	1.21	18	6	0
Belfast Giants	2	123	41	77	118	0.96	88	-	2	5	0	2	2	0.40	0	-
Black Wings Linz	1	9	3	7	10	1.11	12	-1	1	3	0	6	6	2.00	2	1
Dayton Bombers	1	17	3	4	7	0.41	6	-8	0
EHC Biel-Bienne	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
EHC Visp	2	70	36	58	94	1.34	48	-	2	27	7	23	30	1.11	38	2*
Granby Prédateurs (Sr.)	1	31	23	29	52	1.68	32	-	0
Greensboro Generals	1	31	5	11	16	0.52	39	-20	0
HC Ajoie	8	302	214	313	527	1.75	631	-	7	60	38	52	90	1.50	125	-
HC Innsbruck	1	48	32	34	66	1.38	99	16	1	7	3	5	8	1.14	22	-3
Hockey Experts Vaudreuil	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	0	-	0
Jonquière Marquis	4	54	34	31	65	1.20	70	31	2	13	1	5	6	0.46	12	-3
Lac St-Louis Lions	2	45	19	23	42	0.93	44	-	1	11	6	8	14	1.27	-	-
Lac St-Louis Tigres	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Laval Titan Collège Français	2	135	45	61	106	0.79	90	-9	2	18	6	5	11	0.61	16	-1
Peoria Rivermen	1	59	26	33	59	1.00	51	14	0
Pétroliers du Nord	2	34	11	19	30	0.88	31	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	0
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2.00	2	-1
Reading Royals	1	16	7	8	15	0.94	8	-1	0
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	1	66	62	73	135	2.05	127	44	1	11	6	7	13	1.18	14	-3
Springfield Falcons	2	39	8	16	24	0.62	10	-4	0
Verdun Dragons	1	57	51	61	112	1.96	75	-	0
Waterloo Maroons	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	2	-	0
Worcester IceCats	1	8	0	2	2	0.25	0	1	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

James Desmarais Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1998-1999	CHL Second All-Star Team QMJHL First All-Star Team QMJHL Offensive Player of the Year
1999-2000	ECHL Rookie of the Month (January)
2004-2005	LNAH Most Points (112)
2006-2007	NLB Most Penalized Player (127)
2007-2008	NLB Most Goals (42) NLB Most Goals Playoffs (13) NLB Most Points Playoffs (29)
2008-2009	NLB Most Goals (35) NLB Most Points (90)
2009-2010	NLB Most Penalized Player (121)
2012-2013	NLB Most Assists (58) NLB Most Penalized Player (109) NLB Most Points (84) NLB Most Valuable Player
2013-2014	NLB Champion (Visp) NLB Most Assists Playoffs (20) NLB Most Points Playoffs (26)
2014-2015	NLB Most Assists (44) NLB Most Points (68)
2015-2016	EIHL All-Star Second Team
2016-2017	EIHL Player Of The Week (2017-01-22)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
08/06/2017	Confirmed	Belfast Giants	Jonquière Marquis
05/09/2016	Extension	Belfast Giants	Belfast Giants
05/19/2015	Confirmed	EHC Visp	Belfast Giants
04/23/2014	Extension	EHC Visp	EHC Visp
01/06/2014	Extension	EHC Visp	EHC Visp
12/11/2013	Confirmed	HC Ajoie	EHC Visp
11/06/2013	Confirmed	HC Ajoie	Unknown
03/22/2013	Loan	HC Ajoie	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
11/10/2009	Extension	HC Ajoie	HC Ajoie

James Desmarais Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 1 #1 by Jonquière Marquis in the LNAH Draft
Drafted 2012, 7 #49 by Jonquière Marquis in the LNAH Draft
Drafted 1996, 3 #29 by Laval Titan Collège Français in the QMJHL Entry Draft
Cult/Star player for HC Ajoie