David Desharnais

Date of Birth: Sep 14, 1986
Age: 40
Place of Birth: Laurier-Station, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: AHM Lotbinière
Position: C/LW
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 79 kg / 174 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

David Desharnais Facts

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

David Desharnais Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2001-2002	Rive-Sud Express 1 M15 AA	U15 AA	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	Lévis Commandeurs	QMAAA	2	0	2	2	0	-
2002-2003	Lévis Commandeurs	QMAAA	42	27	42	69	10	-
2003-2004	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL	70	23	28	51	12	-1	Playoffs	18	4	7	11	8	-3
2004-2005	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL	68	32	65	97	39	5	Playoffs	17	5	10	15	8	-3
2005-2006	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL	63	33	85	118	44	45	Playoffs	9	2	9	11	4	1
2006-2007	Chicoutimi Saguenéens "C"	QMJHL	61	38	70	108	32	8	Playoffs	4	1	5	6	2	2
2006-2007	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	7	1	1	2	4	-2
2007-2008	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	4	0	1	1	6	-3
2007-2008	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL	68	29	77	106	18	38	Playoffs	22	9	24	33	18	11
2008-2009	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	77	24	34	58	20	12	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	4	-3
2009-2010	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	6	0	1	1	0	-1
2009-2010	Hamilton Bulldogs "A"	AHL	60	27	51	78	34	30	Playoffs	19	10	13	23	16	4
2010-2011	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	43	8	14	22	12	-3	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	0
2010-2011	Hamilton Bulldogs "A"	AHL	35	10	35	45	24	14
2011-2012	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	81	16	44	60	24	10
2012-2013	HC Fribourg-Gottéron Lockout	NLA	16	4	12	16	12	5
2012-2013	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	48	10	18	28	26	-2	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	1
2013-2014	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	79	16	36	52	24	11	Playoffs	17	2	6	8	6	4
2014-2015	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	82	14	34	48	24	22	Playoffs	11	1	2	3	4	-1
2015-2016	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	65	11	18	29	20	-6
2016-2017	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	31	4	6	10	6	5
2016-2017	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	18	2	2	4	6	-1	Playoffs	13	1	3	4	0	3
2017-2018	New York Rangers	NHL	71	6	22	28	18	-22
2018-2019	Avangard Omsk	KHL	58	7	21	28	84	-4	Playoffs	18	0	7	7	6	-8
2019-2020	HC Fribourg-Gottéron "A"	NL	36	12	14	26	18	2
2020-2021	HC Fribourg-Gottéron "A"	NL	45	14	26	40	24	-3	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	2	-6
2021-2022	HC Fribourg-Gottéron "A"	NL	47	19	24	43	24	3	Playoffs	9	1	6	7	4	-1
2021-2022	Canada Olympics "A"	OG	5	0	1	1	0	0
2022-2023	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	+/-
1998-1999	Lotbinière Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-2000	Québec Remparts	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004-2005	QMJHL All-Stars	CHL Challenge	2	0	2	2	2	-
2005-2006	QMJHL All-Stars	CHL Challenge	2	1	2	3	0	-
2012-2013	HC Fribourg-Gottéron Lockout	ET	1	0	0	0	0	-
2012-2013	HC Fribourg-Gottéron Lockout	Spengler Cup	4	0	3	3	4	1
2019-2020	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Swiss Cup	2	1	3	4	0	-
2019-2020	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2020-2021	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Swiss Cup	3	1	3	4	2	-
2021-2022	HC Fribourg-Gottéron "A"	Champions HL	7	4	3	7	2	0
2022-2023	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Champions HL	7	0	2	2	2	1
2022-2023	Team Canada "C"	Spengler Cup	3	0	0	0	2	-1

David Desharnais Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

David Desharnais Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Avangard Omsk	1	58	7	21	28	0.48	84	-4	1	18	0	7	7	0.39	6	-8
Bridgeport Sound Tigers	1	7	1	1	2	0.29	4	-2	0
Canada Olympics	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	0	0	0
Chicoutimi Saguenéens	4	262	126	248	374	1.43	127	57	4	48	12	31	43	0.90	22	-3
Cincinnati Cyclones	1	68	29	77	106	1.56	18	38	1	22	9	24	33	1.50	18	11
Edmonton Oilers	1	18	2	2	4	0.22	6	-1	1	13	1	3	4	0.31	0	3
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)	4	176	61	121	182	1.03	84	53	2	25	11	16	27	1.08	20	1
HC Fribourg-Gottéron	5	220	68	119	187	0.85	124	10*	3	16	1	8	9	0.56	31	-8
Lévis Commandeurs	2	44	27	44	71	1.61	10	-	0
Lotbinière Peewee	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Montréal Canadiens	8	435	79	171	250	0.57	136	36	4	38	3	10	13	0.34	14	4
New York Rangers	1	71	6	22	28	0.39	18	-22	0
QMJHL All-Stars	2	4	1	4	5	1.25	2	-	0
Québec Remparts (Peewee)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Rive-Sud Express 1 M15 AA	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Team Canada (Spengler Cup)	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

David Desharnais Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2002-2003	QMAAA Most Gentlemanly Player
2004-2005	QMJHL Most Sportsmanlike Player (Frank J. Selke Trophy) QMJHL Second All-Star Team
2005-2006	QMJHL Most Sportsmanlike Player (Frank J. Selke Trophy) QMJHL Second All-Star Team
2006-2007	CHL Sportsman of the Year QMJHL Most Sportsmanlike Player (Frank J. Selke Trophy)
2007-2008	ECHL All-Rookie Team ECHL All-Star Game ECHL First All-Star Team ECHL Kelly Cup Champion ECHL Most Assists (77) ECHL Most Points (106) ECHL Most Valuable Player ECHL Plus Performer of the Month (December, +15) ECHL Rookie of the Month (December) ECHL Rookie of the Month (March) ECHL Rookie of the Month (April) ECHL Rookie of the Year (John A Daley Trophy)
2010-2011	AHL Player of the Month (December) AHL Player of the Week (Dec. 26)
2019-2020	Spengler Cup Winner (Team Canada)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
10/21/2021	Extension	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	HC Fribourg-Gottéron
03/19/2021	Extension	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	HC Fribourg-Gottéron
04/26/2019	Confirmed	Avangard Omsk	HC Fribourg-Gottéron
08/25/2018	Confirmed	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Avangard Omsk
07/02/2018	Confirmed	New York Rangers	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
07/04/2017	Confirmed	Edmonton Oilers	New York Rangers
03/01/2017	Confirmed	Montréal Canadiens	Edmonton Oilers
03/15/2013	Extension	Montréal Canadiens	Montréal Canadiens
11/02/2012	Confirmed	Montréal Canadiens	HC Fribourg-Gottéron
06/21/2011	Extension	Montréal Canadiens	Montréal Canadiens
07/15/2010	Extension	Montréal Canadiens	Montréal Canadiens

David Desharnais Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2023, 9 #58 by Thetford Mines Assurancia in the LNAH Draft
Drafted 2018, 9 #50 by Thetford Mines Assurancia in the LNAH Draft
Drafted 2003, 2 #20 by Chicoutimi Saguenéens in the QMJHL Entry Draft
Cult/Star player for Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Cult/Star player for HC Fribourg-Gottéron

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