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Canada Steve Duchesne

#28 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 01/02
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Date of Birth
Jun 30, 1965
Position
D
Age
57
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Sept-Îles, QC, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1

Duchesne was one of the NHL's best offensive defensemen in the late 80s and 90s. He set a career-high in 1993 with 82 points and won a World Championship gold medal the following year. The 3x All-Star retired with 227 goals and 752 points after winning his first Stanley Cup in 2002.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 Saint-Georges-de-Beauce Condors QCAAA - - - - - - |
1982-83 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 66 5 16 21 75 - |
1983-84 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 67 1 34 35 79 - | Playoffs 10 3 7 10 17 -
1984-85 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 65 22 54 76 94 - | Playoffs 5 4 7 11 8 -
1985-86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 75 14 35 49 76 - | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 9 -
1986-87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 75 13 25 38 74 8 | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 4 -8
1987-88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 16 39 55 109 0 | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 14 -5
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 25 50 75 92 31 | Playoffs 11 4 4 8 12 -4
1989-90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 20 42 62 36 -3 | Playoffs 10 2 9 11 6 -2
1990-91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 21 41 62 66 19 | Playoffs 12 4 8 12 8 7
1991-92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78 18 38 56 86 -7 |
1992-93 Québec Nordiques NHL 82 20 62 82 57 15 | Playoffs 6 0 5 5 6 0
1993-94 St. Louis Blues NHL 36 12 19 31 14 1 | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -1
Canada WC 6 0 1 1 0 1 |
1994-95 St. Louis Blues NHL 47 12 26 38 36 29 | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 2 0
1995-96 Ottawa Senators “A” NHL 62 12 24 36 42 -23 |
Canada WC 8 1 3 4 4 1 |
1996-97 Ottawa Senators “A” NHL 78 19 29 47 38 -9 | Playoffs 7 1 4 5 0 -3
1997-98 St. Louis Blues NHL 80 14 42 56 32 9 | Playoffs 10 0 4 4 6 -8
1998-99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 60 4 19 23 22 -6 |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 11 2 5 7 2 0 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 2
1999-00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 10 31 41 42 12 | Playoffs 9 0 4 4 10 2
2000-01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 54 6 19 25 48 9 | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 0 0
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 3 15 18 28 3 | Playoffs 23 0 6 6 24 6
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S Team League Role on Team Notes
2009-10 Allen Americans CHL Franchise Owner
Allen Americans CHL President
2010-11 Allen Americans CHL Franchise Owner
2011-12 Allen Americans CHL Franchise Owner
2012-13 Allen Americans CHL Franchise Owner
2013-14 Allen Americans CHL Franchise Owner Sold the franchise to B. Steven, J. Steven & R. Steven
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 75 14 35 49 0.65 76 - | 1 5 0 2 2 0.40 9 -
NHL 16 1 113 227 526 752 0.68 824 88 | 14 121 16 61 77 0.64 96 -14
QCAAA 1 - - - - - - - | 0
QMJHL 3 198 28 104 132 0.67 248 - | 2 15 7 14 21 1.40 25 -
WC 2 14 1 4 5 0.36 4 2 | 0
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Luc Robitaille (F) 1986-2002 8 Canada, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings
Dave Taylor (F) 1986-1991 5 Los Angeles Kings
Brendan Shanahan (F) 1993-2002 5 Canada, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues
Garry Galley (D) 1985-1999 5 Canada, Los Angeles Kings, New Haven Nighthawks, Philadelphia Flyers
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Drafted 1982, 12 #132 overall by Drummondville Voltigeurs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Number 18 retired by Drummondville Voltigeurs

Cult/Star player for Drummondville Voltigeurs

Cult/Star player for Los Angeles Kings

Cult/Star player for Ottawa Senators

Cult/Star player for Québec Nordiques

Cult/Star player for St. Louis Blues

Career transactions
- 2002-10-20 • Announced his retirement
- 1999-09-03 • Signed by the Detroit Red Wings
- 1999-03-23 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Dave Babych & a 2000 5th round pick (Nathan Marsters)
- 1998-07-02 • Signed by the Los Angeles Kings
- 1997-08-25 • Traded to the St. Louis Blues for Igor Kravchuk
- 1995-08-04 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators for a 1996 2nd round pick (later traded to BUF: Cory Sarich)
- 1994-01-23 • Traded to the St. Louis Blues with Denis Chassé for Bob Bassen, Garth Butcher & Ron Sutter
- 1992-06-30 • Traded to the Quebec Nordiques with Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, a 1993 1st round pick (Jocelyn Thibault), a 1994 1st round pick (later traded via TOR to WSH: Nolan Baumgartner) & cash for the rights to Eric Lindros
- 1991-05-30 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Steve Kasper & a 1991 4th round pick (Aris Brimanis) for Jari Kurri & Jeff Chychrun
- 1984-10-01 • Signed by the Los Angeles Kings

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