Steve Duchesne

Date of Birth: Jun 30, 1965
Age: 61
Place of Birth: Sept-Îles, QC, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Steve Duchesne Facts

Player Type: Offensive Defenseman

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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Steve Duchesne Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1981-1982	Saint-Georges-de-Beauce Condors	QCAAA	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982-1983	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL	66	5	16	21	75	-
1983-1984	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL	67	1	34	35	79	-	Playoffs	10	3	7	10	17	-
1984-1985	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL	65	22	54	76	94	-	Playoffs	5	4	7	11	8	-
1985-1986	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL	75	14	35	49	76	-	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	9	-
1986-1987	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	75	13	25	38	74	8	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	4	-8
1987-1988	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	71	16	39	55	109	0	Playoffs	5	1	3	4	14	-5
1988-1989	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	79	25	50	75	92	31	Playoffs	11	4	4	8	12	-4
1989-1990	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	79	20	42	62	36	-3	Playoffs	10	2	9	11	6	-2
1990-1991	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	78	21	41	62	66	19	Playoffs	12	4	8	12	8	7
1991-1992	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	78	18	38	56	86	-7
1992-1993	Québec Nordiques	NHL	82	20	62	82	57	15	Playoffs	6	0	5	5	6	0
1993-1994	St. Louis Blues	NHL	36	12	19	31	14	1	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	2	-1
1993-1994	Canada	WC	6	0	1	1	0	1
1994-1995	St. Louis Blues	NHL	47	12	26	38	36	29	Playoffs	7	0	4	4	2	0
1995-1996	Ottawa Senators "A"	NHL	62	12	24	36	42	-23
1995-1996	Canada	WC	8	1	3	4	4	1
1996-1997	Ottawa Senators "A"	NHL	78	19	29	47	38	-9	Playoffs	7	1	4	5	0	-3
1997-1998	St. Louis Blues	NHL	80	14	42	56	32	9	Playoffs	10	0	4	4	6	-8
1998-1999	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	60	4	19	23	22	-6
1998-1999	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	11	2	5	7	2	0	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	2	2
1999-2000	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	79	10	31	41	42	12	Playoffs	9	0	4	4	10	2
2000-2001	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	54	6	19	25	48	9	Playoffs	6	2	4	6	0	0
2001-2002	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	64	3	15	18	28	3	Playoffs	23	0	6	6	24	6

Steve Duchesne Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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	1113	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

Steve Duchesne Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1984-1985	QMJHL First All-Star Team QMJHL Most Goals by Defenseman (22) QMJHL Most Points by Defenseman (81)
1986-1987	NHL All-Rookie Team
1993-1994	World Championship Gold Medal
1995-1996	World Championship Silver Medal
2001-2002	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

Steve Duchesne Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1982, 12 #132 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