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Canada Éric Desjardins

#37 Philadelphia Flyers / NHL - 05/06
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Date of Birth
Jun 14, 1969
Position
D
Age
53
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1987 round 2 #38 overall by Montréal Canadiens
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Canada Cup Champion 1
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time QMJHL Defenseman of the Year (Emile Bouchard Trophy) 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time QMJHL Second All-Star Team 1
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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Rouyn-Noranda Citadelles QNWJHL 30 8 4 12 14 - |
1985-86 Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière Régents QMAAA 42 6 30 36 54 - | Playoffs 8 2 10 12 14 -
1986-87 Granby Bisons QMJHL 66 14 24 38 75 - | Playoffs 8 3 2 5 10 -
1987-88 Granby Bisons “A” QMJHL 62 18 49 67 138 - | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 10 -
Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 3 0 0 0 6 - | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 0 0 0 6 - |
1988-89 Montréal Canadiens NHL 36 2 12 14 26 9 | Playoffs 14 1 1 2 6 0
Canada U20 “C” WJC-20 7 1 4 5 6 - |
1989-90 Montréal Canadiens NHL 55 3 13 16 51 1 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 10 0
1990-91 Montréal Canadiens NHL 62 7 18 25 27 7 | Playoffs 13 1 4 5 8 5
1991-92 Montréal Canadiens NHL 77 6 32 38 50 17 | Playoffs 11 3 3 6 4 0
Canada CC 8 1 2 3 6 6 |
1992-93 Montréal Canadiens NHL 82 13 32 45 98 20 | Playoffs 20 4 10 14 23 2
1993-94 Montréal Canadiens NHL 84 12 23 35 97 -1 | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 4 -1
1994-95 Montréal Canadiens NHL 9 0 6 6 2 2 |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 34 5 18 23 12 10 | Playoffs 15 4 4 8 10 13
1995-96 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 80 7 40 47 45 19 | Playoffs 12 0 6 6 2 -5
1996-97 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 82 12 34 46 50 25 | Playoffs 19 2 8 10 12 9
Canada WCup 8 1 2 3 4 -4 |
1997-98 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 77 6 27 33 36 11 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -3
Canada OG 6 0 0 0 2 1 |
1998-99 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 68 15 36 51 38 18 | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 4 1
1999-00 Philadelphia Flyers “C” NHL 81 14 41 55 32 20 | Playoffs 18 2 10 12 2 1
2000-01 Philadelphia Flyers “C” NHL 79 15 33 48 50 -3 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0 -2
2001-02 Philadelphia Flyers “C” NHL 65 6 19 25 24 -1 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -3
2002-03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 8 24 32 35 30 | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 0 2
2003-04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 48 1 11 12 28 11 |
2004-05 Did not play |
2005-06 Philadelphia Flyers “A” NHL 45 4 20 24 56 3 | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 6 -3
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Montréal Canadiens Fr-Tour 2 0 0 0 0 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2008-09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL Development Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 6 - | 1 4 0 2 2 0.50 2 -
CC 1 8 1 2 3 0.38 6 6 | 0
Fr-Tour 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
NHL 17 1 143 136 439 575 0.50 757 198 | 16 168 23 57 80 0.48 93 16
OG 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 | 0
QMAAA (QM18AAA) 1 42 6 30 36 0.86 54 - | 1 8 2 10 12 1.50 14 -
QMJHL 2 128 32 73 105 0.82 213 - | 2 13 3 5 8 0.62 20 -
QNWJHL 1 30 8 4 12 0.40 14 - | 0
WCup 1 8 1 2 3 0.38 4 -4 | 0
WJC-20 2 14 1 4 5 0.36 12 - | 0
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Player Period Teams
John LeClair (F) 1990-2004 14 Montréal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers
Chris Therien (D) 1994-2006 11 Philadelphia Flyers
Petr Svoboda (D) 1988-1999 9 Montréal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers
Mark Recchi (F) 1987-2004 9 Canada, Canada U20, Montréal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1986, 1 #2 overall by Granby Bisons in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Granby Bisons

Cult/Star player for Montréal Canadiens

Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers

On June 3, 1993, Desjardins became the first and to date (2013) the only defenseman to score a hattrick in a Stanley Cup Finals game.

Career transactions
- 2006-08-10 • Announced his retirement
- 1995-02-09 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with John LeClair & Gilbert Dionne for Mark Recchi & a 1995 3rd round pick (Martin Hohenberger)

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