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Canada Éric Desjardins
#37 Philadelphia Flyers / NHL - 05/06
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
Date of Birth
Jun 14, 1969
Position
D
Age
54
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
Team Staff profile of Éric Desjardins also available

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Éric Desjardins Statistics

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

Éric Desjardins 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* -* |

Éric Desjardins 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 * * * * * *

Éric Desjardins Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
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)