Marc D'Amour
Encyclopedia
Marc G. D'Amour is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
goaltender
. He played 16 National Hockey League
(NHL) games for the Calgary Flames
and Philadelphia Flyers
.
between 1978 and 1982 before signing as a free agent with the Flames. After bouncing around the Flames minor league system, he earned his first call-up to the NHL in 1985–86. He played 15 games with the Flames but after posting only two victories, lost his job to Mike Vernon. He played one game for the Flyers in 1988–89, but otherwise remained in the minor leagues until he retired in 1992.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
. He played 16 National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) games for the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
and Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
D'Amour played four seasons of junior hockey with the Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
between 1978 and 1982 before signing as a free agent with the Flames. After bouncing around the Flames minor league system, he earned his first call-up to the NHL in 1985–86. He played 15 games with the Flames but after posting only two victories, lost his job to Mike Vernon. He played one game for the Flyers in 1988–89, but otherwise remained in the minor leagues until he retired in 1992.