Vincent Damphousse
Encyclopedia
Vincent Francois Damphousse (born December 17, 1967) is a retired Canadian professional
hockey
who played in the National Hockey League
(NHL) for eighteen seasons. He played centre
for the Toronto Maple Leafs
, Edmonton Oilers
, Montreal Canadiens
and San Jose Sharks
, winning a Stanley Cup
championship with Montreal in 1993. He was signed as an unrestricted free-agent by the Colorado Avalanche
in 2004 during the off-season, but he never played with the team due to the lockout that canceled the 2004–05 season.
6th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft
after a standout junior hockey career with the Laval Voisins/Titan
. In 1991 he was named MVP of the NHL All Star Game, being one of only four players (at that time) to ever score 4 goals in a single All-Star matchup. Damphousse spent five seasons in Toronto before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers
in 1991 in a deal which sent future Hall of Famers
Grant Fuhr
and Glenn Anderson
to Toronto. Oilers' general manager Glen Sather
said of Damphousse at that time that among French-Canadian players, only Mario Lemieux
was more skilled offensively.
On August 27, 1992, Damphousse was dealt to his hometown team, the Montreal Canadiens
, in exchange for Shayne Corson
. His success with Montreal was immediate, as he recorded 97 points during the regular season and helped the team win the Stanley Cup
in 1993. He spent six more seasons in Montreal before being traded to the San Jose Sharks
during the 1998–99 season. His last team was technically the Sharks, though he signed with the Colorado Avalanche
on August 19, 2004, but he never played for them, as the 2004–05 NHL season was canceled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
Damphousse was a member of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) executive committee, serving as vice president under Trevor Linden
.
.
On April 14, 2011, Damphousse was charged by Montreal police
with six counts of assaulting his spouse
. The alleged incidents occurred between January 2008 and early 2011. Damphousse categorically denies the allegations brought against him and has also filed a complaint against his wife for assault, according to his lawyer.
Professional
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hockey
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...
who played in the 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) for eighteen seasons. He played centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
, Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
and San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, winning a Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
championship with Montreal in 1993. He was signed as an unrestricted free-agent by the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
in 2004 during the off-season, but he never played with the team due to the lockout that canceled the 2004–05 season.
Playing career
Damphousse was drafted by the Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
6th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft
1986 NHL Entry Draft
The 1986 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 21, 1986 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1985–86 NHL season and playoff standings...
after a standout junior hockey career with the Laval Voisins/Titan
Laval Titan
The Laval Titan was one of the names used by a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League franchise that played in Laval, Quebec, between 1971 and 1998.-History:...
. In 1991 he was named MVP of the NHL All Star Game, being one of only four players (at that time) to ever score 4 goals in a single All-Star matchup. Damphousse spent five seasons in Toronto before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
in 1991 in a deal which sent future Hall of Famers
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...
Grant Fuhr
Grant Fuhr
Grant Scott Fuhr is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League and currently the goaltending coach for the Phoenix Coyotes. In 2003, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame...
and Glenn Anderson
Glenn Anderson
Glenn Christopher Anderson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, and St. Louis Blues...
to Toronto. Oilers' general manager Glen Sather
Glen Sather
Glen Cameron "Slats" Sather is the President and general manager of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League . He has also served as the head coach of the Rangers, as well as General Manager and coach of the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association and later NHL...
said of Damphousse at that time that among French-Canadian players, only Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux
Mario Lemieux, OC, CQ is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is acknowledged to be one of the best players of all time. He played 17 seasons as a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 1984 and 2006...
was more skilled offensively.
On August 27, 1992, Damphousse was dealt to his hometown team, the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, in exchange for Shayne Corson
Shayne Corson
Shayne Corson is a retired Canadian professional hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Dallas Stars...
. His success with Montreal was immediate, as he recorded 97 points during the regular season and helped the team win the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1993. He spent six more seasons in Montreal before being traded to the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
during the 1998–99 season. His last team was technically the Sharks, though he signed with the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
on August 19, 2004, but he never played for them, as the 2004–05 NHL season was canceled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.
Damphousse was a member of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) executive committee, serving as vice president under Trevor Linden
Trevor Linden
Trevor John Linden, C.M., O.B.C. is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played centre and right wing with four different teams: the Vancouver Canucks , New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals...
.
Retirement
Damphousse announced his retirement on September 7, 2005. He currently lives in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
On April 14, 2011, Damphousse was charged by Montreal police
Service de police de la Ville de Montréal
The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal is the police force for the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. With about 4,400 officers and 1,600 civilian staff, it is the second largest municipal police agency in Canada after the Toronto Police Service and second largest in the province behind the...
with six counts of assaulting his spouse
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
. The alleged incidents occurred between January 2008 and early 2011. Damphousse categorically denies the allegations brought against him and has also filed a complaint against his wife for assault, according to his lawyer.
Awards
- Played in NHL All-Star Game - 1991, 1992, 2002.
- NHL All-Star Game MVP - 1991
- QMJHL Second All-Star Team - 19861985–86 QMJHL seasonThe 1985–86 QMJHL season was the 17th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league loses one of its charter members in the offseason, when the Quebec Remparts suspend operations...
- Stanley CupStanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
champion - 19931993 Stanley Cup FinalsThe 1993 Stanley Cup Final series was contested by the Los Angeles Kings and the Montreal Canadiens to decide the NHL championship for the 1992–93 season. It was the first appearance in the Final for the Kings, and the 34th for Montreal, their first since the 1989 Final. The Canadiens won the...
(MontrealMontreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 1983–84 QMJHL season The 1983–84 QMJHL season was the 15th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Eleven teams played 70 games each in the regular season.... |
Laval Voisins | QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... |
66 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 1984–85 QMJHL season The 1984–85 QMJHL season was the 16th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league experimented for season, awarding one point for an overtime loss. Points for an overtime loss would not be awarded again until the 1999–2000 QMJHL season... |
Laval Voisins | QMJHL | 68 | 35 | 68 | 103 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 1985–86 QMJHL season The 1985–86 QMJHL season was the 17th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league loses one of its charter members in the offseason, when the Quebec Remparts suspend operations... |
Laval Titan Laval Titan The Laval Titan was one of the names used by a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League franchise that played in Laval, Quebec, between 1971 and 1998.-History:... |
QMJHL | 69 | 45 | 110 | 155 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL 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... |
80 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 75 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 80 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 80 | 33 | 61 | 94 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 79 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL | 80 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 53 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
NHL | 84 | 39 | 58 | 97 | 98 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 16 | ||
| 1993–94 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 84 | 40 | 51 | 91 | 75 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | EC Ratingen | DEL | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 38 | 56 | 94 | 158 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 27 | 54 | 81 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 76 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 45 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2002–03 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 66 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | ||
| NHL totals | 1378 | 432 | 773 | 1205 | 1190 | 140 | 41 | 63 | 104 | 144 | ||||
International play
- 19961996 World Cup of HockeyThe first World Cup of Hockey , or 1996 World Cup of Hockey, replaced the Canada Cup as one of the premier championships for professional ice hockey ....
- Played for Canada in the World Cup of HockeyWorld Cup of HockeyThe World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. Inaugurated in 1996, it is the successor to the previous Canada Cup, which ran from 1976 to 1991...
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