Stéphane Quintal
Encyclopedia
Stéphane Quintal is a Canadian
retired professional
ice hockey
player who played in the National Hockey League
for 16 seasons. He currently works in the NHL's disciplinary office.
seasons before retiring in August 2005. He was the only member of the Canadiens
never to miss a game in 1998–99. He had been the last player to wear number 5 before the Canadiens retired it in honour of Bernard "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion
. He retired in 2004.
Canada
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retired professional
Professional
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ice 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...
player who played in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
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for 16 seasons. He currently works in the NHL's disciplinary office.
Playing career
Quintal played 16 NHLNational 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...
seasons before retiring in August 2005. He was the only member of the 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 ...
never to miss a game in 1998–99. He had been the last player to wear number 5 before the Canadiens retired it in honour of Bernard "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion
Bernie Geoffrion
Joseph André Bernard Geoffrion , nicknamed Boom Boom, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Generally considered as one of the innovators of the slapshot, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972 following a 16-year career with the Montreal Canadiens and New York...
. He retired in 2004.
Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1985-86 Granby Bisons QMJHL 67 2 17 19 144 -- -- -- -- --
1986-87 Granby Bisons QMJHL 67 13 41 54 178 8 0 9 9 10
1987-88 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 38 13 23 36 138 19 7 12 19 30
1988-89 Maine Mariners AHL 16 4 10 14 28 -- -- -- -- --
1988-89 Boston Bruins NHL 26 0 1 1 29 -- -- -- -- --
1989-90 Maine Mariners AHL 37 4 16 20 27 -- -- -- -- --
1989-90 Boston Bruins NHL 38 2 2 4 22 -- -- -- -- --
1990-91 Maine Mariners AHL 23 1 5 6 30 -- -- -- -- --
1990-91 Boston Bruins NHL 45 2 6 8 89 3 0 1 1 7
1991-92 Boston Bruins NHL 49 4 10 14 77 -- -- -- -- --
1991-92 St. Louis Blues NHL 26 0 6 6 32 4 1 2 3 6
1992-93 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 1 10 11 100 9 0 0 0 8
1993-94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 81 8 18 26 119 -- -- -- -- --
1994-95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 43 6 17 23 78 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 2 14 16 117 6 0 1 1 6
1996-97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 71 7 15 22 100 5 0 1 1 6
1997-98 Montreal Canadiens NHL 71 6 10 16 97 9 0 2 2 4
1998-99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 8 19 27 84 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 New York Rangers NHL 75 2 14 16 77 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 72 1 18 19 60 -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 75 6 10 16 87 12 1 3 4 12
2002-03 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 5 5 10 70 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 3 5 8 82 4 0 0 0 2
2004-05 Asiago HC Italy 10 1 2 3 4
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NHL Totals 1037 63 180 243 1320 52 2 10 12 51
Transactions
- February 7, 1992: Traded by the Boston BruinsBoston BruinsThe Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
, along with Craig JanneyCraig JanneyCraig Harlan Janney is a retired professional ice hockey center who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League from 1987–88 until 1998–99, when blood clots ended his career prematurely.-Playing career:...
, to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Adam OatesAdam OatesAdam Oates is a retired professional ice hockey and lacrosse player and is currently an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils.-Playing career:Oates' break came when Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offered him a scholarship...
. - September 24, 1993: Traded by the St. Louis Blues, along with Nelson EmersonNelson EmersonNelson Donald Emerson is a Canadian former ice hockey right winger.-Playing career:Emerson grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Waterford, Ontario with the Waterford Wildcats of the OMHA...
, to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Phil HousleyPhil HousleyPhillip Francis Housley is a former American ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Toronto Maple Leafs...
. - July 8, 1995: Traded by the Winnipeg Jets to the Montreal CanadiensMontreal 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 ...
in exchange for Montreal's 1995 2nd round draft choice. - July 13, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the New York RangersNew York RangersThe New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
. - October 5, 2000: Claimed on waivers by the Chicago BlackhawksChicago BlackhawksThe Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
from the New York Rangers. - June 23, 2001: Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Montreal's 2001 4th round draft choice.
- June 27, 2004: Traded by the Montreal Canadiens to the Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in exchange for future considerations.