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Canada Steve Duchesne
#28 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 01/02
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time QMJHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jun 30, 1965
Position
D
Age
59
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Sept-Îles, QC, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

Duchesne was one of the NHL's best offensive defensemen in the late 80s and 90s. He set a career-high in 1993 with 82 points and won a World Championship gold medal the following year. The 3x All-Star retired with 227 goals and 752 points after winning his first Stanley Cup in 2002.

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Steve Duchesne Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1981-82 Saint-Georges-de-Beauce Condors QCAAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1982-83 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 66* 5* 16* 21* 75* -* |
1983-84 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 67* 1* 34* 35* 79* -* | Playoffs 10 3 7 10 17 -
1984-85 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 65* 22* 54* 76* 94* -* | Playoffs 5 4 7 11 8 -
1985-86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 75* 14* 35* 49* 76* -* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 9 -
1986-87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 75* 13* 25* 38* 74* 8* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 4 -8
1987-88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71* 16* 39* 55* 109* 0* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 14 -5
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79* 25* 50* 75* 92* 31* | Playoffs 11 4 4 8 12 -4
1989-90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79* 20* 42* 62* 36* -3* | Playoffs 10 2 9 11 6 -2
1990-91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78* 21* 41* 62* 66* 19* | Playoffs 12 4 8 12 8 7
1991-92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 78* 18* 38* 56* 86* -7* |
1992-93 Québec Nordiques NHL 82* 20* 62* 82* 57* 15* | Playoffs 6 0 5 5 6 0
1993-94 St. Louis Blues NHL 36* 12* 19* 31* 14* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -1
Canada WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
1994-95 St. Louis Blues NHL 47* 12* 26* 38* 36* 29* | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 2 0
1995-96 Ottawa Senators “A” NHL 62* 12* 24* 36* 42* -23* |
Canada WC 8* 1* 3* 4* 4* 1* |
1996-97 Ottawa Senators “A” NHL 78* 19* 29* 47* 38* -9* | Playoffs 7 1 4 5 0 -3
1997-98 St. Louis Blues NHL 80* 14* 42* 56* 32* 9* | Playoffs 10 0 4 4 6 -8
1998-99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 60* 4* 19* 23* 22* -6* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 11* 2* 5* 7* 2* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 2
1999-00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79* 10* 31* 41* 42* 12* | Playoffs 9 0 4 4 10 2
2000-01 Detroit Red Wings NHL 54* 6* 19* 25* 48* 9* | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 0 0
2001-02 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64* 3* 15* 18* 28* 3* | Playoffs 23 0 6 6 24 6

Steve Duchesne Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 75* 14* 35* 49* 0.65* 76* -* | 1 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * 9 * - *
NHL 16 1 113* 227* 526* 752* 0.68* 824* 88* | 14 121 16 * 61 * 77 * 0.64 * 96 * -14 *
QCAAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QMJHL 3 198* 28* 104* 132* 0.67* 248* -* | 2 15 7 * 14 * 21 * 1.40 * 25 * - *
WC 2 14* 1* 4* 5* 0.36* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Steve Duchesne Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1982, 12 #132 overall by Drummondville Voltigeurs in the QMJHL Entry Draft

Number 18 retired by Drummondville Voltigeurs

Cult/Star player for Drummondville Voltigeurs

Cult/Star player for Los Angeles Kings

Cult/Star player for Ottawa Senators

Cult/Star player for Québec Nordiques

Cult/Star player for St. Louis Blues

Career transactions
- 2002-10-20 • Announced his retirement
- 1999-09-03 • Signed by the Detroit Red Wings
- 1999-03-23 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Dave Babych & a 2000 5th round pick (Nathan Marsters)
- 1998-07-02 • Signed by the Los Angeles Kings
- 1997-08-25 • Traded to the St. Louis Blues for Igor Kravchuk
- 1995-08-04 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators for a 1996 2nd round pick (later traded to BUF: Cory Sarich)
- 1994-01-23 • Traded to the St. Louis Blues with Denis Chassé for Bob Bassen, Garth Butcher & Ron Sutter
- 1992-06-30 • Traded to the Quebec Nordiques with Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, a 1993 1st round pick (Jocelyn Thibault), a 1994 1st round pick (later traded via TOR to WSH: Nolan Baumgartner) & cash for the rights to Eric Lindros
- 1991-05-30 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Steve Kasper & a 1991 4th round pick (Aris Brimanis) for Jari Kurri & Jeff Chychrun
- 1984-10-01 • Signed by the Los Angeles Kings