| Birth date | April 10, 1967 (age 59) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 206 |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers |
| Draft (1985) | 117th overall |
| Draft team | Montreal Canadiens |
| Career start | 1987 |
| Career end | 1998 |
Donald Alain Joseph Dufresne (born April 10, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Biography
Dufresne was born in Quebec City, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Rimouski.[1]
Dufresne started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1989, and won the Stanley Cup with the team in 1993. He would also play for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and Edmonton Oilers.
Following his playing days, Dufresne later served as an assistant coach and assistant general manager for the Rimouski Oceanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), as well as assistant coach for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL).[citation needed]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Trois Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 67 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Trois Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 65 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 112 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1985–86 | Trois Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 63 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Trois Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 51 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986-87 | Longueuil Chevaliers | QMJHL | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 38 | ||
| 1987–88 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 47 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 107 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 47 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1989–90 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 38 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 53 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 1990–91 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 31 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 51 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Quebec Rafales | IHL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 268 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 258 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 47 | ||||
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA". Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-16.