Stéphane Quintal

Stéphane Quintal
Born	(1968-10-22) October 22, 1968 Boucherville, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 03 in (1.91 m)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	AHL Maine Mariners NHL Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks Serie A HC Asiago
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	14th overall, 1987 Boston Bruins
Playing career	1988–2005

Stéphane Quintal (born October 22, 1968) 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.

Playing career

Quintal played 16 NHL 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.

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 Bruins, along with Craig Janney, to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Adam Oates.
• September 24, 1993: Traded by the St. Louis Blues, along with Nelson Emerson, to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Phil Housley.
• July 8, 1995: Traded by the Winnipeg Jets to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Montreal's 1995 2nd round draft choice.
• July 13, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
• October 5, 2000: Claimed on waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks 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 Kings in exchange for future considerations.

Awards and achievements

• QMJHL First All-Star Team (1987)

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

External links

• Stéphane Quintal's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Stéphane Quintal's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Glen Wesley

Boston Bruins first round draft pick 1987

Succeeded by Robert Cimetta