Yves Racine

Yves Racine
Born	(1969-02-07) February 7, 1969 Matane, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens San Jose Sharks Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning
National team	Canada
NHL draft	11th overall, 1987 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1989–2006

Yves Racine (born February 7, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Biography

As a youth, Racine played in the 1981 and 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Charlesbourg, Quebec City.

Racine was drafted 11th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played 508 NHL games for the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning, and his last season in NHL was 1997-98.

Later, he played one season in Jokerit in Finland and five seasons in Germany, mostly in Adler Mannheim. Racine won a gold medal playing for Canada at the 1994 World Ice Hockey Championships. He retired after the 2005–2006 season, his 2nd season playing for Thetford-Mines Prolab of the LNAH.

He currently works for Arizona Capital, in Quebec City.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs	QMAAA		26	3	6	9	12		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs	QMAAA		42	4	38	42	66		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Longueuil Chevaliers	QMJHL		70	7	43	50	50		20	3	11	14	14
1987–88	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		69	10	84	94	150		5	0	0	0	13
1987–88	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		9	4	2	6	2
1988–89	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		63	23	85	108	95		16	3	30	33	41
1988–89	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	1	1	2	0
1989–90	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		46	8	27	35	31		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		28	4	9	13	23		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		16	3	9	12	10		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		62	7	40	47	33		7	2	0	2	0
1991–92	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		61	2	22	24	94		11	2	1	3	10
1992–93	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		80	9	31	40	80		7	1	3	4	27
1993–94	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		67	9	43	52	48		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		47	4	7	11	42		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		25	0	3	3	26		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	San Jose Sharks	NHL		32	1	16	17	28		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL		4	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Quebec Rafales	IHL		6	0	4	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Calgary Flames	NHL		46	1	15	16	24		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		60	0	8	8	41		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Jokerit	SM-l		52	8	18	26	108		3	1	0	1	6
1999–2000	Adler Mannheim	DEL		54	5	21	26	90		5	0	1	1	43
2000–01	Adler Mannheim	DEL		52	4	29	33	98		11	0	7	7	40
2001–02	Adler Mannheim	DEL		48	3	31	34	124		12	2	2	4	10
2002–03	Adler Mannheim	DEL		47	2	18	20	90		8	1	5	6	16
2003–04	Adler Mannheim	DEL		15	2	3	5	44		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		33	2	10	12	24		8	1	1	2	39
2004–05	Thetford Mines Prolab	LNAH		47	2	41	43	36		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Thetford Mines Prolab	LNAH		40	1	31	32	69		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				508	37	194	231	439		25	5	4	9	37
DEL totals				249	18	112	130	470		44	4	16	20	148

International

Medal record
Representing Canada
World Championships
	1994 Italy
	1991 Finland

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989	Canada	WJC		7	0	0	0	6
1991	Canada	WC		4	0	0	0	0
1994	Canada	WC		8	1	2	3	8
Senior totals				12	1	2	3	8

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database