Vincent Damphousse

Vincent Damphousse
Damphousse during a Montreal Canadiens Alumni game in 2008
Born	(1967-12-17) December 17, 1967 Montreal, Quebec
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Edmonton Oilers Ratinger Löwen Montreal Canadiens San Jose Sharks
National team	Canada
NHL draft	6th overall, 1986 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1986–2004

Vincent François Damphousse (born December 17, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played parts of 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, and San Jose Sharks. Outside of the NHL, Damphousse also played for Ratinger Löwen of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Damphousse is a one-time Stanley Cup champion, winning with the Canadiens in 1993. He is also a four-time All-Star, being named one in 1991, 1992, 2001, and 2002.

Before playing in the NHL, Damphousse played parts of three years with the Laval Voisins/Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He had a successful time with the Voisins/Titan. During his final season, he was named to the QMJHL Second All-Star Team. On April 6, 2011, Damphousse was inducted into the QMJHL Hall of Fame.^[1]

He was drafted 6th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1986 NHL entry draft. On October 9, 1986, Damphousse made his NHL debut in a 7–4 win against the Montreal Canadiens. During the game, he also recorded his first NHL point, assisting on a Bob McGill goal.^[2] On November 6, Damphousse scored his first NHL goal against Kari Takko in a 4–1 loss against the Minnesota North Stars.^[3]

On September 19, 1991, the Maple Leafs traded Damphousse along with Peter Ing, Scott Thornton, Luke Richardson and cash to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Glenn Anderson, Grant Fuhr, and Craig Berube.^[4] During his only season with the Oilers, Damphousse scored 38 goals and recorded 51 assists for 89 points in 80 regular season games. During the playoffs, he scored 6 goals and recorded 8 assists for 14 points in 16 games. He was the Oilers leading offensive player for that season.

On August 27, 1992, the Oilers traded Damphousse and a 1993 fourth-round draft pick to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Shayne Corson, Brent Gilchrist, and Vladimir Vujtek.^[5] He helped the Canadiens when they went on a run during the playoffs. They defeated the Quebec Nordiques, Buffalo Sabres, and New York Islanders. They eventually went on to defeat the Los Angeles Kings four games to one in the Finals to win the Stanley Cup. Damphousse led the Canadiens offensively during the playoffs, scoring 11 goals and recording 12 assists for 23 points.^[6] On October 29, 1996, the Canadiens traded Pierre Turgeon to the St. Louis Blues and named Damphousse as the new captain.^[7]

On March 23, 1999, the Canadiens traded Damphousse to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 1999 fifth-round pick, a 2000 first-round pick, and either a 2000 or 2001 second-round draft pick.^[8] On April 6, 1999, Damphousse played his 1,000 NHL game in a 1–0 win against the Phoenix Coyotes. He played parts of six seasons with the Sharks. On September 7, 2005, Damphousse announced that he was retiring from playing professional ice hockey.^[9]

On April 14, 2011, Damphousse was arrested and charged with six counts of domestic violence.^[10] Damphousse denied her allegations and also filed a complaint against his wife for assault.^[11] On June 19, 2013, all the charges were dropped against Damphousse and the Crown said that they were pursuing a case against Damphousse's ex-wife Allana Henderson for armed assault and theft under $5,000. On January 14, 2015, all charges against Henderson were dropped.^[12]

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