Philippe Dupuis

Philippe Dupuis (born April 24, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Philippe Dupuis
Born (1985-04-24) April 24, 1985
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Colorado Avalanche
Toronto Maple Leafs
Hamburg Freezers
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
NHL Draft 104th overall, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2006–2020

Playing career

Dupuis was drafted 104th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets from Hull Olympiques of the QMJHL. On July 28, 2005, Dupuis signed a 3-year entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets. After 5 years in the QMJHL, Dupuis made his professional debut in the 2006–07 season with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.

During the 2007–08 season on January 22, 2008, Dupuis was traded from the Blue Jackets, along with Darcy Campbell, to the Colorado Avalanche for Mark Rycroft.[1] Dupuis was then sent to AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, for the remainder of the year.

Dupuis received his first recall to the Avalanche in the 2008–09 season on December 11, 2008.[2][3] He made his NHL debut in a 4-3 loss against the Chicago Blackhawks on December 13, 2008.[4] In the 2009–10 season Dupuis was again assigned to Lake Erie posting 35 points in 68 contests. Philippe played in four games with the Avalanche and notched his first NHL point, an assist, in a 4-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on November 4, 2009.[5]

In the 2010–11 season, Dupuis made the Avalanche's opening night roster out of training camp, securing a position as the team's fourth line center.[6] He scored his first NHL goal, which was short handed, on November 6, 2010, against Andrew Raycroft of the Dallas Stars, as part of a 5-0 home win for the Colorado Avalanche. He also had two assists and was named the first star of the game.[7] Dupuis concluded his NHL rookie campaign with 17 points in 74 games.

On July 7, 2011, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Dupuis to a two-way one-year deal.[8] He made the Maple Leafs opening night roster for the 2011–12 season as the team's fourth line center. Whilst playing in limited minutes, Dupuis struggled offensively and after 30 scoreless games was waived by the Maple Leafs on January 2, 2012.[9] Upon clearing, he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies for the remainder of the season. Dupuis regained his scoring touch with the Marlies to help reach the Calder Cup finals with 14 points in 17 playoff games.[10]

On July 5, 2012, Dupuis was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[11] Due to the NHL lockout, Dupuis was directly assigned to AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, for the 2012–13 season. Dupuis had his season blighted by a concussion which limited his effectiveness in producing 11 points in 34 games.

Dupuis signed his first professional European contract on a one-year deal with German club, the Hamburg Freezers of the DEL on June 27, 2013.[12] In April 2014, he had his contract renewed for two years.[13]

In the 2015–16 season, Dupuis was Hamburg's leading scorer with 17 goals and 18 assists in 52 contests. When his contract was up, he opted moved on to his second German club, the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers, signing on May 11, 2016.[14]

Dupuis played four seasons with the Ice Tigers in Nürnberg, posting 18 points in 28 games before COVID-19 ended in his final professional season in 2019–20.

Coaching career

On May 16, 2020, Dupuis effectively announced his retirement in accepting the Assistant Coaching position of the Quebec Midget AAA program at Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix.[15]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 67 7 14 21 59 12 6 5 11 14
2002–03 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 68 22 34 56 89 20 2 4 6 22
2003–04 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 60 18 37 55 77 15 6 10 16 14
2004–05 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 62 34 50 84 60 10 5 3 8 8
2005–06 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 56 32 76 108 52 19 14 18 32 14
2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 51 11 11 22 18 — — — — —
2006–07 Dayton Bombers ECHL 8 3 2 5 8 19 6 9 15 28
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 29 7 4 11 2 — — — — —
2007–08 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 17 5 3 8 12 — — — — —
2008–09 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 67 17 29 46 42 — — — — —
2008–09 Colorado Avalanche NHL 8 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2009–10 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 68 16 19 35 47 — — — — —
2009–10 Colorado Avalanche NHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2010–11 Colorado Avalanche NHL 74 6 11 17 40 — — — — —
2011–12 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30 0 0 0 16 — — — — —
2011–12 Toronto Marlies AHL 42 15 16 31 8 17 4 10 14 20
2012–13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 34 2 9 11 14 — — — — —
2013–14 Hamburg Freezers DEL 50 13 22 35 32 10 2 3 5 0
2014–15 Hamburg Freezers DEL 28 7 17 24 18 — — — — —
2015–16 Hamburg Freezers DEL 52 17 18 35 46 — — — — —
2016–17 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 52 10 26 36 38 13 4 5 9 20
2017–18 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 52 14 24 38 18 11 1 6 7 6
2018–19 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 50 12 24 36 36 8 0 3 3 12
2019–20 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 28 2 16 18 20 — — — — —
NHL totals 116 6 12 18 62 — — — — —

References
  1. "Jackets trade for Avs' Rycroft". ESPN. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  2. "Avalanche recall Dupuis". Yahoo! Sports. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  3. "Practice report:Waiting on Chicago". Colorado Avalanche. 2008-12-11. Archived from the original on 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  4. "Quenneville guides Blackhawks to 4-3 win in first game back in Denver". Fox Sports. 2008-12-13. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  5. "Back from swine flu, Budaj gets win in first start of season for Avs". CBS Sports. 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  6. Dater, Adrian (2010-10-12). "Dupuis gets shot at center on fourth line". Denver Post. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  7. "Avalanche score on five of season-high 45 shots to rip Stars". ESPN. 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  8. "Leafs sign Dupuis, Lashoff to one-year deals". Toronto Star. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  9. "Leafs waive Philippe Dupuis". The Globe and Mail. 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  10. "Toronto Marlies: Philippe Dupuis". TheStar.com. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  11. "Penguins sign forward Philippe Dupuis". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  12. "Philippe Dupuis storms to Hamburg" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. 2013-06-27. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
  13. "Hamburg arbeitet bereits am Kader für die kommende Saison - 04 - DEL.org". www.del.org. Archived from the original on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  14. "Ice Tigers commit to Philippe Dupuis". Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers (in German). 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  15. "Passion, structure and Stability at the heart of a new chapter in the Phoenix" (in French). phenix.ca. May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
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