Andre Dupont
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André "Moose" Dupont is a Canadian
former professional ice hockey
defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League
(NHL) with the New York Rangers
, St. Louis Blues
, Philadelphia Flyers
and Quebec Nordiques
. He won back-to-back Stanley Cup
s while a member of Philadelphia's "Broad Street Bullies" teams in the mid-1970s.
in the first round of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft
. He won a Memorial Cup
in 1969
as a member of the Montreal Junior Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup
as a member of the Flyers in 1974 and 1975
. He retired in 1983.
Dupont's son Danny played junior hockey in the QMJHL. In 1994–95
, he led the league in penalty minutes with 446 minutes, while playing for Halifax
, Laval and Granby
, all in one season. He has since retired and is now coaching.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) with the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
, St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...
, Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Quebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques
The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...
. He won back-to-back Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s while a member of Philadelphia's "Broad Street Bullies" teams in the mid-1970s.
Playing career
Dupont was drafted by the New York RangersNew York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
in the first round of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft
1969 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1969 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This draft is notable for being the first NHL draft to be conducted after the league ended direct sponsorship of junior hockey.-Selections by round:...
. He won a Memorial Cup
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
in 1969
1969 Memorial Cup
The 1969 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Montreal Jr. Canadiens of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Regina Pats of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec and at the Regina Exhibition Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan...
as a member of the Montreal Junior Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
as a member of the Flyers in 1974 and 1975
1975 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1975 Stanley Cup Final championship series was played by the Buffalo Sabres, making their first Finals appearance and the defending champion Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers would win the best-of-seven series four games to two. This was the first Final to have two non-"Original Six" teams since...
. He retired in 1983.
Dupont's son Danny played junior hockey in the QMJHL. In 1994–95
1994–95 QMJHL season
The 1994–95 QMJHL season was the 26th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The QMJHL unveils an updated logo one season after its special 25th anniversary logo, using a stylized ice skate and the letters of the league's French acronym...
, he led the league in penalty minutes with 446 minutes, while playing for Halifax
Halifax Mooseheads
The Halifax Mooseheads are a CHL ice hockey club in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio division of the QMJHL for the 1994-1995 season. While the franchise has never won a league championship, they have...
, Laval and Granby
Granby Bisons
The Granby Bisons were a junior ice hockey team founded in 1981 after the team moved from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, where they had previously been known as the Sorel Éperviers. The Bisons played at Arena Leonard Grondin in Granby, Quebec. In 1995 they were renamed the Granby Prédateurs. Today they are...
, all in one season. He has since retired and is now coaching.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | Trois-Rivières Reds | QJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... |
5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Trois-Rivières Leafs | QJHL | 45 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 310 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 52 | ||
| 1966–67 | Thetford Mines Canadiens | M-Cup 1967 Memorial Cup The 1967 Memorial Cup final was the 49th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Port Arthur Marrs of... |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Trois-Rivières Leafs | QJHL | Statistics unavailable | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||||||
| 1967–68 | Verdun Maple Leafs | M-Cup 1968 Memorial Cup The 1968 Memorial Cup final was the 50th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Estevan Bruins of... |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1968–69 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
38 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 212 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 76 | ||
| 1968–69 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | M-Cup 1969 Memorial Cup The 1969 Memorial Cup final was a best of 7 series between the Montreal Jr. Canadiens of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Regina Pats of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec and at the Regina Exhibition Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan... |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 39 | ||
| 1969–70 | Omaha Knights Omaha Knights The Omaha Knights were a minor league professional ice hockey team from 1959 to 1975, based in Omaha, Nebraska at the Ak-Sar-Ben arena. The Knights were founded in 1959 as members of the International Hockey League... |
CHL | 64 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 258 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 75 | ||
| 1970–71 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 54 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 308 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 45 | ||
| 1971–72 1971–72 AHL season The 1971–72 AHL season was the 36th season of the American Hockey League. Major changes occurred in the off-season. The league welcomed four expansion teams, and lost both Quebec-based teams. Eleven teams played 76 games each in the schedule. The Boston Braves finished first overall in the regular... |
Providence Reds Providence Reds The Providence Reds were a hockey team that played in the Canadian-American Hockey League between 1926–1936 and the American Hockey League from 1936 to 1977, the last season of which they played as the Rhode Island Reds. The team won the Calder Cup in 1938, 1940, 1949, and 1956... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade... |
NHL | 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 147 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 1972–73 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 46 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 164 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | ||
| 1973–74 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 75 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 216 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 67 | ||
| 1974–75 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 216 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 49 | ||
| 1975–76 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 75 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 276 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 46 | ||
| 1976–77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 59 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 214 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 69 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 225 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 135 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1979–80 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 58 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 107 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 | ||
| 1980–81 | Quebec Nordiques Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 63 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 60 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 100 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1982–83 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 46 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 800 | 59 | 185 | 244 | 1986 | 140 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 352 | ||||