Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: October 29, 1973 in Drummondville, Quebec
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1996-97 | 23 | COL | NHL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 24 | COL | NHL | 62 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 6.1 | ||
| 1998-99 | 25 | COL | NHL | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13.3 | 425 | 13:43 |
| 1999-00 | 26 | COL | NHL | 61 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10.7 | 637 | 10:27 |
| 2000-01 | 27 | COL | NHL | 64 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | -3 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 8.3 | 786 | 12:16 |
| 2001-02 | 28 | COL | NHL | 74 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | -5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 6.0 | 1128 | 15:15 |
| 2002-03 | 29 | COL | NHL | 72 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | -2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7.7 | 888 | 12:20 |
| 2003-04 | 30 | FLA | NHL | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 237 | 11:16 |
| Career | NHL | 406 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 27 | -1 | 146 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 344 | 7.3 | 4101 | 12:42 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1996-97 | 23 | COL | NHL | 21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | -0.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 1997-98 | 24 | COL | NHL | 62 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.09 | 0.32 | 1.06 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 56 | 16 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| 1998-99 | 25 | COL | NHL | 31 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.45 | 0.97 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1999-00 | 26 | COL | NHL | 61 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 2000-01 | 27 | COL | NHL | 64 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.41 | 0.94 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 42 | 18 | -3 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 2001-02 | 28 | COL | NHL | 74 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.35 | 1.14 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 52 | 18 | -5 | -1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| 2002-03 | 29 | COL | NHL | 72 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.72 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 53 | 33 | -2 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| 2003-04 | 30 | FLA | NHL | 21 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 9 | -2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Career | NHL | 406 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.85 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 31 | 191 | 24 | 266 | 98 | -1 | -0.9 | 9.8 | 8.9 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1996-97 | 23 | COL | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |||
| 1998-99 | 25 | COL | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 4:40 | |
| 1999-00 | 26 | COL | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 69 | 4:55 | |
| 2000-01 | 27 | COL | NHL | SC | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 374 | 16:16 |
| 2001-02 | 28 | COL | NHL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 348 | 16:34 | |
| 2002-03 | 29 | COL | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 35 | 6:57 | |
| Career | NHL | 1 | 72 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | -4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 | 840 | 12:43 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1990-91 | 17 | Montreal-Bourassa | QAAA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 18 | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 58 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1992-93 | 19 | Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 51 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1993-94 | 20 | Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 67 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1994-95 | 21 | U. of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres | OUAA | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 20 | |||||||||
| 1995-96 | 22 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 72 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 111 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 23 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 55 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 69 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 25 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7.1 | |||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 133 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 1 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7.1 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | OUAA | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | QAAA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | QMJHL | 176 | 10 | 52 | 62 | 179 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1990-91 | 17 | Montreal-Bourassa | QAAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 18 | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1992-93 | 19 | Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1993-94 | 20 | Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1994-95 | 21 | U. of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres | OUAA | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 22 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 23 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | OUAA | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | QAAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | QMJHL | 42 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Thru 8 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Eric Messier | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Norm Dussault | 88.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | ||||
| Landon Wilson | 88.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Robert Nilsson | 83.6 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | |||
| Mikael Andersson | 83.3 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Terry Reardon | 82.5 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ||
| Wayne Carleton | 80.6 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |
| Brian Cullen | 80.4 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
| Gilbert Brule | 80.3 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Ralph Stewart | 79.8 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Jamie Hislop | 79.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Eric Messier | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||||
| Norm Dussault | 88.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | |||||||
| Doug Roberts | 86.5 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| James Black | 83.7 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Robert Nilsson | 83.6 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Terry Reardon | 82.5 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | |||||
| Wayne Carleton | 80.6 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ||||
| Brian Cullen | 80.4 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ||||
| Gilbert Brule | 80.3 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Ralph Stewart | 79.8 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||||
| Jamie Hislop | 79.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | ||||||
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Championships
2001 Colorado Avalanche (NHL)(Minimum 1 playoff game) |
June 14, 1995: Signed as a free agent by Colorado, June 14, 1995.
October 10, 1998: Missed majority of 1998-99 due to elbow injury vs. Ottawa, October 10, 1998.
July 18, 2003: Traded to Florida by Colorado with Vaclav Nedorost for Peter Worrell and Florida's 2nd round choice (later traded to NY Rangers - later traded back to Florida - Florida selected David Shantz) in 2004 Entry Draft, July 18, 2003.
November 21, 2003: Missed majority of 2003-04 due to wrist injury vs. Atlanta, November 21, 2003.
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