Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-6 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: January 23, 1960 in Ste-Genevieve, Quebec
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1980-81 | 21 | BUF | NHL | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | -2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19.2 | ||
| 1981-82 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 69 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 20 | 7 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 119 | 16.0 | ||
| 1982-83 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 | ||
| 1983-84 | 24 | QUE | NHL | 39 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 43 | 23.3 | ||
| 1984-85 | 25 | QUE | NHL | 64 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 85 | 15.3 | ||
| 1985-86 | 26 | QUE | NHL | 75 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 19 | -13 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 100 | 16.0 | ||
| 1986-87 | 27 | QUE | NHL | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14.3 | ||
| Career | NHL | 290 | 65 | 138 | 203 | 73 | 3 | 114 | 29 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 80 | 402 | 16.2 | ||||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1980-81 | 21 | BUF | NHL | 20 | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.70 | 0.26 | 0.60 | 1.30 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 0 | -2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 1981-82 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 69 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.80 | 0.29 | 0.67 | 1.72 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 15 | 85 | 31 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| 1982-83 | 23 | BUF | NHL | 9 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.12 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1983-84 | 24 | QUE | NHL | 39 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.69 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 1.10 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 1984-85 | 25 | QUE | NHL | 64 | 0.20 | 0.45 | 0.66 | 0.23 | 0.33 | 1.33 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 71 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 1985-86 | 26 | QUE | NHL | 75 | 0.21 | 0.53 | 0.75 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 1.33 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 74 | 64 | 23 | 0 | -13 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 1986-87 | 27 | QUE | NHL | 14 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 0.36 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | -4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Career | NHL | 290 | 0.22 | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 1.39 | 50 | 106 | 156 | 56 | 304 | 183 | 119 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 10.7 | ||
| 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 | |
| 1980-81 | 21 | BUF | NHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1981-82 | 22 | BUF | NHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1983-84 | 24 | QUE | NHL | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18.2 | |||
| 1984-85 | 25 | QUE | NHL | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | -6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16.7 | |||
| 1985-86 | 26 | QUE | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career | NHL | 36 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | -8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 17.1 | |||||
| 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 |
| 1976-77 | 17 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QAAA | 40 | 44 | 79 | 123 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 18 | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 19 | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 72 | 65 | 111 | 176 | 31 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 20 | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 72 | 63 | 124 | 187 | 31 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 21 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 56 | 29 | 54 | 83 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 22 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 23 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 73 | 30 | 69 | 99 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 24 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 26 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 1986-87 | 27 | HC Fribourg-Gotteron | Swiss | 36 | 33 | 53 | 86 | |||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 28 | HC Fribourg-Gotteron | Swiss | 36 | 35 | 47 | 82 | |||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 29 | HC Fribourg-Gotteron | Swiss | 36 | 24 | 35 | 59 | |||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 29 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 16 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1989-90 | 30 | ASG Tours | France | 35 | 43 | 62 | 105 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 31 | ASG Tours | France | 23 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Career | 6 Seasons | AHL | 181 | 91 | 182 | 273 | 76 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | France | 58 | 64 | 91 | 155 | 54 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | QAAA | 40 | 44 | 79 | 123 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | QMJHL | 150 | 130 | 238 | 368 | 62 | 100 | 22 | 8 | 11 | |||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Swiss | 108 | 92 | 135 | 227 | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1976-77 | 17 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QAAA | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 18 | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 18 | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs | M-Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 19 | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 13 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 19 | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs | M-Cup | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 20 | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1982-83 | 23 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 16 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 29 | HC Fribourg-Gotteron | Swiss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1988-89 | 29 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 17 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1990-91 | 31 | ASG Tours | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 37 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | M-Cup | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | QAAA | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | QMJHL | 33 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Thru 7 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Dwight Foster | 92.9 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Dave Gardner | 91.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Marcus Nilson | 89.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Paul Cyr | 88.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Vaclav Varada | 88.0 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Danny O'Shea | 87.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | ||
| Pat Hughes | 87.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Andy Brickley | 87.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Tom Chorske | 87.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Bill Sutherland | 87.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | ||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||
| Dave Gardner | 91.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
| Rene Corbet | 89.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Danny O'Shea | 87.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | ||||
| Bill Sutherland | 87.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | ||||
| Bob Neely | 87.1 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | ||||
| Marcel Goc | 85.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Dominic Moore | 85.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Don Kozak | 85.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Larry Regan | 85.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ||||
| Marcus Nilson | 84.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
November 1, 1979: Signed as a free agent by Buffalo, November 1, 1979.
June 8, 1983: Traded to Quebec by Buffalo with Tony McKegney, Andre Savard and Buffalo's 3rd round choice (Iiro Jarvi) in 1983 Entry Draft for Real Cloutier and Quebec's 1st round choice (Adam Creighton) in 1983 Entry Draft, June 8, 1983.
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