Dominic Roussel

Dominic Roussel
Born	February 22, 1970 (1970-02-22) (age 41) Hull, PQ, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Winnipeg Jets Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Edmonton Oilers
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	63rd overall, 1988 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1990–2003

Dominic Roussel (born February 22, 1970) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Playing career

Roussel was selected in the third round of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, 63rd overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers and made his NHL debut during the 1991–92 season. He would remain with the Flyers organization for another three seasons, serving as the Flyers' starting goalie in the 1993–94 season. He was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in 1996, but soon re-signed with the Flyers. Roussel had a brief spell in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Starbulls Rosenheim in the 1997–98 season. His NHL rights were traded to the Nashville Predators and then the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. After three seasons with the Ducks, he moved to the Edmonton Oilers for a brief spell. He played five games in the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League with the Lasalle Rapides before returning to Germany, signing with the Frankfurt Lions before retiring in 2003.

He is now a private goalie trainer through his company, Succès hockey Dominic Roussel.

Transactions

• February 27, 1996: Philadelphia trades Roussel for Tim Cheveldae and a 3rd round draft pick
• June 26, 1998: Philadelphia trades Roussel and Jeff Staples to Nashville for a 7th round draft pick (Cam Ondrik)
• October 5, 1998: Nashville trades Roussel to Anaheim for Marc Moro and Chris Mason

External links

• Dominic Roussel website
• Dominic Roussel – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Dominic Roussel's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Dominic Roussel at Hockey-Reference.com
• Dominic Roussel's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Dominic Roussel's NHL player profile

Persondata
Name	Roussel, Dominic
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	February 22, 1970
Place of birth	Hull, PQ, CAN
Date of death
Place of death