- Pascal Dupuis
image_size = 200px
team=Pittsburgh Penguins
former_teams=Minnesota Wild
New York Rangers
Atlanta Thrashers
league = NHL
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 205
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|4|7
birth_place = Laval, QC
draft = undrafted
career_start = 2000Pascal Dupuis (born
April 7 ,1979 inLaval, Quebec ) is a Canadian professionalice hockey left winger who currently plays for thePittsburgh Penguins of theNational Hockey League (NHL).Playing career
Pascal Dupuis started his career with the
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League . He played four seasons in the QMJHL, but was never drafted by an NHL club. On18 August ,2000 , he was signed by theMinnesota Wild . It took Dupuis a year of seasoning in the International Hockey League before he became a regular player in the NHL. In his second full season, he scored 20 goals and 48 points while having a plus-minus rating of +17. However, in 2003–04, he was bothered by injuries and he was unable to improve on his totals from the previous year.During the
2004-05 NHL lockout , Dupuis played 8 games forHC Ajoie of the Swiss League.When the NHL returned in 2005–06, Dupuis managed only 26 points in 67 games. After 48 games with the Wild in the 2006–07 season, he was traded to the
New York Rangers forAdam Hall in February 2007. OnFebruary 27 ,2007 , he was traded again, this time to theAtlanta Thrashers forAlex Bourret . OnFebruary 26 ,2008 , he was traded to thePittsburgh Penguins , where he helped them to the2008 Stanley Cup Finals . OnJuly 1 ,2008 he re-signed with the Penguins on a three year contract.Career statistics
ee also
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List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons References
*nhlprofile|8466393
*hockeydb|29605
*2005NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8
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