Pascal Dupuis

Infobox Ice Hockey Player

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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 = 2000

Pascal Dupuis (born April 7, 1979 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Pascal Dupuis started his career with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He played four seasons in the QMJHL, but was never drafted by an NHL club. On 18 August, 2000, he was signed by the Minnesota 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 for HC 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 for Adam Hall in February 2007. On February 27, 2007, he was traded again, this time to the Atlanta Thrashers for Alex Bourret. On February 26, 2008, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he helped them to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals. On July 1, 2008 he re-signed with the Penguins on a three year contract.

Career statistics

ee also

*List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons

References

*nhlprofile|8466393
*hockeydb|29605
*2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0-920445-91-8