Vincent Damphousse
Vincent Damphousse was born on December 17, 1967. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Vincent Damphousse
Vincent François Damphousse (DAM-fus; born December 17, 1967) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 18 seasons. He primarily played centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, and San Jose Sharks. Damphousse excelled as a junior hockey player with the Laval Voisins/Titan and was drafted as the sixth overall pick by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1986. Debuting in the NHL at nineteen in the 1986–87 season, he recorded 46 points in 80 games. In five seasons with Toronto, he had three 20-goal seasons before he was included as part of a blockbuster trade to the Edmonton Oilers in September 1991 and was traded again the following year to the Montreal Canadiens, where he had his most success. He recorded 23 points in 20 games of the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup Final for Damphousse's first and only championship. He recorded his only 40-goal season in the 1993–94 campaign. In March 1999, the team traded him to the San Jose Sharks for a couple of draft picks. He recorded his 1,000th career point in the 2000–01 season. After six years in San Jose, he signed a free agency deal with the Colorado Avalanche before the 2004–05 NHL lockout cancelled the season. In 2005, he announced his retirement; he recorded over 400 goals and 700 assists in 1,378 games. Currently, Damphousse is a hockey analyst with the French language television network RDS in his native Quebec.