Michel Petit

Michel Petit
Michel Petit playing at the Legends Games for the 50th edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament.
Born (1964-02-12) February 12, 1964 (age 60)
St. Malo, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Vancouver Canucks
New York Rangers
Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs
Calgary Flames
Los Angeles Kings
Tampa Bay Lightning
Edmonton Oilers
Philadelphia Flyers
Phoenix Coyotes
National team  Canada
NHL draft 11th overall, 1982
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1983–2001

Michel Petit (born February 12, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from the 1982–83 NHL season to the 1998–99 NHL season. Upon his retirement Petit had played for a then-NHL record ten different teams,[1] a mark has since been surpassed by Mike Sillinger.

Playing career

As a youth, Petit played in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament four consecutive years from 1974 to 1977, with a minor ice hockey team from Pont-Rouge.[2]

Petit was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. During his 17 seasons in the NHL he played for ten different NHL teams, which as of 2017 was tied along with J. J. Daigneault, Mathieu Schneider, Jim Dowd, Olli Jokinen and Lee Stempniak as the second-most by any player.[3][4][5] Petit was the first to hit the ten-team mark.[6]

Petit played for the Vancouver Canucks (1982–83 – 1987–88), New York Rangers (1987–88 – 1988–89), Quebec Nordiques (1989–90 – 1990–91), Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91 – 1991–92), Calgary Flames (1992–93 – 1993–94), Los Angeles Kings (1994–95 – 1995–96), Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96), Edmonton Oilers (1996–97), Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97), and Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) (1998–99).

In his 17 seasons of playing hockey, he amassed a total of 90 goals, 238 assists, 328 points, 1839 penalty minutes, and 827 games played.

Personal life

Currently, Petit resides in The Woodlands, Texas and is a sales manager for Smart Sand,[citation needed] working in Canada and the US. Petit won the 2019 Member Guest at Traditions Club in 2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80 Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 35 4 9 13 36 12 1 3 4 4
1980–81 Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 48 10 45 55 84 7 2 4 6 20
1981–82 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 63 10 39 49 106 22 5 20 25 44
1982–83 Saint-Jean Castors QMJHL 62 19 67 86 196 3 0 0 0 35
1982–83 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1983–84 Canada Intl 19 3 10 13 58 — — — — —
1983–84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 44 6 9 15 53 1 0 0 0 0
1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 69 5 26 31 127 — — — — —
1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 25 0 13 13 79 — — — — —
1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 32 1 6 7 27 — — — — —
1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 69 12 13 25 131 — — — — —
1987–88 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10 0 3 3 35 — — — — —
1987–88 New York Rangers NHL 64 9 24 33 223 — — — — —
1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 69 8 25 33 154 4 0 2 2 27
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 63 12 24 36 215 — — — — —
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 19 4 7 11 47 — — — — —
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 54 9 19 28 132 — — — — —
1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34 1 13 14 85 — — — — —
1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 36 3 10 13 79 — — — — —
1992–93 Calgary Flames NHL 35 3 9 12 54 — — — — —
1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 63 2 21 23 110 — — — — —
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 40 5 12 17 84 — — — — —
1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 0 1 1 27 — — — — —
1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 45 4 7 11 108 6 0 0 0 20
1996–97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 18 2 4 6 20 — — — — —
1996–97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 20 0 3 3 51 3 0 0 0 6
1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 9 2 3 5 24 — — — — —
1997–98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 32 4 2 6 77 5 0 0 0 8
1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 6 0 1 1 10 — — — — —
1999–2000 Frankfurt Lions DEL 29 9 9 18 83 5 1 1 2 22
2000–01 Frankfurt Lions DEL 14 3 13 16 56 — — — — —
2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 23 2 3 5 26 — — — — —
2001–02 Bolzano HC ITA 14 0 2 2 12 — — — — —
NHL totals 827 90 238 328 1839 19 0 2 2 61

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1990 Canada WC 8 0 1 1 8

References

  1. ^ "Flyers A-Z: Petit, Michel". Philadelphia Flyers. NHL.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  3. ^ "A guide to the most-travelled NHLers - Article - TSN". TSN. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ^ Clinton, Jared (3 March 2015). "Eight NHLers who could break Mike Sillinger's journeyman record". TheHockeyNews. The Hockey News. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. ^ Prewitt, Alex (22 February 2017). "Lee Stempniak is one of the NHL's few "Double Digit Club" members". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. ^ Florence, Mal (5 December 1997). "Time to Make a Commitment to Something Else". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
Preceded by Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick
1982 		Succeeded by