Dominic Roussel

Dominic Roussel
Born	(1970-02-22) February 22, 1970 (age 55) Hull, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
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
Website	www.dominicroussel.ca

Dominic Roussel (born February 22, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Winnipeg Jets, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Edmonton Oilers between 1991 and 2001. He also played in the minor American Hockey League.

Playing career

As a youth, Roussel played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Laval, Quebec. ^[1]

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.^{[ citation needed ]} 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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 2+1⁄2 seasons with the Mighty Ducks, he was claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers to be their back up.

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

He is now a private goalie trainer through his company, Succès hockey Dominic Roussel.^{[ citation needed ]}

Transactions

• February 27, 1996: Philadelphia trades Roussel for Tim Cheveldae and a 3rd round draft pick^{[ citation needed ]}
• June 26, 1998: Philadelphia trades Roussel and Jeff Staples to Nashville for a 7th round draft pick (Cam Ondrik)^{[ citation needed ]}
• October 5, 1998: Nashville trades Roussel to Anaheim for Marc Moro and Chris Mason ^{[ citation needed ]}
• January 10, 2001: claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1986–87	Lac St-Louis Lions	QMAAA		24	7	12	3	804	112	1	5.10	.861		2	0	2	134	7	0	3.13	—
1987–88	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs	QMJHL		51	18	25	4	2905	251	0	5.18	.858		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Trois-Rivieres Draveurs	QMJHL		21	12	5	0	1134	78	0	4.13	.864			—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		25	12	10	2	1421	93	0	3.93	.861		10	6	4	638	36	0	3.39	.896
1989–90	Shawinigan Cataracets	QMJHL		37	20	14	1	1985	133	0	4.02	.878		2	1	1	120	12	0	6.00	.862
1990–91	Hershey Bears	AHL		45	20	14	7	2507	151	1	3.61	.888		7	3	4	366	21	0	3.44	—
1991–92	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		17	7	8	2	922	40	1	2.60	.908		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Hershey Bears	AHL		35	15	11	6	2040	121	1	3.56	.888		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		34	13	11	5	1769	111	1	3.76	.881		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Hershey Bears	AHL		6	0	3	3	372	23	0	3.71	.892		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		60	29	20	5	3285	183	1	3.34	.896		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		19	11	7	0	1075	42	1	2.34	.914		1	0	0	23	0	0	0.00	1.000
1994–95	Hershey Bears	AHL		1	0	1	0	59	5	0	5.07	.865		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		9	2	3	2	456	22	1	2.89	.876		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Hershey Bears	AHL		12	4	4	3	690	32	0	2.78	.914		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		7	2	2	0	285	16	0	3.37	.881		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		36	18	9	3	1852	82	2	2.66	.916		1	0	0	26	3	0	6.93	.769
1997–98	Canadian National Team	Intl		41	25	12	1	2307	86	5	2.24	.940		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Starbulls Rosenheim	DEL		2	0	2	0	120	12	0	6.00	.829		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		18	4	5	4	884	37	1	2.51	.923		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		20	6	5	3	988	52	1	3.16	.883		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		13	2	5	2	653	31	0	2.85	.895		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		8	1	4	0	348	21	0	3.62	.861		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	LaSalle Rapides	QSPHL		5	2	2	1	304	22	0	4.35	.874		4	0	4	248	24	0	5.80	—
2002–03	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		38	—	—	—	2169	109	1	3.01	.907		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				205	77	70	23	10,667	555	7	3.12	.895		1	0	0	23	0	0	0.00	1.000

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-19.

External links

• Dominic Roussel website
• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database