Donald Audette

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Donald Audette
Born (1969-09-23) September 23, 1969 (age 51)
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Los Angeles Kings
Atlanta Thrashers
Dallas Stars
Montreal Canadiens
Florida Panthers
NHL Draft 183rd overall, 1989
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1989–2004

Donald Daniel Audette (born September 23, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers.

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Playing career

He was drafted in the 9th round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, 183rd overall by the Buffalo Sabres. Despite his small stature, Audette became known for his gritty, feisty style of play and quickly endeared himself to Buffalo hockey fans with a 31-goal rookie season. However, his rough and tumble style of play led to lengthy trips to the injury reserve, including several knee injuries that ended his 1992–93 and 1995–96 seasons.

In 1998 Audette was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. Two years later, as a member of the Atlanta Thrashers, he reached his career high in goals (34) and assists (45) and made it to the NHL All-Star game.

Audette was traded back to the Buffalo Sabres in March 2001, and signed a multimillion-dollar contract with the Dallas Stars later that summer. In the middle of the 2001–02 season, Audette was traded again, this time to the Montreal Canadiens. In a game against the New York Rangers on December 1, 2001, Audette had the tendons of his forearm severed by an opponent's skate and required life-saving surgery to repair the extensive damage, but still managed to recover in time for the playoffs. [1]

After struggling to make a mark with the Florida Panthers for half of the 2003–04 season, Audette stopped playing professionally.

Prior to playing in the NHL, Audette won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie in the American Hockey League (AHL), while playing for the Rochester Americans. Audette is now an amateur scout for the Canadiens.

Personal life

Donald Audette's son Daniel Audette (born in 1996) was the first pick of the 2012 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft and was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. [2] Currently Audette is an amateur scout with the Montreal Canadiens. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86Laval RégentsQMAAA41323870518591410
1986–87 Laval Titan QMJHL 66172239361426810
1987–88 Laval TitanQMJHL63486110956147121920
1988–89 Laval TitanQMJHL7076851611231717122943
1989–90 Rochester Americans AHL 704246887815981729
1989–90 Buffalo Sabres NHL —————20000
1990–91 Rochester AmericansAHL54042—————
1990–91 Buffalo SabresNHL84374—————
1991–92 Buffalo SabresNHL6331174875—————
1992–93 Rochester AmericansAHL6841210—————
1992–93 Buffalo SabresNHL44127195182246
1993–94 Buffalo SabresNHL772930594170116
1994–95 Buffalo SabresNHL462413372751124
1995–96 Buffalo SabresNHL2312132518—————
1996–97 Buffalo SabresNHL7328225048114596
1997–98 Buffalo SabresNHL752420445915581310
1998–99 Los Angeles Kings NHL4918183651—————
1999–2000 Los Angeles KingsNHL4912203245—————
1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers NHL14741112—————
2000–01 Atlanta ThrashersNHL6432397164—————
2000–01Buffalo SabresNHL1226812133694
2001–02 Dallas Stars NHL20481212—————
2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL13156812641010
2002–03 Montreal CanadiensNHL5411122319—————
2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL1155108—————
2003–04 Montreal CanadiensNHL2335816—————
2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL28671322—————
NHL totals7352602495095847321274846

Awards and honours

AwardYear
QMJHL
First All-Star Team 1989
Playoff MVP1989
AHL
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award 1990 [4]
First All-Star Team1990
NHL
NHL All-Star Game 2001

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References

  1. ↑ "Other on-ice scares in NHL history". ESPN.com. ESPN. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Canadian Press (2012-06-09). "Sherbrooke picks Audette first in QMJHL draft". TSN.ca . Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  3. ↑ Montreal Canadiens Hockey Operations
  4. ↑ "Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award". American Hockey League. 2010-09-27. Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
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