Normand Rochefort

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Normand Rochefort
Born (1961-01-28) January 28, 1961 (age 63)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Quebec Nordiques
New York Rangers
Tampa Bay Lightning
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 24th overall, 1980
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 19802005

Normand Rochefort (born January 28, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

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Biography

Rochefort was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Trois-Rivières. [1] He played eight seasons with the Quebec Nordiques who had selected him 24th overall in the second round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He was reunited with head coach Michel Bergeron after being traded along with Jason Lafreniere from the Nordiques to the New York Rangers for Walt Poddubny, Jari Grönstrand, Bruce Bell and a fourth-round selection in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft (76th overall Éric Dubois) on August 1, 1988. Rochefort was the key player going to the Rangers which needed to improve its defense after losing 17 games by one goal and failing to qualify for the postseason. [2] [3]

He was a member of Team Canada in the 1987 Canada Cup. He finished out his NHL career with a short stint with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1993. He then agreed to assist coaching the Acadie-Bathurst Titans. In 2002, he came out of retirement to play minor league hockey with his son Billy Rochefort.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1977–78 Trois-Rivières Draveurs QMJHL 72937463613381136
1977–78 Trois-Rivières Draveurs MC 30112
1978–79 Trois-Rivières DraveursQMJHL7217577430133111417
1978–79 Trois-Rivières DraveursMC40226
1979–80 Trois-Rivières DraveursQMJHL205253022
1979–80 Quebec Remparts QMJHL52839476851348
1980–81 Quebec RempartsQMJHL926814
1980–81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 5637105150004
1981–82 Quebec NordiquesNHL72414181151602210
1982–83 Quebec NordiquesNHL62617234010002
1983–84 Quebec NordiquesNHL75222244761016
1984–85 Quebec NordiquesNHL733212474182138
1985–86 Quebec NordiquesNHL2654930
1986–87 Quebec NordiquesNHL706915461321326
1987–88 Quebec NordiquesNHL463101349
1988–89 New York Rangers NHL1115618
1989–90 New York RangersNHL31314241021326
1989–90 Flint Spirits IHL 73254
1990–91 New York RangersNHL44371035
1991–92 New York RangersNHL2602231
1992–93 EHC Eisbären Berlin 1.GBun 1742621
1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL600010
1993–94 Atlanta Knights IHL65571243130226
1994–95 Denver Grizzlies IHL7741317461714512
1995–96 San Francisco Spiders IHL77312154540002
1996–97 Kansas City Blades IHL77714212831012
1997–98 Kansas City BladesIHL5213448111238
NHL totals5983911915857069751282
IHL totals35523517421448381130

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1987 NHL All-StarsRV-8710000
1987 Canada CC 91238
Senior totals101238

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. Rogers, Thomas. "N.H.L.: Poddubny Traded to the Nordiques," The New York Times, Tuesday, August 2, 1988. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. 1989 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions, June 17 Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.