André Dupont
Born (1949-07-27) July 27, 1949
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Philadelphia Flyers
Quebec Nordiques
NHL Draft 8th overall, 1969
New York Rangers
Playing career 1971–1983

André Dupont (born July 27, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers and Quebec Nordiques. He won back-to-back Stanley Cups while a member of Philadelphia's "Broad Street Bullies" teams in the mid-1970s. He also is often referred to by his nickname, "Moose".[1]

Playing career

As a youth, Dupont played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Trois-Rivières.[2] He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft. He won a Memorial Cup in 1969 as a member of the Montreal Junior Canadiens. He was traded along with Jack Egers, Mike Murphy and a player to be named later to the St. Louis Blues for Gene Carr, Jim Lorentz and Wayne Connelly on November 15, 1971.[3] He won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Flyers in 1974 and 1975. He retired in 1983.

On May 9, 1974, Dupont scored one of the most important goals in Philadelphia Flyers' history. With 52 seconds left in Game Two of the Stanley Cup finals, he scored from the slot, beating Boston's Gilles Gilbert to level the game, 2-2. Philadelphia won the game in overtime and seized the momentum of the series. Ten days later, the Flyers won their first Stanley Cup.

His son, Danny Dupont, played junior hockey in the QMJHL. In 1994–95, he led the league in penalty minutes with 446 minutes, while playing for Halifax, Laval and Granby, all in one season. Danny turned to coaching and most recently was head coach of Acadie-Bathurst Titan (Bathurst NB) of the QMJHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1965–66 Trois-Rivières Reds QJHL 520211 —————
1966–67 Trois-Rivières Leafs QJHL 4552429310 1427952
1966–67 Thetford Mines Canadiens MC ————— 10004
1967–68 Trois-Rivières Leafs QJHL ————— 407710
1967–68 Verdun Maple Leafs MC ————— 501110
1968–69 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA-Jr. 3821416212 14281076
1968–69 Montreal Junior Canadiens MC ————— 823539
1969–70 Omaha Knights CHL 64112637258 1218975
1970–71 New York Rangers NHL 712321 —————
1970–71 Omaha Knights CHL 54153146308 1107745
1971–72 Providence Reds AHL 1818995 —————
1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 6031013147 1110120
1972–73 St. Louis Blues NHL 2516751 —————
1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4632023164 1112329
1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 7532023216 1643767
1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80112132216 1732549
1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 7592736276 1522446
1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69101929214 1011235
1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 6921214225 1221313
1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 773912135 800017
1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 58178107 1904450
1980–81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 63581393 10000
1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6041216100 1603318
1982–83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 463121569 40008
NHL totals 810591852441986 140141832352

References

  1. ↑ "Flyers A-Z: Dupont, Andre". NHL.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  2. ↑ "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 2019-01-01.
  3. ↑ "Rangers Obtain Carr from Blues," The New York Times, Tuesday, November 16, 1971. Retrieved November 9, 2018
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