André Dupont

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 is most often referred to by his nickname "Moose".

Playing career

As a youth, Dupont played in the 1961 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with Trois-Rivières. 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. 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 final, 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 seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1965–66 Trois-Rivières Reds QJHL 5 2 0 2 11 — — — — — 1966–67 Trois-Rivières Leafs QJHL 45 5 24 29 310 14 2 7 9 52 1966–67 Thetford Mines Canadiens MC — — — — — 1 0 0 0 4 1967–68 Trois-Rivières Leafs QJHL — — — — — 4 0 7 7 10 1967–68 Verdun Maple Leafs MC — — — — — 5 0 1 1 10 1968–69 Montreal Junior Canadiens OHA-Jr. 38 2 14 16 212 14 2 8 10 76 1968–69 Montreal Junior Canadiens MC — — — — — 8 2 3 5 39 1969–70 Omaha Knights CHL 64 11 26 37 258 12 1 8 9 75 1970–71 New York Rangers NHL 7 1 2 3 21 — — — — — 1970–71 Omaha Knights CHL 54 15 31 46 308 11 0 7 7 45 1971–72 Providence Reds AHL 18 1 8 9 95 — — — — — 1971–72 St. Louis Blues NHL 60 3 10 13 147 11 1 0 1 20 1972–73 St. Louis Blues NHL 25 1 6 7 51 — — — — — 1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 46 3 20 23 164 11 1 2 3 29 1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 3 20 23 216 16 4 3 7 67 1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80 11 21 32 216 17 3 2 5 49 1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 9 27 36 276 15 2 2 4 46 1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 10 19 29 214 10 1 1 2 35 1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 2 12 14 225 12 2 1 3 13 1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 3 9 12 135 8 0 0 0 17 1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 58 1 7 8 107 19 0 4 4 50 1980–81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 63 5 8 13 93 1 0 0 0 0 1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 60 4 12 16 100 16 0 3 3 18 1982–83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 46 3 12 15 69 4 0 0 0 8 NHL totals 810 59 185 244 1986 140 14 18 32 352