Donald Dufresne

Donald Alain Joseph Dufresne (born April 10, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Biography Dufresne was born in Quebec City, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Rimouski.

Dufresne started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1989, and won the Stanley Cup with the team in 1993. He would also play for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and Edmonton Oilers.

Following his playing days, Dufresne later served as an assistant coach and assistant general manager for the Rimouski Oceanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), as well as assistant coach for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 67 7 12 19 92 — — — — — 1984–85 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 65 5 30 35 112 7 1 3 4 12 1985–86 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 63 8 32 40 160 1 0 0 0 0 1986–87 Trois Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 51 5 21 26 79 — — — — — 1986-87 Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL 16 0 8 8 18 20 1 8 9 38 1987–88 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 47 1 8 9 107 6 1 1 2 4 1988–89 Montreal Canadiens NHL 13 0 1 1 43 6 1 1 2 4 1988–89 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 47 0 12 12 170 — — — — — 1989–90 Montreal Canadiens NHL 18 0 4 4 23 10 0 1 1 18 1989–90 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 38 2 11 13 104 — — — — — 1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 53 2 13 15 55 10 0 1 1 21 1990–91 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 10 1 4 5 35 1 0 0 0 0 1991–92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1991–92 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 31 8 12 20 60 7 0 0 0 10 1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 32 1 2 3 32 2 0 0 0 0 1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 51 2 6 8 48 — — — — — 1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 22 0 3 3 10 3 0 0 0 4 1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 13 1 1 2 14 — — — — — 1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1995–96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 42 1 6 7 16 — — — — — 1996–97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 22 0 1 1 15 3 0 0 0 0 1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL 15 0 4 4 20 — — — — — NHL totals 268 6 36 42 258 34 1 3 4 47