James Desmarais

James Desmarais (born May 4, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player.

Desmarais was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 9th round (270th overall) of the 1999 NHL entry draft. Though he never played in the National Hockey League, he played for several teams in the minor leagues such as the American Hockey League and the ECHL as well as for teams in Italy, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In Switzerland, he played for HC Ajoie from 2006 to 2013. In 2015, he signed for the Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League and remained until 2017.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —1995–96 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 44 19 23 42 42 11 6 8 14 — 1996–97 Laval Titan QMJHL 67 12 21 33 34 3 0 0 0 4 1997–98 Laval Titan QMJHL 68 33 40 73 56 15 6 5 11 12 1998–99 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 66 62 73 135 127 11 6 7 13 14 1999–00 Worcester IceCats AHL 8 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1999–00 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 59 26 33 59 51 — — — — — 2000–01 B.C. Icemen UHL 33 17 23 40 18 — — — — — 2000–01 Springfield Falcons AHL 37 8 16 24 6 — — — — — 2001–02 Arkansas RiverBlades ECHL 4 1 3 4 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Reading Royals ECHL 16 7 8 15 8 — — — — — 2001–02 Dayton Bombers ECHL 17 3 4 7 6 — — — — — 2001–02 Greensboro Generals ECHL 31 5 11 16 39 — — — — — 2002–03 HC Alleghe Italy 40 16 23 39 38 — — — — — 2003–04 Springfield Falcons AHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2003–04 Adirondack IceHawks UHL 37 21 35 56 12 — — — — — 2003–04 Granby Prédateurs QSPHL 31 23 29 52 32 — — — — — 2004–05 Verdun Dragons LNAH 57 51 61 112 75 — — — — — 2005–06 HC Innsbruck EBEL 48 32 34 66 99 7 3 5 8 222006–07 HC Ajoie NLB 44 40 52 92 127 6 5 8 13 10 2006–07 EHC Linz EBEL 9 3 7 10 12 3 0 6 6 22007–08 HC Ajoie NLB 49 42 54 96 74 14 13 16 29 482008–09 HC Ajoie NLB 47 35 55 90 70 10 6 11 17 35 2009–10 HC Ajoie NLB 45 35 49 84 121 7 5 4 9 14 2010–11 HC Ajoie NLB 27 20 20 40 60 7 2 3 5 4 2011–12 HC Ajoie NLB 38 16 24 40 70 7 4 3 7 8 2012–13 HC Ajoie NLB 50 26 58 84 109 9 3 7 10 6 2013–14 HC Ajoie NLB 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2013–14 EHC Visp NLB 19 11 13 24 12 18 6 20 26 24 2014–15 EHC Visp NLB 48 24 44 68 32 4 0 1 1 10 2015–16 Belfast Giants EIHL 52 21 31 52 46 2 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Belfast Giants EIHL 47 16 32 48 36 3 0 2 2 0 2017–18 Jonquiere Marquis LNAH 34 26 18 44 46 5 1 5 6 82018–19 Jonquiere Marquis LNAH 10 5 8 13 12 — — — — —2018–19 Les Pétroliers du Nord LNAH 12 3 4 7 9 2 0 0 0 22019–20 Les Pétroliers du Nord LNAH 22 8 15 23 22 — — — — — 2019–20 Jonquiere Marquis LNAH 4 1 4 5 2 — — — — —2021–22 Jonquiere Marquis LNAH 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NLB totals 369 249 370 619 675 82 44 73 117 159 LNAH totals 171 117 139 256 198 2 0 0 0 2 ECHL totals 127 42 59 101 104 — — — — — AHL totals 47 8 18 26 10 — — — — —