Jean-François Damphousse

Jean-François Damphousse (born July 21, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played six games in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils during the 2001–02 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1999 to 2005, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League. He is currently a scout for the National Hockey League.

Early life Damphousse was born in Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1992 and 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Central Mauricie, and Sainte-Foy, Quebec City.

Career Damphousse was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 1997 NHL entry draft with the 24th overall pick. After playing three years of junior hockey with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and a brief stop with the Augusta Lynx of the ECHL, Damphousse moved up to the Devils' American Hockey League affiliate, the Albany River Rats. In the 2001–02 NHL season, Damphousse made his only National Hockey League appearances, playing in six games with the Devils.

In the seasons following his brief NHL experience, Damphousse bounced around the AHL, playing for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Saint John Flames and Hamilton Bulldogs. He also appeared in 53 games for Quebec Radio X of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey in the 2004–05 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1993–94 Ste-Foy Gouverneurs QAHA 18 10 1 0 1078 53 0 2.95 — 14 10 4 842 50 0 3.52 — 1994–95 Ste-Foy Gouverneurs QAHA 16 — — — 958 48 0 3.01 — — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Ste-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 2 1 0 1 120 8 0 3.84 — — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Ste-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 32 18 10 1 1629 83 2 3.06 — — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 39 6 25 2 2063 190 0 5.53 .872 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 59 24 26 6 3400 174 1 3.07 .903 10 5 5 595 28 0 2.82 — 1998–99 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 40 19 17 2 2163 121 1 3.36 .891 4 0 4 200 12 0 3.60 .876 1998–99 Albany River Rats AHL 1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.06 .893 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Augusta Lynx ECHL 14 4 7 0 676 49 0 4.35 .886 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Albany River Rats AHL 26 9 11 2 1326 62 0 2.81 .920 2 0 1 62 4 0 3.86 .897 2000–01 Albany River Rats AHL 55 24 23 3 2963 141 1 2.86 .914 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 6 1 3 0 294 12 0 2.45 .896 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Albany River Rats AHL 18 3 11 2 1001 57 0 3.42 .902 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 31 12 14 4 1669 87 0 3.13 .902 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Saint John Flames AHL 10 5 5 0 591 23 0 2.33 .911 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 35 19 11 4 2010 77 2 2.30 .912 10 4 6 592 25 1 2.54 .913 2004–05 Radio X de Québec LNAH 39 27 8 0 2326 111 — 2.86 — 1 — — — 0 1 0.00 1.000 NHL totals 6 1 3 0 294 12 0 2.45 .896 — — — — — — — —