Yvon Vautour

Yvon Jean Vautour (born September 10, 1956) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach and former National Hockey League player.

Playing career As a youth, Vautour played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint John, New Brunswick.

Vautour was drafted by the New York Islanders 104th overall in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. He played junior hockey with Mike Bossy for the Laval National of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Coaching career Vautour was an assistant coach with the Saint John Flames of the American Hockey League from 2001 – 2003. He was the head coach of the Saint John Scorpions for the 2005-06 season, guiding the team to win the Canadian Elite Hockey League championship. Vautour was hired by the Vancouver Canucks as an amateur scout for the 2007–08 NHL season, and he joined the coaching staff of the Saint John Sea Dogs on May 21, 2009.

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1971–72 Saint John Schooners NBJHL 40 13 15 28 96 — — — — — 1972–73 Saint John Schooners NBJHL 40 42 31 73 85 — — — — — 1973–74 Laval National QMJHL 61 38 39 77 118 11 12 7 19 7 1974–75 Laval National QMJHL 56 34 37 71 67 16 15 7 22 67 1975–76 Laval National QMJHL 72 43 60 103 61 — — — — — 1976–77 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 76 43 47 90 52 7 3 4 7 2 1976–77 Fort Worth Texans CHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 1977–78 Fort Worth Texans CHL 64 14 21 35 84 14 2 6 8 16 1978–79 Fort Worth Texans CHL 69 20 20 40 130 5 2 1 3 15 1979–80 New York Islanders NHL 17 3 1 4 24 — — — — — 1979–80 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 59 27 28 55 140 7 2 5 7 11 1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 74 15 19 34 143 — — — — — 1981–82 Colorado Rockies NHL 14 1 2 3 18 — — — — — 1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL 52 4 7 11 136 — — — — — 1982–83 Wichita Wind CHL 4 3 0 3 0 — — — — — 1982–83 Moncton Alpines AHL 14 7 5 12 25 — — — — — 1983–84 New Jersey Devils NHL 42 3 4 7 78 — — — — — 1983–84 Maine Mariners AHL 24 8 12 20 117 — — — — — 1984–85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1984–85 Fredericton Express AHL 68 7 20 27 222 4 1 1 2 26 1987–88 Saint John Schooners NBSHL 28 17 11 28 98 — — — — — 1988–89 Saint John Schooners NBSHL 27 17 25 42 118 — — — — — 1989–90 Saint John Schooners NBSHL 26 5 11 16 182 — — — — — NHL totals 204 26 33 59 401 — — — — —