Lucien DeBlois

Joseph Lucien Jean Gonzague DeBlois (born June 21, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing / centre. He featured in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals with the New York Rangers and the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals with the Montreal Canadiens.

Lucien DeBlois
Born (1957-06-21) June 21, 1957
Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Colorado Rockies
Winnipeg Jets
Montreal Canadiens
Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 8th overall, 1977
New York Rangers
WHA Draft 9th overall, 1977
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1977–1992

Career

Born in Joliette, Quebec, DeBlois was selected in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers in the first round, eighth overall. He was chosen over Mike Bossy by Rangers' general manager John Ferguson, Sr. because "Bossy didn't check enough for the NHL."[1] DeBlois was a top Canadian major junior player in the mid-seventies, where he tallied excellent numbers with the Sorel Black Hawks. He also won the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as the league MVP during his last junior season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

In his National Hockey League (NHL) career DeBlois played for six teams, the New York Rangers (1977–1979 and 1986–1989), Colorado Rockies (1979–1981), Winnipeg Jets (1981–1984 and 1992), Montreal Canadiens (1984–1986), Quebec Nordiques (1989–1990) and Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–1992). He won a Stanley Cup in 1986 with the Canadiens and also participated in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1979 with the Rangers. During his career, DeBlois captained the Jets for two seasons and was an assistant for others (Montreal, New York and Winnipeg). He scored his 200th NHL career goal in the 1986–87 season against his former team, the Montreal Canadiens.

After his playing career, DeBlois became a broadcaster for RDS,[1] later becoming an amateur scout for the Nordiques[1] and later was added to a six-man coaching roster under Pierre Pagé with the same team in the spring of 1993[1] (André Savard, Don Jackson, Jacques Cloutier, Clément Jodoin, and DeBlois). He was the original coach and general manager of Moncton's first QMJHL franchise in 1995–1996, the Moncton Alpines. DeBlois later became an assistant coach with the Kansas City Blades in the International Hockey League (IHL) for two seasons.

Following his stint in the IHL, DeBlois was hired as a professional scout for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim from 1998 to 2005[1] and worked as a scout with the Vancouver Canucks from 2005 to 2016.

DeBlois currently resides in Montreal. He has three sons; Christian, Simon (twins) and Dominic. Dominic DeBlois, the youngest, played in the QMJHL during four seasons for Chicoutimi and Rouyn-Noranda where he became team captain his last two years of eligibility.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 Sorel Éperviers QMJHL 56 30 35 65 53 13 6 5 11 7
1974–75 Sorel Éperviers QMJHL 72 46 53 99 62 — — — — —
1975–76 Sorel Éperviers QMJHL 70 56 55 111 102 5 1 1 2 32
1976–77 Sorel Éperviers QMJHL 72 56 78 134 111 — — — — —
1977–78 New York Rangers NHL 71 22 8 30 27 3 0 0 0 2
1978–79 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 7 4 6 10 6 — — — — —
1978–79 New York Rangers NHL 62 11 17 28 26 9 2 0 2 4
1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 6 3 1 4 7 — — — — —
1979–80 Colorado Rockies NHL 70 24 19 43 36 — — — — —
1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 74 26 16 42 78 — — — — —
1981–82 Winnipeg Jets NHL 65 25 27 52 87 4 2 1 3 4
1982–83 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79 27 27 54 69 3 0 0 0 5
1983–84 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80 34 45 79 50 3 0 1 1 4
1984–85 Montreal Canadiens NHL 51 12 11 23 20 8 2 4 6 4
1985–86 Montreal Canadiens NHL 61 14 17 31 48 11 0 0 0 7
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 40 3 8 11 27 2 0 0 0 2
1987–88 New York Rangers NHL 74 9 21 30 103 — — — — —
1988–89 New York Rangers NHL 73 9 24 33 107 4 0 0 0 4
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 70 9 8 17 45 — — — — —
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 14 2 2 4 13 — — — — —
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 38 10 12 22 30 — — — — —
1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 54 8 11 19 39 — — — — —
1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 11 1 2 3 2 5 1 0 1 2
NHL totals 993 249 276 525 814 52 7 6 13 38

International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1981 Canada WC 8 3 0 3 4

References
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players: the ultimate A–Z guide of everyone whoa has ever played in the NHL. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0-385-25999-9.
  1. Podnieks, p. 193
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