Marc Denis
| Marc Denis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denis in 2016 | ||||||
| Born |
August 1, 1977 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | |||||
| Position | Goaltender | |||||
| Caught | Left | |||||
| Played for |
Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens | |||||
| National team |
 NHL Draft | 25th overall, | ||||
| Playing career | 1997–2009 | |||||
Joseph Marc Denis (born August 1, 1977) is a Canadian former professional
colour analyst for the Francophone Canadian sports station, RDS. He is the all time leader in save percentage in the shootout among goaltenders who have faced at least 40 shootout attempts.[2]
Playing career
As a youth, Denis played in the 1990 and 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Montreal.[3]
Denis was drafted 25th overall by the
1995 NHL Entry Draft. Upon turning professional with Colorado, Denis mainly played for Colorado's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hershey Bears, and played a total of 28 regular season games in three seasons for the Avalanche. On June 7, 2000, Denis was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a second-round pick in the 2000 draft (used to choose Tomas Kurka). During the 2002–03 NHL season
, he set the then-NHL record for most minutes in a season with 4,511, playing 77 regular season games that season.
On June 30, 2006, Denis was traded to the
Mike Smith
had a sprained left ankle. After the season, Denis was bought out from the Lightning on June 25, 2008.
Denis, who therefore became a free agent, then signed a contract with his hometown team, the Montreal Canadiens, on July 3, 2008.[4] After training camp, Marc Denis was assigned to Montreal's AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. Denis was recalled as an injury replacement for the Canadiens throughout the season and appeared in one game with the Canadiens when he relieved Jaroslav Halak for the third period in a 4–1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on January 2, 2009.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1992–93 | Montreal-Bourassa | QMAAA | 26 | — | — | — | — | 1559 | 74 | 5 | 2.87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Trois-Rivières Estacades | QMAAA | 36 | 10 | 22 | 3 | — | 2093 | 158 | 0 | 4.53 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 249 | 20 | 0 | 4.83 | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL
|
32 | 17 | 9 | 1 | — | 1688 | 98 | 0 | 3.48 | .891 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 372 | 19 | 1 | 3.06 | .917 | ||
| 1995–96 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 51 | 23 | 21 | 4 | — | 2951 | 157 | 2 | 3.19 | .891 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 957 | 69 | 0 | 4.32 | .865 | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 41 | 22 | 15 | 2 | — | 2317 | 104 | 4 | 2.69 | .905 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1229 | 70 | 1 | 3.42 | .883 | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 15 | 0 | 5.02 | .832 | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1.08 | .960 | ||
| 1997–98 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 47 | 17 | 23 | 4 | — | 2588 | 125 | 1 | 2.90 | .899 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 346 | 15 | 0 | 2.59 | .894 | ||
| 1998–99 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 52 | 20 | 23 | 5 | — | 2908 | 137 | 4 | 2.83 | .914 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 7 | 0 | 2.93 | .909 | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 217 | 9 | 0 | 2.49 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
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Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | 1203 | 51 | 3 | 2.54 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 32 | 6 | 20 | 4 | — | 1830 | 99 | 0 | 3.25 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 42 | 9 | 24 | 5 | — | 2335 | 121 | 1 | 3.11 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 77 | 27 | 41 | 8 | — | 4511 | 232 | 5 | 3.09 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 66 | 21 | 36 | 7 | — | 3795 | 162 | 5 | 2.56 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 49 | 21 | 25 | — | 1 | 2786 | 151 | 1 | 3.25 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 44 | 17 | 18 | — | 2 | 2353 | 125 | 1 | 3.19 | .883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 10 | 1 | 5 | — | 0 | 414 | 28 | 0 | 4.05 | .859 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 32 | 11 | 17 | — | 2 | 1832 | 89 | 1 | 2.91 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 46 | 27 | 18 | — | 0 | 2659 | 109 | 5 | 2.46 | .920 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 359 | 20 | 0 | 3.34 | .890 | ||
| 2008–09 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 349 | 112 | 179 | 28 | 3 | 19,526 | 982 | 16 | 3.02 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
World Championships
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2004 Prague |
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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1996 Boston | |
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1997 Geneva | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Canada | WJC
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | — | |
| 1997 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 419 | 13 | 1 | 1.86 | .933 | |
| 2006 | Canada | WC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 11 | 0 | 2.51 | .911 | |
| Junior totals | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 539 | 15 | 1 | 1.67 | — | |||
| Senior totals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 11 | 0 | 2.51 | .911 | |||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
QMJHL
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| Marcel Robert Trophy | 1996
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| Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy | 1997
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| CHL First All-Star Team | 1997 | |
| CHL Goaltender of the Year | 1997 | |
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Hershey Bears) | 1997
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| International | ||
| Best Goaltender | 1997 | [6] |
References
- LHJMQ. Retrieved 2009-09-25. [dead link]
- ^ "Goaltender Records". records.nhl.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "Canadiens ink Marc Denis". Montreal Canadiens. 2008-07-03. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Devils whip Canadiens behind sharp play from Clemmensen". CBS Sports. 2009-01-02. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database