Daniel Marois (born October 3, 1968) is a Canadian former professional

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winger who played eight seasons in the

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from 1987–88 until 1995–96. He played in the NHL for the

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, New York Islanders,

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and

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. He is the uncle of former NHL player

Mathieu Perreault Mathieu Perreault (born January 5, 1988) is a Canadian former ice hockey winger. He played for the Washington Capitals, Anaheim Ducks, Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL), and for HIFK of the SM-liiga (SM- ...

. Marois was drafted 28th overall in the

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by the Maple Leafs. He played 350 career NHL games, scoring 117 goals and 93 assists for 210 points. In the

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, he set career highs with thirty-nine goals, thirty-seven assists and seventy six points in only sixty-eight games.. He is only the third player in modern Maple Leafs history (since 1943-44) to score multiple hat tricks in their first season with the club, following Wilf Paiement and later

John Tavares John Tavares (born September 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first overall by the New York Islanders in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft ...

, and is the only one to do so as a rookie. As a youth, he played in the 1980

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with a

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team from Plessisville, Quebec.

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