Jean-Pierre "J.P." Dumont (born April 1, 1978) is a

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former professional

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forward who played in the

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for the

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, and

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ...

. Dumont was hired as the head coach of the

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Nashville Junior Predators 15u, based in

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, in 2016.

Playing career

Amateur

As a youth, Dumont played in the 1992

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with the Montreal Canadiens

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team. Dumont played four seasons for Val-d'Or Foreurs in the

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, Francis Lessard, Steve Bégin and

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were teammates at Val-d'Or who have also made it to the NHL.

Professional

Dumont was drafted third overall the

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by the New York Islanders. In 1998, a contract dispute between Dumont and the team led to the Islanders to trade him to the

along with a fifth round pick in exchange for

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. In March 2000, he was traded by the Blackhawks to the

. Dumont,

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and a draft pick went to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Michal Grosek. In August 2006, he signed a two-year, $4.5-million contract with the

after the Buffalo Sabres rejected Dumont's $2.9-million arbitration award. During the 2007–08 season, Dumont was signed by the Predators to a four-year, $16-million contract extension. On October 17, 2008, Dumont scored his 400th point in a game against the

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. In the 2010-11 season, Dumont posted just 19 points in 70 games with the Predators, his lowest point total since coming to Nashville. Consequently, on June 30, 2011, the day before free agency, the Predators bought out Dumont, making him an unrestricted free agent for July 1. In ending his tenure with the Predators, Dumont left the franchise placing fifth in all-time scoring with 267 points in 388 games. With limited NHL interest, on October 21, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with

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team

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of the

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. Marking a return after playing 13 games for Bern during the

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. In his final professional season in 2011–12, Dumont contributed to the offence at a point-per-game average, helping Bern reach the Championship finals.

Personal

J.P. is married to Kristin and has four daughters: Ella, Ava, Laila and Mya. In 2010, Dumont generously donated items to the

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, youth hockey program, by-way of (now former)

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, who served for a number of years in the

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with Dumont's father-in-law, a

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Innternational

References

External links

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