Kevin Desfossés (born May 2, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was born in Beauport, Quebec (now Quebec City).

Career

Desfossés played junior hockey in the

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years of ...

for the Flin Flon Bombers and the

Humboldt Broncos The Humboldt Broncos are a Canadian junior "A" ice hockey team from Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Established in 1970, the Broncos play in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. History The Broncos were established in 1970 by a group of local organ ...

, playing one game for each team, and in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Quebec Remparts. With the Remparts, he won the Memorial Cup in

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and was named into the QMJHL's First All-Star team in 2008. After a brief spell in McGill University, Desfossés signed his first professional contract with the Port Huron Icehawks of the International Hockey League during the 2008–09 season. He then split the 2009–10 season in the Central Hockey League for the

Corpus Christi Icerays The Corpus Christi IceRays are a Tier II junior ice hockey team playing in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The IceRays are based in Corpus Christi, Texas, and play in the North American Hockey League's South Division. The "IceRays" mo ...

and the Laredo Bucks. On June 14, 2010, he moved to France and signed for

Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne The Hockey Club Neuilly-sur-Marne is a French ice hockey club based in Neuilly-sur-Marne. The men's representative team, ''Les Bisons'' ''de Neuilly-sur-Marne'', plays in the second-tier FFHG Division 1. History The club was founded in 1974 as HC ...

of the

FFHG Division 1 FFHG Division 1 (Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace Division 1 or French Ice Hockey Federation Division 1) is a semi-professional ice hockey league in France. It is the second of four levels of national ice hockey in France. The teams that ...

where he won a league championship with the team. The following year, he returned to Canada to sign for

Thetford Mines Isothermic The Thetford Assurancia is a hockey team based in Thetford Mines, Quebec. The team is part of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). The team plays at the Centre Mario Gosselin. History Previously this LNAH franchise was known as the Thet ...

of the

Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey The Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH, ''"North American Hockey League"'') is a low-level professional ice hockey league based in the Canadian province of Quebec. Teams in the LNAH compete for the Vertdure Cup. History The league was fou ...

. On January 30, 2012, Desfossés signed for

HC Pustertal Wölfe HC Pustertal Wölfe – Val Pusteria Wolves are an Italian professional ice hockey team from Bruneck, currently playing, as of the 2021–22 season, in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). They formerly played in the Alps Hockey League and Serie A. T ...

of Serie A.So geht es weiter in der Serie A – Kevin Desfosses ergänzt das Torhütertrio

Awards and honours

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* 1987 births Living people Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Corpus Christi Icerays players Flin Flon Bombers players HC Pustertal Wölfe players Humboldt Broncos players Ice hockey people from Quebec City Laredo Bucks players Port Huron Icehawks players Quebec Remparts players {{canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub