Joseph Lucien Jean Gonzague DeBlois (born June 21, 1957) is a
Canadian
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former
professional
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ice hockey
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right wing
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/
centre
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.
Career
Born in
Joliette,
Quebec
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, DeBlois was selected in the
1977 NHL Entry Draft by the
New York Rangers
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in the first round, eighth overall. He was chosen over
Mike Bossy by Rangers' general manager
John Ferguson, Sr.
John Bowie "Fergy" Ferguson Sr. (September 5, 1938 – July 14, 2007) was a professional ice hockey player and executive. Ferguson played left wing for the Montreal Canadiens from 1963 to 1971. After retiring from active play, he became a coach ...
because "Bossy didn't check enough for the NHL."
DeBlois was a top Canadian major junior player in the mid-seventies, where he tallied excellent numbers with the
Sorel Black Hawks
Sorel may refer to:
Places
* Sorel, Somme, a commune of the Somme ''département'', in France
* Sorel-Tracy, city in Quebec, Canada
** Sorel Airport, near Sorel-Tracy
People Given name
* Sorel Mizzi (born 1986), poker player
Surname
* Agnès ...
. He also won the
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as the league MVP during his last junior season in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The ...
.
In his
National Hockey League
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(NHL) career he played for six teams, the
New York Rangers
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(
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...
–
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
and
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
–
1989
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),
Colorado Rockies (
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
–
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
),
Winnipeg Jets
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(
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
–
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
and
1992),
Montreal Canadiens
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(
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
–
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
),
Quebec Nordiques
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(
1989–1990) and
Toronto Maple Leafs
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(
1990
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–
1992). He won a
Stanley Cup in
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
with the Canadiens and also participated in the Stanley Cup Final in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
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, he became a broadcaster for RDS,
later becoming an amateur scout for the Nordiques
and later was added to a six-man coaching roster under
Pierre Pagé with the same team in the spring of 1993
(
André Savard
Joseph André Denis Savard (born February 9, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center. He featured in the 1974 Stanley Cup Final with the Boston Bruins.
Playing career
Savard played 790 National Hockey League games for Boston Br ...
,
Don Jackson,
Jacques Cloutier,
Clément Jodoin
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, 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
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Team history
Russ and Diane Pa ...
in the
International Hockey League (IHL) for two seasons.
Following his stint in the IHL, he was hired as a professional scout for the
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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* ''The Mighty'' (comics), a DC Comics title
* ...
from 1998 to 2005
[Podnieks, p. 193] and later worked as a scout with the
Vancouver Canucks
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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
International
References
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External links
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1957 births
Anaheim Ducks scouts
Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Colorado Rockies (NHL) players
Ice hockey people from Quebec
Living people
Moncton Alpines coaches
Montreal Canadiens players
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
New Haven Nighthawks players
New York Rangers draft picks
New York Rangers players
People from Joliette
Quebec Nordiques (WHA) draft picks
Quebec Nordiques players
Sorel Éperviers players
Stanley Cup champions
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Vancouver Canucks scouts
Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) captains
Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players
World Hockey Association first round draft picks
Canadian ice hockey coaches