Nicolas Deschamps (born January 6, 1990) is a Canadian professional

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forward. He is currently playing for

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of the

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. Deschamps made his professional debut in the AHL in 2009 when he appeared in two games for the

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. He made his

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debut in the 2013–14 season with the

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Playing career

Deschamps was a second round pick, 35th overall, of the

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at the

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. He began his junior career in 2007–08, scoring 24 goals and 67 points in 63 games for the

Chicoutimi Saguenéens The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a junior ice hockey team which plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based out of Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada (now a part of the city of Saguenay) and owned by the City of Saguenay. Th ...

. He won the Michel Bergeron Trophy as the QMJHL's offensive rookie of the year, and was named to both the QMJHL and CHL All-Rookie Teams. After recording 65 points in 65 games for Chicoutimi in 2008–09, he was assigned to the Chops, appearing in two games before their season also ended. He began the 2009–10 QMJHL season with Chicoutimi, appearing in 31 games before he was traded to the Wildcats. On January 3, 2012, Deschamps was traded from the Anaheim Ducks to the

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in exchange for left winger

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. He was directly assigned to AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, and re-established his scoring presence from his rookie season to record 30 points in 40 games, to help the Marlies reach the

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finals. During the following

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season, Deschamps was again subject to trade, when he was dealt by the Maple Leafs to the

in exchange for

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on March 14, 2013. On July 23, 2014, Deschamps signed abroad in Finland, agreeing to a one-year deal with

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club, Oulun Kärpät. In the 2014–15 season, Deschamps struggled initially with Kärpät, registering just 1 goal in 8 games before he was released from his contract. On October 30, 2014, Dechamps signed a short-term contract with German

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club, the Straubing Tigers. After 8 points in 11 games, Deschamps moved to the neighbouring

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for his third brief stint with the Vienna Capitals before opting to return to North America. On February 5, 2015, Deschamps was claimed off AHL waivers by the

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from the

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. After 12 games with the Crunch, Deschamps was reassigned to the

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with the Florida Everblades to finish the year. Deschamps played the 2015–16, and 2016–17 seasons with IK Oskarshamn, and the 2017–18 season with

Dragons de Rouen Rouen Hockey Élite 76 (also known as the Dragons de Rouen (Rouen Dragons)) is a French ice hockey team based in Rouen playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team was founded in 1982 and plays home games at the Île Lacroix. History Only 3 years aft ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deschamps, Nicolas 1990 births Living people Anaheim Ducks draft picks Canadian ice hockey forwards Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players Dragons de Rouen players Florida Everblades players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Montreal IK Oskarshamn players Iowa Stars players Moncton Wildcats players Oulun Kärpät players People from LaSalle, Quebec Straubing Tigers players Syracuse Crunch players Toronto Marlies players Vienna Capitals players Washington Capitals players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany