Philippe Audet (born June 4, 1977) is a Canadian former professional

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player. He played 4 games in the

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with the

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during the 1998–99 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1997 to 2013, was spent in various minor leagues and briefly in Europe.

Playing career

Audet was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1991

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with a

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team from

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. He was drafted by the

52nd overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, later playing with that team in the

in their 1998–99 season.After playing for the Red Wings, he played for two teams in the AHL, as well as a team in Elitserien and a team in Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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