Philippe Desrosiers (born August 16, 1995) is a

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. He is currently playing with the

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of the

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(AHL). Desrosiers was selected by the

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in the second round (54th overall) of the

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Playing career

Desrosiers played with the

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of the

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(QMJHL) from

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. Following his first full season with Rimouski Océanic he was awarded the

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as the QMJHL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was also named to the 2012–13 QMJHL All-Rookie Team. On April 19, 2014, the

of the

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signed Desrosiers to three-year

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, but he was returned to the Rimouski Océanic for the

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where, in his final year of major junior hockey, he was recognized for his outstanding play when he posted the QMJHL Best GAA of 2.50 to win the

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and was selected as the 2014–15

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. After four seasons within the Stars organization, Desrosiers was not tendered a qualifying offer and was released as a free agent on June 25, 2019. He was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the

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on July 2, 2019. He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the

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for the season, appearing in 29 regular season games and posting a 16-10-2 record, before signing a one-year contract extension with the Panthers on October 15, 2020. In the following pandemic delayed season, Desrosiers spent the entirety of the year on the Panthers extended taxi squad, without featuring in a game. As a free agent from the Panthers, Desrosiers opted to continue his career in the AHL by agreeing to a one-year contract with the

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, the primary affiliate to the

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, on August 17, 2021. On March 19, 2022, Desrosiers signed a one year, two-way contract with the

. Having concluded his contract with the Jets, Desrosiers continued his career in the AHL by signing a one-year deal with the Laval Rocket, affiliate to the

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, on July 17, 2022.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

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* 1995 births Living people Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Dallas Stars draft picks Ice hockey people from Quebec Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players Laval Rocket players Manitoba Moose players Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) players Sportspeople from Saint-Hyacinthe Springfield Thunderbirds players Rimouski Océanic players Texas Stars players Trois-Rivières Lions players {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub