Stéphane Yvon Quintal (born October 22, 1968) is a

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former professional

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player who played in the

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(NHL) for 16 seasons. He served as senior vice president of player safety for the NHL from 2014 to 2016.

Playing career

Quintal played 16 NHL seasons before retiring as a player in August 2005. He had been the last

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player to wear number 5 before the Canadiens retired it in honour of Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion. Quintal joined the Department of Player Safety, one of the NHL's disciplinary arms, at its creation at the opening of the 2011–12 season. The head of the department was initially

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, who left his position after the completion of the 2013–14 regular season to become president of the

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. At the time, Quintal became the head of the department on an interim basis. On September 8, 2014, the NHL named Quintal the permanent head of the department with the title of senior vice president of player safety. Quintal continued Shanahan's practice of releasing videos explaining his rulings on plays that were sent to the league office for review. However, he only narrated French-language videos for incidents involving the Canadiens or

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, a practice dating to when Shanahan ran the department. All other videos are narrated by a deputy, Patrick Burke. He held the post until 2016, when he was succeeded by

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Director of Player Safety

After taking over the job from

on April 11, 2014, Quintal was quickly faced with a repeat offender in the form of

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forward

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. Cooke had kneed

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defenseman

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during round one of the 2014 playoffs, ending his season. Cooke received a 7-game suspension and returned for round two of the playoffs.

Transactions

*February 7, 1992: Traded by the

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

, along with

Craig Janney Craig Harlan Janney (born September 26, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League from 1987–88 until 1998–99, when blood clots ended his career prematurely. Playing ca ...

, to the

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...

in exchange for

Adam Oates Adam Robert Oates (born August 27, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, former co-head coach for the New Jersey Devils and former head coach for the Washington Capitals. He played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League ...

. *September 24, 1993: Traded by the St. Louis Blues, along with

Nelson Emerson Nelson Donald Emerson (born August 17, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played for eight teams in the National Hockey League during his 12-year career, which lasted from 1990 to 2002. Playing career Emerson grew ...

, to the

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in exchange for

Phil Housley Phillip Francis Housley (born March 9, 1964) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He most recently served an assistant coach for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2019 to 2022. Housley was th ...

. *July 8, 1995: Traded by the Winnipeg Jets to the

in exchange for Montreal's 1995 2nd round draft choice. *July 13, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

. *October 5, 2000: Claimed on waivers by the

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...

from the New York Rangers. *June 23, 2001: Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Montreal's 2001 4th round draft choice. *June 27, 2004: Traded by the Montreal Canadiens to the

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

in exchange for future considerations.

Awards and achievements

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First All-Star Team (1987)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quintal, Stephane 1968 births Boston Bruins draft picks Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks players French Quebecers Granby Bisons players Hull Olympiques players Ice hockey people from Quebec Living people Montreal Canadiens players National Hockey League first-round draft picks New York Rangers players People from Boucherville St. Louis Blues players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players