Yves Racine (born February 7, 1969) is a

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former professional

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who played in the

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(NHL).

Biography

As a youth, Racine played in the 1981 and 1982

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s with a

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team from

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. Racine was drafted 11th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the

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. He played 508 NHL games for the

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San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainm ...

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and

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, and his last season in NHL was 1997-98. Later, he played one season in

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (English: Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002). Jokerit plays its ...

in Finland and five seasons in Germany, mostly in

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. Racine won a gold medal playing for Canada at the 1994 World Ice Hockey Championships. He retired after the 2005–2006 season, his 2nd season playing for Thetford-Mines Prolab of the LNAH. He currently works for Arizona Capital, in Quebec City.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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