Jean-François Damphousse

Jean-François Damphousse
Born	(1979-07-21) July 21, 1979 Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)	Ice hockey goaltender (retired), scout
Years active	1999–2005 (playing career)
Known for	Playing six games for the New Jersey Devils in the NHL during the 2001–02 season

Jean-François Damphousse (born July 21, 1979) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He appeared in six games for the New Jersey Devils during the 2001–02 NHL season in the National Hockey League. The bulk of his playing tenure, spanning from 1999 until 2005, took place mainly within the American Hockey League. Presently, he serves as a scout in the NHL.

Early life

Damphousse hails from Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, Quebec. During his youth, he competed in the 1992 and 1993 editions of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, representing teams from Central Mauricie as well as Sainte-Foy, Quebec City.

Career

Chosen 24th overall in the initial round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils, Damphousse spent three seasons with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He also had a short period with the Augusta Lynx of the ECHL before progressing to the Devils’ AHL team, the Albany River Rats. During the 2001–02 campaign, he took part in six NHL contests with New Jersey.

After his stint in the NHL, Damphousse continued competing in the AHL with teams such as the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Saint John Flames, and Hamilton Bulldogs. In the 2004–05 season, he played 53 games for Quebec Radio X in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.

Regular season and playoffs

2001–02 AHL season Albany River Rats AHL 18 |3 |11 |2 |1001 |57 |0 |3.42 |.902 - | - 2002–03 AHL seasonCincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 31 |12 |14 |4 |1669 |87 |0 |3.13 |.902 - | - 2002–03 Saint John Flames AHL 10 |5 |5 |0 |591 |23 |0 |2.33 |.911 - |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2003–04 AHL seasonHamilton Bulldogs AHL 35 |19 |11 |4 |2010 |77 |2 |2.30 |.912 10 |4 |6 |592 |25 |1 |2.54 |.913 - |- 2004–05 LNAH seasonRadio X de QuébecLigue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH) 39 |27 |8 |0 |2326 |111 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- -|

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1993–94	Ste-Foy Gouverneurs	QAHA		18	10	1	0	1078	53	0	2.95	—		14	10	4	842	50	0	3.52	—
1994–95	Ste-Foy Gouverneurs	QAHA		16	—	—	—	958	48	0	3.01	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Ste-Foy Gouverneurs	QMAAA		2	1	0	1	120	8	0	3.84	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Ste-Foy Gouverneurs	QMAAA		32	18	10	1	1629	83	2	3.06	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		39	6	25	2	2063	190	0	5.53	.872		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		59	24	26	6	3400	174	1	3.07	.903		10	5	5	595	28	0	2.82	—
1998–99	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		40	19	17	2	2163	121	1	3.36	.891		4	0	4	200	12	0	3.60	.876
1998–99	Albany River Rats	AHL		1	0	1	0	59	3	0	3.06	.893		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Augusta Lynx	ECHL		14	4	7	0	676	49	0	4.35	.886		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Albany River Rats	AHL		26	9	11	2	1326	62	0	2.81	.920		2	0	1	62	4	0	3.86	.897
2000–01	Albany River Rats	AHL		55	24	23	3	2963	141	1	2.86	.914			—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	New Jersey Devils	NHL		6	1	3	0	294	12	0	2.45	.896			—	—	—	—	—	—	—