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Eric Desjardins

D | 6'1", 205 lbs. |

Birth Date:June 14, 1969 (44 years old)
Place of Birth:Rouyn, Que.
Shoots:R

Experience:17 years
Drafted:Drafted by Montreal in 1987 (2/38).

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
NHL	Stanley Cup	1992-93 (Montreal)
NHL	Second All-Star Team	1999-00
NHL	Named to play in the NHL All-Star Game	1999-00, 1995-96, 1991-92
QMJHL	Emile "Butch" Bouchard Trophy	1987-88
QMJHL	First All-Star Team	1987-88
QMJHL	Second All-Star Team	1998-99, 1986-87

Movements & Injuries

2006
8/10/2006	Announced his retirement.
2/08/2006	Missed 28 games (dislocated right shoulder).
2005
12/07/2005	Dislocated right shoulder, mid-February.
12/06/2005	Right shoulder injury, left Tuesday's game.
11/22/2005	Missed 8 games (concussion).
11/04/2005	Concussion, sidelined indefinitely.
11/03/2005	Concussion, left Thursday's game.
2004
5/22/2004	Missed all 18 games of the playoffs (right arm injury).
4/07/2004	Right arm injury, remainder of the playoffs.
4/01/2004	Missed 32 games (broken arm).
3/17/2004	Broken arm, sidelined indefinitely.
1/17/2004	Broken arm, mid-March.
2003
11/11/2003	Missed 2 games (back spasms).
11/05/2003	Back spasms, day-to-day.
6/30/2003	Re-signed by the Philadelphia Flyers to a two-year contract.
5/05/2003	Missed Game 6 and 7 of Round One against the Toronto Maple Leafs and all 6 games of Round Two against the Ottawa Senators (fractured right foot).
5/04/2003	Fractured right foot, early June.
4/20/2003	Fractured right foot, mid-May.
4/19/2003	Foot injury, left Saturday's game.
4/04/2003	Missed 1 game (bruised knee).
4/01/2003	Bruised knee, day-to-day.
2002
12/10/2002	Missed 2 games (sore back).
12/05/2002	Sore back, day-to-day.
4/10/2002	Missed 2 games (lower back strain).
4/06/2002	Lower back strain, day-to-day.
1/08/2002	Missed 12 games (broken finger).
2001
12/10/2001	Broken finger, mid-January.
11/06/2001	Missed 3 games (elbow injury).
10/30/2001	Elbow injury, day-to-day.
3/17/2001	Missed 2 games (concussion).
3/13/2001	Concussion, day-to-day.
2000
12/27/2000	Missed 1 game (stomach injury).
12/23/2000	Stomach injury, day-to-day.

Career Transactions

1995
2/09/1995	Montreal Canadiens traded Eric Desjardins, Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair to the Philadelphia Flyers for Mark Recchi and 3rd round selection (Martin Hohenberger) in 1995.
1987
6/13/1987	Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round (38th overall) in 1987.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2005-06	Philadelphia	NHL	45	4	20	24	3	56	3	0	1	23:36	88	0.53
2004-05	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	Philadelphia	NHL	48	1	11	12	11	28	0	0	0	22:28	92	0.25
2002-03	Philadelphia	NHL	79	8	24	32	30	35	1	0	2	22:55	197	0.41
2001-02	Philadelphia	NHL	65	6	19	25	-1	24	2	1	0	22:12	117	0.38
2000-01	Philadelphia	NHL	79	15	33	48	-3	50	6	1	4	26:27	187	0.61
1999-00	Philadelphia	NHL	81	14	41	55	20	32	8	0	4	27:01	207	0.68
1998-99	Philadelphia	NHL	68	15	36	51	18	38	6	0	2	25:48	190	0.75
1997-98	Philadelphia	NHL	77	6	27	33	11	36	2	1	0	-	150	0.43
	Canada	Olympic	6	0	0	0	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
1996-97	Philadelphia	NHL	82	12	34	46	25	50	5	1	1	-	183	0.56
	Canada	W-Cup	8	1	2	3	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.38
1995-96	Philadelphia	NHL	80	7	40	47	19	45	5	0	2	-	184	0.59
1994-95	Philadelphia	NHL	34	5	18	23	10	12	1	0	1	-	79	0.68
	Montreal	NHL	9	0	6	6	2	2	0	0	0	-	14	0.67
	Total Mtl/Phi	NHL	43	5	24	29	12	14	1	0	1	-	93	0.67
1993-94	Montreal	NHL	84	12	23	35	-1	97	6	1	3	-	193	0.42
1992-93	Montreal	NHL	82	13	32	45	20	98	7	0	1	-	163	0.55
1991-92	Montreal	NHL	77	6	32	38	17	50	4	0	2	-	141	0.49
	Canada	Can-Cup	8	1	2	3	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.38
1990-91	Montreal	NHL	62	7	18	25	7	27	0	0	1	-	114	0.40
1989-90	Montreal	NHL	55	3	13	16	1	51	1	0	0	-	48	0.29
1988-89	Montreal	NHL	36	2	12	14	9	26	1	0	0	-	39	0.39
	Canada	WJC	7	1	4	5	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.71
1987-88	Sherbrooke	AHL	3	0	0	0	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
	Granby	QMJHL	62	18	49	67	-	138	-	-	-	-	-	1.08
	Canada	WJC	7	0	0	0	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
1986-87	Granby	QMJHL	66	14	24	38	-	178	-	-	-	-	-	0.58
1985-86	Laval	QAAA	42	6	30	36	-	54	-	-	-	-	-	0.86
NHL	Total	NHL	1143	136	439	575	198	757	58	5	24	-	2386	0.50
AHL	Total	AHL	3	0	0	0	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
QMJHL	Total	QMJHL	128	32	73	105	-	316	-	-	-	-	-	0.82
Can-Cup	Total	Can-Cup	8	1	2	3	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.38
Olympic	Total	Olympic	6	0	0	0	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.00
QAAA	Total	QAAA	42	6	30	36	-	54	-	-	-	-	-	0.86
W-Cup	Total	W-Cup	8	1	2	3	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.38
WJC	Total	WJC	14	1	4	5	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	0.36

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2005-06	Philadelphia	NHL	6	1	3	4	-3	6	0	0	0	24:59	10	0.67
2004-05	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	Philadelphia	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2002-03	Philadelphia	NHL	5	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	-	16	0.60
2001-02	Philadelphia	NHL	5	0	1	1	-3	2	0	0	0	-	6	0.20
2000-01	Philadelphia	NHL	6	1	1	2	-2	0	0	0	0	-	10	0.33
1999-00	Philadelphia	NHL	18	2	10	12	1	2	1	0	1	-	31	0.67
1998-99	Philadelphia	NHL	6	2	2	4	1	4	1	0	1	-	21	0.67
1997-98	Philadelphia	NHL	5	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0	-	17	0.20
1996-97	Philadelphia	NHL	19	2	8	10	9	12	0	0	0	-	49	0.53
1995-96	Philadelphia	NHL	12	0	6	6	-5	2	0	0	0	-	26	0.50
1994-95	Philadelphia	NHL	15	4	4	8	13	10	1	0	2	-	35	0.53
1993-94	Montreal	NHL	7	0	2	2	-1	4	0	0	0	-	9	0.29
1992-93	Montreal	NHL	20	4	10	14	2	23	1	0	1	-	47	0.70
1991-92	Montreal	NHL	11	3	3	6	0	4	1	0	0	-	28	0.55
1990-91	Montreal	NHL	13	1	4	5	5	8	1	0	0	-	23	0.38
1989-90	Montreal	NHL	6	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	-	15	0.00
1988-89	Montreal	NHL	14	1	1	2	0	6	1	0	0	-	21	0.14
1987-88	Sherbrooke	AHL	4	0	2	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.50
	Granby	QMJHL	5	0	3	3	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	0.60
1986-87	Granby	QMJHL	8	3	2	5	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	0.63
1985-86	Laval	QAAA	8	2	10	12	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	1.50
NHL	Total	NHL	168	23	57	80	16	93	7	0	5	-	364	0.48
AHL	Total	AHL	4	0	2	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0.50
QMJHL	Total	QMJHL	13	3	5	8	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	0.62
QAAA	Total	QAAA	8	2	10	12	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	1.50

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	84	1993-94 (Mtl)
Goals	15	2 times-last: 2000-01 (Phi)
Assists	41	1999-00 (Phi)
Points	55	1999-00 (Phi)
Penalty Minutes	98	1992-93 (Mtl)
Plus/Minus	+30	2002-03 (Phi)
Power Play Goals	8	1999-00 (Phi)
Shorthanded Goals	1	5 times-last: 2001-02 (Phi)
Shots	207	1999-00 (Phi)

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