Dave Pichette

Dave Pichette
Date of birth	4th February 1960
place of birth	Grand Falls , Newfoundland , Canada
size	191 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1978-1980	Québec Remparts
1980-1984	Québec Nordiques
1984	St. Louis Blues
1984-1986	New Jersey Devils
1986-1987	Maine Mariners
1987-1988	New Haven Nighthawks
1988-1989	Krefeld EV Cape Breton Oilers
1989-1990	Halifax Citadels

David "Dave" Pichette (born February 4, 1960 in Grand Falls , Newfoundland ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who worked for the Québec Nordiques , St. Louis Blues , New Jersey Devils and New York from 1978 to 1990 Rangers has played in the National Hockey League .

Career

Dave Pichette began his career as a hockey player with the Québec Remparts , for which he was active from 1978 to 1980 in the Canadian junior league QMJHL . During this period he received on October 31, 1979 as a free agent a contract with the Québec Nordiques , for which he played from 1980 to 1984 in the National Hockey League . During this period, the defender was also used for the Nordiques farm teams , the Hershey Bears and Fredericton Express in the American Hockey League . On February 10, 1984, he was given in exchange for Andre Dore to the St. Louis Blues . By the end of the 1983/84 season he scored a goal for the Blues in 32 games and prepared another 13 goals.

On October 9, 1984, Pichette was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the NHL Waiver Draft . After he still had a regular place in the NHL squad in the first year in the Devils franchise , he ran in the 1985/86 season alternately for New Jersey in the NHL and its farm team, the Maine Mariners , in the AHL. In the 1986/87 season, the Canadian was finally on the ice exclusively for the Mariners in the AHL. In the following season he completed six more games for the New York Rangers in the NHL, but could not prevail at the Rangers and spent most of the time in the AHL farm team with the New Haven Nighthawks . After starting the 1988/89 season at Krefelder EV in the Bundesliga , he played for the Cape Breton Oilers and Halifax Citadels in the American Hockey League until he retired in 1990 at the age of 30 .

On the occasion of the Heroes of Hockey Game , which took place as part of the NHL All-Star Games , he laced his ice skates again in 2001.

Achievements and Awards

• 2001 Heroes of Hockey Game

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	7th	322	41	140	181	348
Playoffs	4th	28	3	7th	10	54

Web links

• Dave Pichette at hockeydb.com (English)
• Dave Pichette at legendsofhockey.net (English)