Mark Renaud

Mark Renaud
Date of birth	February 21, 1959
place of birth	Windsor , Ontario , Canada
size	180 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1979 , 5th lap, 102nd position Hartford Whalers
Career stations
1975-1976	Windsor Spitfires
1976-1979	Niagara Falls Flyers
1979-1983	Hartford Whalers
1983	Buffalo Sabers
1983-1985	Rochester Americans

Mark Joseph Renaud (born February 21, 1959 in Windsor , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player (defender) who played for the Hartford Whalers and Buffalo Sabers in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1984 . His brother Chris Renaud was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

After a junior career with the Windsor Spitfires and the Niagara Falls Flyers , he was selected by the Hartford Whalers as 102nd in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft .

For the 1979/80 season he was in the squad of the Whalers and came to some missions in the NHL. Mostly he played in the AHL farm team with the Springfield Indians . After another two years he commuted between Hartford and the Binghamton Whalers , he played the 1982/83 season completely in the NHL. With a plus / minus statistic of -42, however, he had to deal with the criticism that was made of the weak Whalers defense.

For the 1983/84 season , the Buffalo Sabers got him in the waiver draft. In addition to ten games for the Sabers, he was used in his two years with the organization at the Rochester Americans .

His son Mickey Renaud was also a hockey player. He played for the Windsor Spitfires and was on the way to the NHL. In the 2007 NHL Entry Draft , he was selected by the Calgary Flames in the fifth round. He died unexpectedly on February 18, 2008 at the age of 19.

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	5	152	6th	50	56	86
Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-

Web links

• Mark Renaud at hockeydb.com (English)
• Mark Renaud at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Mark Renaud at hockeydraftcentral.com