Stéphane Yelle

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Stéphane Yelle
Date of birth May 9, 1974
place of birth Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 89 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1992 , 8th round, 186th position
New Jersey Devils
Career stations
1991-1994 Oshawa Generals
1994-1995 Cornwall Aces
1995-2002 Colorado Avalanche
2002-2008 Calgary Flames
2008-2009 Boston Bruins
2009-2010 Carolina Hurricanes
2010 Colorado Avalanche

Stéphane A. Yelle (born May 9, 1974 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 1162 games for the Colorado Avalanche , Calgary Flames , Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes in the course of his active career between 1991 and 2010 National Hockey League has contested on the position of the center . In service with the Colorado Avalanche, Yelle won the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001 .

Career

Yelle during training with the Boston Bruins (2008)

Stéphane Yelle began his career with the Oshawa Generals in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Hockey League , before he was selected ( drafted ) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft as 186th in the eighth round of the New Jersey Devils .

Before the left shooter had completed an NHL game for the Devils, however, he was transferred to the Québec Nordiques , which were relocated to Denver , Colorado before his first use and have since played under the name Colorado Avalanche . With the Avalanche, Yelle won the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001 . In 2002 he was transferred to the Calgary Flames , where he was also used as a temporary defender. For the 2008/09 season , the attacker signed a contract with the Boston Bruins .

On March 3, 2010, the center, since the 2009/10 season under contract with the Carolina Hurricanes , was transferred from the Canes together with Harrison Reed to the Colorado Avalanche, where he played successfully from 1995 to 2002. Carolina received in return young player Cédric Lalonde-McNicoll and a six-round draft pick. Yelle completed 17 more games for Colorado and ended his career after the season. He was then hired by the Avalanche as Development Coordinator .

Yelle was considered a defensively oriented center , whose strengths included his good skating skills and his outnumbered game . As one of the leading players of his respective teams, the attacker also had a higher than average Bully -Gewinnquote. His weak scorer qualities and his susceptibility to injury were considered a weakness .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1991/92 Oshawa Generals OHL 55 12 14th 26th 20th 7th 2 0 2 2
1992/93 Oshawa Generals OHL 66 24 50 74 20th 10 2 4th 6th 4th
1993/94 Oshawa Generals OHL 66 35 69 104 22nd 5 1 7th 8th 2
1994/95 Cornwall Aces AHL 40 18th 15th 33 22nd 13 7th 7th 14th 8th
1995/96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 71 13 14th 27 30th 22nd 1 4th 5 8th
1996/97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 79 9 17th 26th 38 12 1 6th 7th 2
1997/98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81 7th 15th 22nd 48 7th 1 0 1 12
1998/99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 72 8th 7th 15th 40 10 0 1 1 6th
1999/00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 79 8th 14th 22nd 28 17th 1 2 3 4th
2000/01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 50 4th 10 14th 20th 23 1 2 3 8th
2001/02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 73 5 12 17th 48 20th 0 2 2 14th
2002/03 Calgary Flames NHL 82 10 15th 25th 50 - - - - -
2003/04 Calgary Flames NHL 53 4th 13 17th 24 23 3 3 6th 16
2004/05 Calgary Flames NHL not played because of lockout
2005/06 Calgary Flames NHL 74 4th 14th 18th 48 7th 1 0 1 8th
2006/07 Calgary Flames NHL 56 10 14th 24 32 6th 0 0 0 2
2007/08 Calgary Flames NHL 74 3 9 12 20th 7th 2 0 2 6th
2008/09 Boston Bruins NHL 77 7th 11 18th 32 11 0 1 1 2
2009/10 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 59 4th 3 7th 28 - - - - -
2009/10 Colorado Avalanche NHL 11 0 1 1 4th 6th 0 0 0 2
OHL total 187 71 133 204 62 22nd 5 11 16 8th
NHL overall 991 96 169 265 490 171 11 21st 32 90

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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SURNAME Yelle, Stéphane
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Yelle, Stéphane A. (full name); Yelle, Stephane
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa , Ontario