Stéphane Quintal

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Position Defence
Nickname(s) Q, Big Q
Height
Weight
6 ft 03 in (1.91 m)
230 lb (104 kg/16 st 6 lb)
Pro clubs Boston Bruins
St. Louis Blues
Winnipeg Jets
Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Chicago Blackhawks
Los Angeles Kings.
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born October 22, 1968 (1968-10-22) (age 39),
Boucherville, PQ, CAN
NHL Draft Rnd 1, 14th overall, 1987
Boston Bruins
Pro career 19882004

Stéphane Quintal (born October 22, 1968 in Boucherville, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League.

Contents

[edit] Career

Quintal played 16 NHL seasons before retiring in August 2005. He was the only member of the Canadiens never to miss a game in 1998–99. He had been the last player to wear number 5 before the Canadiens retired it in honour of Bernard "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion.

[edit] Transactions

  • July 8, 1995- Traded by the Winnipeg Jets to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Montreal's 1995 2nd round draft choice.
  • October 5, 2000- Claimed on waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks from the New York Rangers.
  • June 23, 2001- Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Montreal's 2001 4th round draft choice.
  • June 27, 2004- Traded by the Montreal Canadiens to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for future considerations.

[edit] Awards and achievements

  • QMJHL First All-Star Team (1987)

[edit] External links

Languages