Michel Petit (born February 12, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from the 1982–83 NHL season to the 1998–99 NHL season. Upon his retirement Petit had played for a then-NHL record ten different teams,[1] a mark has since been surpassed by Mike Sillinger.
| Michel Petit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Michel Petit playing at the Legends Games for the 50th edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament. | |||
| Born |
February 12, 1964 St. Malo, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay Lightning Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
11th overall, 1982 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1983–2001 | ||
Playing career
editAs a youth, Petit played in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament four consecutive years from 1974 to 1977, with a minor ice hockey team from Pont-Rouge.[2]
Petit was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. During his 17 seasons in the NHL he played for ten different NHL teams, which as of 2017 was tied along with J. J. Daigneault, Mathieu Schneider, Jim Dowd, Olli Jokinen and Lee Stempniak as the second-most by any player.[3][4][5] Petit was the first to hit the ten-team mark.[6]
Petit played for the Vancouver Canucks (1982–83 – 1987–88), New York Rangers (1987–88 – 1988–89), Quebec Nordiques (1989–90 – 1990–91), Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91 – 1991–92), Calgary Flames (1992–93 – 1993–94), Los Angeles Kings (1994–95 – 1995–96), Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96), Edmonton Oilers (1996–97), Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97), and Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) (1998–99).
In his 17 seasons of playing hockey, he amassed a total of 90 goals, 238 assists, 328 points, 1839 penalty minutes, and 827 games played.
Personal life
editCurrently, Petit resides in The Woodlands, Texas and is a sales manager for Smart Sand,[citation needed] working in Canada and the US. Petit won the 2019 Member Guest at Traditions Club in 2019.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs | QMAAA | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs | QMAAA | 48 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 84 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 1981–82 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 63 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 106 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 44 | ||
| 1982–83 | Saint-Jean Castors | QMJHL | 62 | 19 | 67 | 86 | 196 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| 1982–83 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Canada | Intl | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 44 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 69 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 25 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 32 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 69 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 64 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 154 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 1989–90 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 63 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 54 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 34 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 36 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 35 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 63 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 40 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 45 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 1996–97 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 29 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 2000–01 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 14 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Bolzano HC | ITA | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 827 | 90 | 238 | 328 | 1839 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 61 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Canada | WC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
References
edit- ^ "Flyers A-Z: Petit, Michel". Philadelphia Flyers. NHL.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ "A guide to the most-travelled NHLers - Article - TSN". TSN. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Clinton, Jared (3 March 2015). "Eight NHLers who could break Mike Sillinger's journeyman record". TheHockeyNews. The Hockey News. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Prewitt, Alex (22 February 2017). "Lee Stempniak is one of the NHL's few "Double Digit Club" members". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Florence, Mal (5 December 1997). "Time to Make a Commitment to Something Else". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database