Vincent Damphousse’s career has been marked by remarkable highlights, but Monday night will hold a very special place in the former hockey player’s heart.
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Author of a 155-point season with the Laval Titan of the QMJHL, who were drafted in the first round by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Damphousse played 18 seasons in the NHL, including 12 in which he reached the 20-goal mark . He was selected to play in four All-Star Games and was even named MVP in 1991 before winning the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens two years later.
These achievements allowed him to enter the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame, but above all, Damphoussse felt privileged that his induction came at the Anjou Metropolitan Golf Club, in the district where he saw. The day will soon be 56 years old.
“It’s pretty incredible. I played my minor in ice hockey not far from here. “It is a great honor to be included in the sports pantheon and to do so in Ville d’Anjou, it is a little more velvet,” emphasized the man, particularly supported by his parents, his brother, his sister-in-law and others He was accompanied by his partner to celebrate the event.
November 6 is also a crucial date for Damphousse, as it was on November 6, 1986 that he scored his first NHL goal in his 13th game against the Minnesota North Stars.
Among the really great ones
The Montrealer never imagined that he would become immortalized among the athletes who marked Quebec’s history.
“There are incredible athletes from all sports in this cohort. I see some here tonight [d’autres intronisés], like Pierre Plouffe, who is a great water skier. It is an honor to be among them,” said Damphousse.
The latter wants people to remember him for his hard work and loyalty.
“I was substituted several times, I always tried to represent the organizations that came to get me healthy, to do my best, to work hard, to be a real professional, to be ready for the games, “early “I did my best when it was time to perform,” said the former Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Canadiens and San Jose Sharks forward.
▶ Jasey-Jay Anderson (snowboarding), Marie-Claude Asselin (freestyle skiing, jumping), Meaghan Benfeito (diving), Roseline Filion (diving), Charles Hamelin (short track speed skating), Monique Lefebvre (builder, sport adapted) and Jean-Paul Chartrand Sr. (builder, media) was also inducted into the Panthéon des Sports du Québec.