Francis Henri Bélanger (born January 15, 1978)[1] is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 10 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens during the 2000–01 season.
| Francis Bélanger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 15, 1978 Bellefeuille, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| NHL draft |
124th overall, 1998 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2013 | ||
1999 boating accident
editOn July 23, 1999, during the offseason, Belanger and Mikhail Chernov were on a boating trip to Okanagan Lake in British Columbia with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny when the latter suffered fatal injuries in a freak accident.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Abitibi-Témiscamingue Forestiers | QMAAA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Laval Régents | QMAAA | 28 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 78 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St-Jérôme Panthers | QPJHL | 26 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 53 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 134 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | ||
| 1997–98 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 33 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Rimouski Océanic | QMJHL | 30 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 248 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 61 | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 58 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 242 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1999–00 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 35 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 22 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 101 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 2001–02 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 69 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 165 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Richmond RiverDogs | UHL | 17 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | ||
| 2003–04 | Granby Prédateurs | QSMHL | 42 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Richmond RiverDogs | UHL | 63 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Danbury Trashers | UHL | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | ||
| 2005–06 | Danbury Trashers | UHL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Sorel-Tracy Mission | LNAH | 38 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 145 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Sorel-Tracy Mission | LNAH | 40 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 118 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 2007–08 | Sorel-Tracy Mission | LNAH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rivière-du-Loup CIMT | QSCHL | 27 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 99 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41 | ||
| 2010–11 | Sorel-Tracy GCI | LNAH | 32 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Sorel-Tracy Carvena HC | LNAH | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Francis Bélanger - Bio, pictures, stats and more | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". ourhistory.canadiens.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ Panaccio, Tim (July 25, 1999). "Tertyshny Is Killed In Boating Accident". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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