Stéphane Quintal

Stéphane Quintal
Born	(1968-10-22) October 22, 1968 Boucherville, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	AHL Maine Mariners NHL Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks Serie A HC Asiago
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	14th overall, 1987 Boston Bruins
Playing career	1988–2005

Stéphane Yvon Quintal (born October 22, 1968) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for 16 seasons. He is currently the Senior Vice President of Player Safety for the NHL.

Playing 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. He retired in 2004.

Quintal joined the Department of Player Safety, the NHL's disciplinary arm, at its creation at the opening of the 2011-12 NHL season. The head of the department was initially Brendan Shanahan, who left his position after the completion of the 2013-14 regular season to become president of the Toronto Maple Leafs. At the time, Quintal became the head of the Department of Player Safety on an interim basis. On September 8, 2014, the NHL announced that Quintal's position would be permanent and that he would carry the title Senior Vice President of Player Safety.^[1] While Quintal continued the practice of releasing videos explaining his rulings on plays that were sent to the league office for review, he only narrates French-language videos for incidents involving the Canadiens or Ottawa Senators. All other videos are narrated by a deputy, Patrick Burke.

Career statistics

                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1985-86  Granby Bisons               QMJHL  67    2   17   19  144  --  --  --  --  --
1986-87  Granby Bisons               QMJHL  67   13   41   54  178   8   0   9   9  10
1987-88  Hull Olympiques             QMJHL  38   13   23   36  138  19   7  12  19  30
1988-89  Maine Mariners              AHL    16    4   10   14   28  --  --  --  --  --
1988-89  Boston Bruins               NHL    26    0    1    1   29  --  --  --  --  --
1989-90  Maine Mariners              AHL    37    4   16   20   27  --  --  --  --  --
1989-90  Boston Bruins               NHL    38    2    2    4   22  --  --  --  --  --
1990-91  Maine Mariners              AHL    23    1    5    6   30  --  --  --  --  --
1990-91  Boston Bruins               NHL    45    2    6    8   89   3   0   1   1   7
1991-92  Boston Bruins               NHL    49    4   10   14   77  --  --  --  --  --
1991-92  St. Louis Blues             NHL    26    0    6    6   32   4   1   2   3   6
1992-93  St. Louis Blues             NHL    75    1   10   11  100   9   0   0   0   8
1993-94  Winnipeg Jets               NHL    81    8   18   26  119  --  --  --  --  --
1994-95  Winnipeg Jets               NHL    43    6   17   23   78  --  --  --  --  --
1995-96  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    68    2   14   16  117   6   0   1   1   6
1996-97  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    71    7   15   22  100   5   0   1   1   6
1997-98  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    71    6   10   16   97   9   0   2   2   4
1998-99  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    82    8   19   27   84  --  --  --  --  --
1999-00  New York Rangers            NHL    75    2   14   16   77  --  --  --  --  --
2000-01  Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    72    1   18   19   60  --  --  --  --  --
2001-02  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    75    6   10   16   87  12   1   3   4  12
2002-03  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    67    5    5   10   70  --  --  --  --  --
2003-04  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    73    3    5    8   82   4   0   0   0   2
2004-05  Asiago HC                   Italy  10    1    2    3    4
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         NHL Totals                       1037   63  180  243 1320  52   2  10  12  51

Director of Player Safety

After taking over the job from Brendan Shanahan on April 11, 2014, Quintal was quickly faced with a repeat offender in the form of Minnesota Wild forward Matt Cooke. Cooke had kneed Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie during round one of the 2014 playoffs, ending his season. Cooke received a 7-game suspension and returned for round two of the playoffs.

Transactions

February 7, 1992: Traded by the Boston Bruins, along with Craig Janney, to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Adam Oates.
September 24, 1993: Traded by the St. Louis Blues, along with Nelson Emerson, to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Phil Housley.
July 8, 1995: Traded by the Winnipeg Jets to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Montreal's 1995 2nd round draft choice.
July 13, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.
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.

Awards and achievements

QMJHL First All-Star Team (1987)

References

↑ "Quintal to lead NHL Department of Player Safety". NHL.com. September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.

External links

Preceded by Glen Wesley	Boston Bruins first round draft pick 1987	Succeeded by Robert Cimetta

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