Joseph Lucien Jean Gonzague DeBlois (born June 21, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing / centre. He featured in the 1979 Stanley Cup Final with the New York Rangers and the 1986 Stanley Cup Final with the Montreal Canadiens.
Career Born in Joliette, Quebec, DeBlois was selected in the 1977 NHL entry draft by the New York Rangers in the first round, eighth overall. He was chosen over Mike Bossy by Rangers' general manager John Ferguson, Sr. because "Bossy didn't check enough for the NHL." DeBlois was a top Canadian major junior player in the mid-seventies, where he tallied excellent numbers with the Sorel Black Hawks. He also won the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as the league MVP during his last junior season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
In his National Hockey League (NHL) career DeBlois played for six teams, the New York Rangers (1977–1979 and 1986–1989), Colorado Rockies (1979–1981), Winnipeg Jets (1981–1984 and 1992), Montreal Canadiens (1984–1986), Quebec Nordiques (1989–1990) and Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–1992). He won a Stanley Cup in 1986 with the Canadiens and also participated in the Stanley Cup Final in 1979 with the Rangers. During his career, DeBlois captained the Jets for two seasons and was an assistant for others (Montreal, New York and Winnipeg). He scored his 200th NHL career goal in the 1986–87 season against his former team, the Montreal Canadiens.
After his playing career, DeBlois became a broadcaster for RDS, later becoming an amateur scout for the Nordiques and later was added to a six-man coaching roster under Pierre Pagé with the same team in the spring of 1993 (André Savard, Don Jackson, Jacques Cloutier, Clément Jodoin, and DeBlois). He was the original coach and general manager of Moncton's first QMJHL franchise in 1995–1996, the Moncton Alpines. DeBlois later became an assistant coach with the Kansas City Blades in the International Hockey League (IHL) for two seasons.
Following his stint in the IHL, DeBlois was hired as a professional scout for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim from 1998 to 2005Podnieks, p. 193 and worked as a scout with the Vancouver Canucks from 2005 to 2016.
DeBlois currently resides in Montreal. He has three sons; Christian, Simon (twins) and Dominic. Dominic DeBlois, the youngest, played in the QMJHL during four seasons for Chicoutimi and Rouyn-Noranda where he became team captain his last two years of eligibility.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1973–74Sorel ÉperviersQMJHL5630356553 13 6 5 11 71974–75Sorel ÉperviersQMJHL7246539962 — — — — — 1975–76Sorel ÉperviersQMJHL705655111102 5 1 1 2 321976–77Sorel ÉperviersQMJHL725678134111 — — — — —1977–78New York RangersNHL712283027300021978–79New Haven NighthawksAHL746106 — — — — —1978–79New York RangersNHL6211172826920241979–80New York RangersNHL63147 — — — — —1979–80Colorado RockiesNHL7024194336 — — — — —1980–81Colorado RockiesNHL7426164278 — — — — —1981–82Winnipeg JetsNHL6525275287421341982–83Winnipeg JetsNHL7927275469300051983–84Winnipeg JetsNHL8034457950301141984–85Montreal CanadiensNHL5112112320824641985–86Montreal CanadiensNHL61141731481100071986–87New York RangersNHL40381127200021987–88New York RangersNHL7492130103 — — — — —1988–89New York RangersNHL7392433107400041989–90Quebec NordiquesNHL70981745 — — — — —1990–91Quebec NordiquesNHL1422413 — — — — —1990–91Toronto Maple LeafsNHL3810122230 — — — — —1991–92Toronto Maple LeafsNHL548111939 — — — — —1991–92Winnipeg JetsNHL11123251012 NHL totals99324927652581452761338
International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1981 Canada WC 8 3 0 3 4
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