| Francis Bélanger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1978-01-15) January 15, 1978 (age 46) 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 | ||
Francis Henri Bélanger (born January 15, 1978) 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.
1999 boating accident
On 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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| 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
- "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
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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