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Born	April 7, 1979 (age 30),; Laval, QC
Height; Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m); 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team; F. teams	Pittsburgh Penguins; Minnesota Wild; New York Rangers; Atlanta Thrashers
NHL Draft	undrafted
Pro career	2000 – present

Pascal Dupuis (born April 7, 1979 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

[edit] Playing career

Pascal Dupuis started his career with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He played four seasons in the QMJHL, but was never drafted by an NHL club. On 18 August 2000, he was signed by the Minnesota Wild. It took Dupuis a year of seasoning in the International Hockey League before he became a regular player in the NHL. In his second full season, he scored 20 goals and 48 points while having a plus-minus rating of +17. However, in 2003–04, he was bothered by injuries and he was unable to improve on his totals from the previous year.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Dupuis played 8 games for HC Ajoie of the Swiss League.

When the NHL returned in 2005–06, Dupuis managed only 26 points in 67 games. After 48 games with the Wild in the 2006–07 season, he was traded to the New York Rangers for Adam Hall in February 2007. On February 27, 2007, he was traded again, this time to the Atlanta Thrashers for Alex Bourret. On February 26, 2008, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he helped them to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals. On July 1, 2008 he re-signed with the Penguins on a three year contract. He won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2009.

On December 11th, 2008, in his 461st game, Dupuis scored his first NHL hat trick in a game against the New York Islanders.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL	44	9	15	24	20	–	–	–	–	–
1997–98	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL	39	9	17	26	36	–	–	–	–	–
1997–98	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	28	7	13	20	10	6	2	0	2	4
1998–99	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	57	30	42	72	118	6	1	8	9	18
1999–00	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL	61	50	55	105	99	13	15	7	22	4
2000–01	Minnesota Wild	NHL	4	1	0	1	4	–	–	–	–	–
2000–01	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL	70	19	24	43	37	4	0	0	0	0
2001–02	Minnesota Wild	NHL	76	15	12	27	16	–	–	–	–	–
2002–03	Minnesota Wild	NHL	80	20	28	48	44	16	4	4	8	8
2003–04	Minnesota Wild	NHL	59	11	15	26	20	–	–	–	–	–
2004–05	HC Ajoie	Swiss B	8	5	5	10	26	–	–	–	–	–
2005–06	Minnesota Wild	NHL	67	10	16	26	40	–	–	–	–	–
2006–07	MIN/NYR/ATL	NHL	71	14	5	19	42	4	1	2	3	4
2007–08	ATL/PIT	NHL	78	12	15	27	32	20	2	5	7	18
2008–09	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	71	12	16	28	30	16	0	0	0	8
NHL totals			506	100	107	202	228	56	7	11	18	38

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