José Charbonneau

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Jose Pierre Charbonneau (born November 2, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent parts of 4 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1987 and 1995.

José Charbonneau
Born	(1966-11-02) November 2, 1966 (age 57) Ferme-Neuve, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Vancouver Canucks
National team	Canada
NHL draft	12th overall, 1985 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1986–2001

Playing career

A scoring winger who also possessed a gritty element to his game, Charbonneau was selected 12th overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. As a Francophone drafted with such a high pick by Montreal expectations were very high. He turned pro in 1986, but experienced a difficult first pro season, scoring just 14 goals for Montreal's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate in Sherbrooke. He rebounded the next year to score 30 goals for Sherbrooke and received his first NHL action for the Canadiens, although he registered just 2 assists in 16 games. He played 9 more games for Montreal in 1988–89 and scored his first NHL goal, but was traded to the Vancouver Canucks mid-season. In 13 games for the Canucks, he continued to struggle, recording just a single assist.

Charbonneau spent one more season in the Canuck organization, but failed to see any more NHL action and was released by the club in 1990, having produced just 1 goal and 7 points in 38 NHL games. Following his release, he spent the 1990–91 season with the Canadian National Team and had brief stints over the next two seasons in Germany, Switzerland, and Holland. By the summer of 1993, he was playing roller hockey for the Vancouver Voodoo.

Charbonneau's performance with the Voodoo impressed the team's GM, ex-NHL star Tiger Williams, who convinced the Canucks to give him another chance. He was given an invite to the club's 1993 training camp and shocked everyone by making the team. Charbonneau was playing and scoring regularly for the first two months of the season, until back and knee injuries struck and caused him to miss 4 months of action. He returned late in the season but struggled to get back his regular lineup spot. He finished the season with 7 goals and 14 points in 30 games. He was also a member of the Canuck team which went to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1994, playing in 3 playoff games and scoring a goal.

Charbonneau started the 1994–95 season with the Canucks, but played only 3 games before being loaned to Las Vegas of the IHL. Unable to get another NHL contract, he signed in Germany, where he enjoyed 6 productive and successful seasons in the DEL before retiring from the game in 2001.

He finished his career with 9 goals and 22 points in 71 career NHL games, along with 67 penalty minutes.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981–82	Laval Insulaires	QMAAA		42	15	31	46	61		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Laval Insulaires	QMAAA		48	40	50	90	56		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		65	31	59	90	110		10	5	5	10	9
1984–85	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		46	34	40	74	91		12	5	10	15	20
1985–86	Drummondvile Voltigeurs	QMJHL		57	44	45	89	158		23	16	20	36	40
1986–87	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		72	14	27	41	94		16	5	12	17	17
1987–88	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		16	0	2	2	6		8	0	0	0	4
1987–88	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		55	30	35	65	108		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		33	13	15	28	95		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		13	8	5	13	46		10	3	2	5	23
1988–89	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		9	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		13	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		65	23	38	61	137		5	0	1	1	8
1990–91	Canadian National Team	Intl		56	22	29	51	54		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	EHC Dynamo Berlin	GER.2		11	3	6	9	16		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	SC Rapperswil–Jona	SUI.2		15	20	10	30	42		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Eaters Geleen	NLD		7	7	13	20	—		17	11	23	34	—
1992–93	Canadian National Team	Intl		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Hamilton Canucks	AHL		7	3	2	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		30	7	7	14	49		3	1	0	1	4
1994–95	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		27	8	12	20	102		9	1	1	2	71
1994–95	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		3	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	EV Landshut	DEL		47	32	24	56	102		11	10	6	16	28
1996–97	EV Landshut	DEL		13	5	4	9	41		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Wedemark Scorpions	DEL		31	12	23	35	97		6	1	0	1	27
1997–98	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		40	13	16	29	156		7	4	1	5	18
1998–99	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		47	16	19	35	76		2	0	0	0	6
1999–2000	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		55	18	30	48	98		5	0	1	1	12
2000–01	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		58	19	25	44	85		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				167	60	79	139	305		16	5	12	17	17
NHL totals				71	9	13	22	67		11	1	0	1	8
DEL totals				291	115	141	256	655		31	15	8	23	91

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com

Preceded by Shayne Corson	Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 1985	Succeeded by Tom Chorske