Yves Racine
Yves Racine | |||
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Born |
Matane, QC, CAN | February 7, 1969||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens San Jose Sharks Calgary Flames Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft |
11th overall, 1987 Detroit Red Wings | ||
Playing career | 1989–2006 |
Yves Racine (born February 7, 1969) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Playing career
Racine was drafted 11th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played 508 NHL games, and his last season in NHL was 1997-98. Later, he played one season in Jokerit in Finland and five seasons in Germany, mostly in Adler Mannheim. Racine won a gold medal playing for Canada at the 1994 World Ice Hockey Championships. He retired after the 2005–2006 season, his 2nd season playing for Thetford-Mines Prolab of the LNAH. He currently works for Arizona Capital, Inc. in Quebec City.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
Preceded by Joe Murphy |
Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick 1987 |
Succeeded by Kory Kocur |