Dominic Roussel

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 180

| played_for = Philadelphia Flyers
Winnipeg Jets
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Edmonton Oilers

| ntl_team = CAN

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|2|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Hull, Quebec, Canada

| career_start = 1990

| career_end = 2003

| website = {{URL|www.dominicroussel.ca}}

| draft = 63rd overall

| draft_year = 1988

| draft_team = Philadelphia Flyers

| image =

| image_size = 230px

}}

Dominic Roussel (born February 22, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Winnipeg Jets, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Edmonton Oilers between 1991 and 2001. He also played in the minor American Hockey League.

Playing career

As a youth, Roussel played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Laval, Quebec.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-19|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Roussel was selected in the third round of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, 63rd overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers and made his NHL debut during the 1991–92 season.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} He would remain with the Flyers organization for another three seasons, serving as the Flyers' starting goalie in the 1993–94 season. He was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in 1996, but soon re-signed with the Flyers.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

Roussel had a brief spell in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Starbulls Rosenheim in the 1997–98 season. His NHL rights were traded to the Nashville Predators and then the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. After {{frac|2|1|2}} seasons with the Mighty Ducks, he was claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers to be their back up.

He played five games in the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League with the Lasalle Rapides before returning to Germany, signing with the Frankfurt Lions before retiring in 2003.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

He is now a private goalie trainer through his company, Succès hockey Dominic Roussel.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

Transactions

February 27, 1996: Philadelphia trades Roussel for Tim Cheveldae and a 3rd round draft pick{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
June 26, 1998: Philadelphia trades Roussel and Jeff Staples to Nashville for a 7th round draft pick (Cam Ondrik){{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
October 5, 1998: Nashville trades Roussel to Anaheim for Marc Moro and Chris Mason{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
January 10, 2001: claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1986–87 \| Lac St-Louis Lions \| QMAAA \| 24	7	12	3	804	112	1	5.10	.861 \| 2	0	2	134	7	0	3.13	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1987–88 \| Trois-Rivieres Draveurs \| QMJHL \| 51	18	25	4	2905	251	0	5.18	.858 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89 \| Trois-Rivieres Draveurs \| QMJHL \| 21	12	5	0	1134	78	0	4.13	.864 \|	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1988–89 \| Shawinigan Cataractes \| QMJHL \| 25	12	10	2	1421	93	0	3.93	.861 \| 10	6	4	638	36	0	3.39	.896
1989–90 \| Shawinigan Cataracets \| QMJHL \| 37	20	14	1	1985	133	0	4.02	.878 \| 2	1	1	120	12	0	6.00	.862
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1990–91 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 45	20	14	7	2507	151	1	3.61	.888 \| 7	3	4	366	21	0	3.44	—
1991–92 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 17	7	8	2	922	40	1	2.60	.908 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991–92 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 35	15	11	6	2040	121	1	3.56	.888 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 34	13	11	5	1769	111	1	3.76	.881 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1992–93 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 6	0	3	3	372	23	0	3.71	.892 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 60	29	20	5	3285	183	1	3.34	.896 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1994–95 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 19	11	7	0	1075	42	1	2.34	.914 \| 1	0	0	23	0	0	0.00	1.000
1994–95 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 1	0	1	0	59	5	0	5.07	.865 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1995–96 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 9	2	3	2	456	22	1	2.89	.876 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96 \| Hershey Bears \| AHL \| 12	4	4	3	690	32	0	2.78	.914 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1995–96 \| Winnipeg Jets \| NHL \| 7	2	2	0	285	16	0	3.37	.881 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97 \| Philadelphia Phantoms \| AHL \| 36	18	9	3	1852	82	2	2.66	.916 \| 1	0	0	26	3	0	6.93	.769
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1997–98 \| Canadian National Team \| Intl \| 41	25	12	1	2307	86	5	2.24	.940 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98 \| Starbulls Rosenheim \| DEL \| 2	0	2	0	120	12	0	6.00	.829 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1998–99 \| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim \| NHL \| 18	4	5	4	884	37	1	2.51	.923 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00 \| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim \| NHL \| 20	6	5	3	988	52	1	3.16	.883 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2000–01 \| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim \| NHL \| 13	2	5	2	653	31	0	2.85	.895 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01 \| Edmonton Oilers \| NHL \| 8	1	4	0	348	21	0	3.62	.861 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2001–02 \| LaSalle Rapides \| QSPHL \| 5	2	2	1	304	22	0	4.35	.874 \| 4	0	4	248	24	0	5.80	—
2002–03 \| Frankfurt Lions \| DEL \| 38	—	—	—	2169	109	1	3.01	.907 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| NHL totals ! 205 !! 77 !! 70 !! 23 !! 10,667 !! 555 !! 7 !! 3.12 !! .895 ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 23 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0.00 !! 1.000