Éric Dazé (born July 2, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League for eleven seasons from 1995 to 2005.
Playing career
Amateur
Éric Dazé began his career playing midget with Laval in Quebec AAA Midget Hockey League. Dazé was selected by the Hull Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in the fourth round, 44th overall in the 1991 QMJHL entry draft. He was returned him to AAA in his first year of QMJHL eligibility, making only one appearance in the QMJHL with Hull. In the 1992–93 season, he made the Olympiques but was little used before being traded to the Beauport Harfangs late in the season for defenceman Jamie Bird. In 55 games with Hull, he recorded 13 goals and 19 assists for 32 points. In 15 playoff games, he recorded 16 goals and 24 points. In his final season in the QMJHL, he marked 54 goals and 99 points in 57 games for the Harfangs. In 16 playoff games, he added nine goals and 21 points. In March 1995, the Blackhawks signed Dazé to a three-year contract. After his QMJHL team was eliminated from their playoffs, Dazé joined the Blackhawks on April 27 and made his NHL debut on April 28 in a 5–1 victory over the Dallas Stars. He scored his first NHL goal in his second game on April 30, assisted by Denis Savard, in a 4–0 shutout win over the Detroit Red Wings. He finished the 1994–95 season with four games played, registering one goal and two points. The Blackhawks got past the Maple Leafs and advanced to the second round versus the Vancouver Canucks. Dazé recorded his first playoff point assisting on Jim Cummins' goal in a 2–0 victory on May 23. The Blackhawks eliminated the Canucks and moved on to face the Red Wings, who ended the team's playoff run in the Western Conference final. In 16 playoff games, Dazé had just the one assist.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|Regular season
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1990–91
| Laval Régents
| QMAAA
| 30 || 25 || 20 || 45 || 30
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1991–92
| Laval Régents
| QMAAA
| 35 || 30 || 29 || 59 || 40
| 12 || 8 || 10 || 18 || 8
|-
| 1991–92
| Hull Olympiques
| QMJHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992–93
| Hull Olympiques
| QMJHL
| 55 || 13 || 19 || 32 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1992–93
| Beauport Harfangs
| QMJHL
| 13 || 6 || 17 || 23 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1993–94
| Beauport Harfangs
| QMJHL
| 66 || 59 || 48 || 107 || 31
| 15 || 16 || 8 || 24 || 2
|-
| 1994–95
| Beauport Harfangs
| QMJHL
| 57 || 54 || 45 || 99 || 20
| 16 || 9 || 12 || 21 || 23
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2
| 16 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-
| 1995–96
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 80 || 30 || 23 || 53 || 18
| 10 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 71 || 22 || 19 || 41 || 16
| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2
|-
| 1997–98
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 80 || 31 || 11 || 42 || 22
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998–99
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 72 || 22 || 20 || 42 || 22
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1999–00
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 59 || 23 || 13 || 36 || 28
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2000–01
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 79 || 33 || 24 || 57 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2001–02
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 82 || 38 || 32 || 70 || 36
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002–03
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 54 || 22 || 22 || 44 || 14
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 2003–04
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 19 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2005–06
| Chicago Blackhawks
| NHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 601 !! 226 !! 172 !! 398 !! 176
! 37 !! 5 !! 7 !! 12 !! 8
|}
International
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1995
| Canada
| WJC
| 7 || 8 || 2 || 10 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1998
| Canada
| WC
| 3 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 0
|-
| 1999
| Canada
| WC
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4 | Junior totals
! 7 !! 8 !! 2 !! 10 !! 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4 | Senior totals
! 5 !! 1 !! 5 !! 6 !! 0
|}
Awards
- 1994 — QMJHL First All-Star Team
- 1995 — QMJHL First All-Star Team
- 1995 — QMJHL Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy (Most Gentlemanly Player)
- 1995 — CHL Sportsman of the Year Award
- 1996 — NHL All-Rookie Team
- 2002 — Played in NHL All-Star Game
- 2002 — NHL All-Star Game MVP
See also
- List of NHL players who spent their entire career with one franchise