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André "Moose" Dupont (born July 27, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers and Quebec Nordiques. He won back-to-back Stanley Cups while a member of Philadelphia's "Broad Street Bullies" teams in the mid-1970s.
Playing career
Dupont was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft. He won a Memorial Cup in 1969 as a member of the Montreal Junior Canadiens. He won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Flyers in 1974 and 1975. He retired in 1983.
Dupont's son Danny played junior hockey in the QMJHL. In 1994–95, he led the league in penalty minutes with 446 minutes, while playing for Halifax, Laval and Granby, all in one season. Danny turned to coaching and most recently was head coach of Acadie-Bathurst Titan (Bathurst NB) of the QMJHL.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | Trois-Rivières Reds | QJHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Trois-Rivières Leafs | QJHL | 45 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 310 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 52 | ||
| 1966–67 | Thetford Mines Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Trois-Rivières Leafs | QJHL | Statistics unavailable | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||||||
| 1967–68 | Verdun Maple Leafs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1968–69 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 38 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 212 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 76 | ||
| 1968–69 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 39 | ||
| 1969–70 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 64 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 258 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 75 | ||
| 1970–71 | New York Rangers | NHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 54 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 308 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 45 | ||
| 1971–72 | Providence Reds | AHL | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 147 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 1972–73 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 46 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 164 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | ||
| 1973–74 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 75 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 216 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 67 | ||
| 1974–75 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 216 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 49 | ||
| 1975–76 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 75 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 276 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 46 | ||
| 1976–77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 59 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 214 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 69 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 225 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 135 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1979–80 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 58 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 107 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 | ||
| 1980–81 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 63 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 60 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 100 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1982–83 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 46 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| NHL totals | 800 | 59 | 185 | 244 | 1986 | 140 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 352 | ||||