| Birth Date: | April 10, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 206 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Played For: | Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers |
| Draft: | 117th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1985 |
| Draft Team: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Career Start: | 1987 |
| Career End: | 1998 |
Donald Alain Joseph Dufresne (born April 10, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Dufresne was born in Quebec City, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Rimouski.[1]
Dufresne started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1989. He would also play for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and Edmonton Oilers. He won the Stanley Cup as a member of the 1993 Canadiens.
Dufresne was later an assistant coach and assistant general manager of the Rimouski Oceanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and the assistant coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs, in the American Hockey League.
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | Trois Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 67 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Trois Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 65 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 112 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1985–86 | Trois Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 63 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Trois Rivieres Draveurs | QMJHL | 51 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986-87 | Longueuil Chevaliers | QMJHL | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 38 | ||
| 1987–88 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 47 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 107 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 47 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1989–90 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 38 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 53 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 1990–91 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 31 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 51 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Quebec Rafales | IHL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 268 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 258 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 47 | ||||