| James Desmarais | |
| Position: | Centre |
| Played For: | Worcester IceCats Peoria Rivermen B.C. Icemen Springfield Falcons Arkansas RiverBlades Reading Royals Dayton Bombers Greensboro Generals Alleghe Hockey Adirondack IceHawks Granby Prédateurs Verdun Dragons HC TWK Innsbruck HC Ajoie EHC Black Wings Linz EHC Biel SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers EHC Visp Belfast Giants Jonquière Marquis Les Pétroliers du Nord |
| Birth Date: | 1979 4, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 174 |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Draft: | 270th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1999 |
| Career Start: | 1999 |
James Desmarais (born May 4, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Desmarais was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 9th round (270th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Though he never played in the National Hockey League, he played for several teams in the minor leagues such as the American Hockey League and the ECHL as well as for teams in Italy, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In Switzerland, he played for HC Ajoie from 2006 to 2013. In 2015, he signed for the Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League and remained until 2017.[1]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 QMAAA season | 1994–95 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995–96 QMAAA season | 1995–96 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 44 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | |
| 1996–97 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 67 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 68 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 66 | 62 | 73 | 135 | 127 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1999–00 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 59 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | B.C. Icemen | UHL | 33 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 37 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Arkansas RiverBlades | ECHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Greensboro Generals | ECHL | 31 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | HC Alleghe | Italy | 40 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Adirondack IceHawks | UHL | 37 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Granby Predateurs | QSPHL | 31 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Verdun Dragons | LNAH | 57 | 51 | 61 | 112 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Innsbruck | EBEL | 48 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 99 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 2006–07 Nationalliga B season | 2006–07 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 44 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 127 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | |
| 2006–07 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 National League B season | 2007–08 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 49 | 42 | 54 | 96 | 74 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 48 | |
| 2008–09 National League B season | 2008–09 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 47 | 35 | 55 | 90 | 70 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35 | |
| 2009–10 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 45 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 121 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 27 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 38 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 70 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 50 | 26 | 58 | 84 | 109 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | EHC Visp | NLB | 19 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 24 | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC Visp | NLB | 48 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 52 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 47 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Jonquiere Marquis | LNAH | 34 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 LNAH season | 2018–19 | Jonquiere Marquis | LNAH | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018–19 LNAH season | 2018–19 | Les Pétroliers du Nord | LNAH | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 LNAH season | 2019–20 | Les Pétroliers du Nord | LNAH | 22 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019–20 | Jonquiere Marquis | LNAH | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 LNAH season | 2021–22 | Jonquiere Marquis | LNAH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| NLB totals | 369 | 249 | 370 | 619 | 675 | 82 | 44 | 73 | 117 | 159 | ||||
| LNAH totals | 171 | 117 | 139 | 256 | 198 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 127 | 42 | 59 | 101 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 47 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||