| Played For: | New York Islanders |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Draft: | 241st overall |
| Draft Year: | 1990 |
| Draft Team: | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1993 |
| Career End: | 1998 |
Nicholas "Nick" Vachon (born July 20, 1972) is a Canadian former ice hockey player.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Vachon is the son of former NHL goaltender Rogie Vachon.[1]
As a youth, Vachon played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Los Angeles.[2]
He was drafted in the 12th round, 241st overall in 1990 by the Toronto Maple Leafs. In his career, he played one National Hockey League game for the New York Islanders in 1996.[1] [3] He also played the title character in George Plamondon's 2003 short film Clark: The Canadian Hockey Goalie.[4]
| Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Boston University | NCAA | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Boston University | NCAA | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 25 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1992–93 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 66 | 33 | 58 | 91 | 100 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 34 | ||
| 1993–94 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Knoxville Cherokees | ECHL | 61 | 29 | 57 | 86 | 139 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 64 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 137 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 73 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 168 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | ||
| 1997–98 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||