Vic Desjardins Explained

Played For:Chicago Black Hawks
New York Rangers
Position:Center
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:160
Birth Date:4 July 1898
Birth Place:Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S.
Career Start:1919
Career End:1938

Victor Arthur Desjardins (July 4, 1898 – November 22, 1988) was an American ice hockey player. He played 87 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers during the 1930–31 and 1931–32 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1919 to 1938, was spent in various minor leagues. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974.[1] He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and was the nephew of Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Didier Pitre.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1918–19Sault Ste. Marie NationalsNOSHA
1919–20Michigan Soo IndiansUSAHA14 12 4 16
1920–21Soo GreyhoundsNMHL13 11 4 15
1920–21Soo GreyhoundsNOHA9 11 4 15 45 1 1 2
1921–22Eveleth RangersUSAHA
1922–23Eveleth RangersUSAHA20 8 0 8
1923–24Eveleth RangersUSAHA20 5 0 5
1924–25Eveleth ArrowheadsUSAHA40 14 0 14 4 2 0 2
1925–26Eveleth RangersCHL38 18 4 22 40
1926–27St. Paul SaintsAHA34 13 4 17 30
1927–28St. Paul SaintsAHA40 20 8 28 46
1928–29St. Paul SaintsAHA39 16 10 26 488 4 1 5 6
1929–30St. Paul SaintsAHA45 25 10 35 47
1930–31Chicago Black HawksNHL39 3 12 15 179 0 0 0 0
1931–32New York RangersNHL48 3 3 6 167 0 0 0 0
1932–33St. Paul SaintsCHL31 16 12 28 104 4 0 4 6
1932–33Springfield IndiansCan-Am13 5 9 14 4
1933–34Tulsa OilersAHA46 21 13 34 374 1 2 3 4
1934–35Tulsa OilersAHA46 16 18 34 375 2 5 7 4
1935–36Tulsa OilersAHA45 20 21 41 273 0 0 0 0
1936–37Kansas City GreyhoundsAHA48 13 16 29 373 1 0 1 0
1937–38Kansas City GreyhoundsAHA36 6 7 13 2
AHA totals379 150 107 257 31123 8 8 16 14
NHL totals87 6 15 21 3316 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Victor Desjardins. United States Hockey Hall of Fame. September 24, 2022.