Yvon Vautour Explained

Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Played For:New York Islanders
Colorado Rockies
New Jersey Devils
Quebec Nordiques
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:200
Birth Date:10 September 1956
Birth Place:Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Draft:104th overall
Draft Year:1976
Draft Team:New York Islanders
Wha Draft:48th overall
Wha Draft Year:1976
Wha Draft Team:Edmonton Oilers
Career Start:1979
Career End:1985

Yvon Jean Vautour (born September 10, 1956) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach and former National Hockey League player.

Playing career

As a youth, Vautour played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint John, New Brunswick.[1]

Vautour was drafted by the New York Islanders 104th overall in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. He played junior hockey with Mike Bossy for the Laval National of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.[2]

Coaching career

Vautour was an assistant coach with the Saint John Flames of the American Hockey League from 20012003. He was the head coach of the Saint John Scorpions for the 2005-06 season, guiding the team to win the Canadian Elite Hockey League championship. Vautour was hired by the Vancouver Canucks as an amateur scout for the 2007–08 NHL season, and he joined the coaching staff of the Saint John Sea Dogs on May 21, 2009. [3]

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1971–72Saint John SchoonersNBJHL40 13 15 28 96
1972–73Saint John SchoonersNBJHL40 42 31 73 85
1973–74Laval NationalQMJHL61 38 39 77 11811 12 7 19 7
1974–75Laval NationalQMJHL56 34 37 71 6716 15 7 22 67
1975–76Laval NationalQMJHL72 43 60 103 61
1976–77Muskegon MohawksIHL76 43 47 90 527 3 4 7 2
1976–77Fort Worth TexansCHL2 0 0 0 0
1977–78Fort Worth TexansCHL64 14 21 35 8414 2 6 8 16
1978–79Fort Worth TexansCHL69 20 20 40 1305 2 1 3 15
1979–80New York IslandersNHL17 3 1 4 24
1979–80Indianapolis CheckersCHL59 27 28 55 1407 2 5 7 11
1980–81Colorado RockiesNHL74 15 19 34 143
1981–82Colorado RockiesNHL14 1 2 3 18
1982–83New Jersey DevilsNHL52 4 7 11 136
1982–83Wichita WindCHL4 3 0 3 0
1982–83Moncton AlpinesAHL14 7 5 12 25
1983–84New Jersey DevilsNHL42 3 4 7 78
1983–84Maine MarinersAHL24 8 12 20 117
1984–85Quebec NordiquesNHL5 0 0 0 2
1984–85Fredericton ExpressAHL68 7 20 27 2224 1 1 2 26
1987–88Saint John SchoonersNBSHL28 17 11 28 98
1988–89Saint John SchoonersNBSHL27 17 25 42 118
1989–90Saint John SchoonersNBSHL26 5 11 16 182
NHL totals204 26 33 59 401

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-01-09. March 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Yvon Jean Vautour. 2010-01-28. Hockey Hall of Fame.
  3. Web site: Saint John Sea Dogs - Yvon Vautour - Assistant Coach . www.saintjohnseadogs.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100928042713/http://www.saintjohnseadogs.com/page/yvonvautour . 2010-09-28.