Normand Rochefort

Normand Rochefort
Born	(1961-01-28) January 28, 1961 Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Quebec Nordiques New York Rangers Tampa Bay Lightning
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	24th overall, 1980 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1980–2005

Normand Rochefort (born January 28, 1961) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.

Rochefort was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Drafted in 1980 by the Quebec Nordiques, he played eight seasons for the Nordiques before being traded to the New York Rangers. He finished out his NHL career with a short stint with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1993. He then agreed to assist coaching the Acadie-Bathurst Titans. After this he came out of retirement to play with his son Billy Rochefort.

Awards and achievements

• QMJHL Rookie of the Year (Shared award with Denis Savard) (1978)
• Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team (1979)
• QMJHL Second All-Star Team (1980)

External links

• Profile at legends of hockey.net
• Normand Rochefort's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database