Denis Chassé

Denis Chassé (born February 7, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets and Ottawa Senators. He played right wing and shot right-handed.

Playing career
Chassé began his career playing in the QMJHL. While there he established himself as a high scoring forward as well as a rugged enforcer. In his final year in the QMJHL he scored 101 points in 62 games in addition to logging 246 penalty minutes.

Chassé signed as a free agent with the Quebec Nordiques in 1991. From there he reported to the Halifax Citadels of the AHL. He played two solid years with the Citadels, scoring 61 and 76 points respectively. For the 1993–1994 season Chassé joined the Cornwall Aces and scored 66 points in 48 games. Midway through the 1993–1994 season he was traded to the St. Louis Blues and made his NHL debut with the Blues towards the end of the season, appearing in 3 games.

Chassé earned a full time spot with the Blues for the 1994–1995 lockout shortened season. He played in 47 games, scoring 16 points. He also surprised many with his play in the playoffs that year, scoring 8 points in 7 games. The 1995–1996 season was a rough one for Chassé. He played for 3 teams, playing 42 games with the Blues, 3 with the Washington Capitals, and 15 with the Winnipeg Jets while only scoring 3 points the whole year.

Chassé signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators for the 1996–1997 season. He played 22 games in what would be his last stint in the NHL. Chassé then played the next 4 years in Europe, beginning with a season in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, splitting the season with the Adler Mannheim and the Augsburger Panther. He then spent three seasons in the United Kingdom playing in the now defunct Ice Hockey Superleague, spending two seasons with the Bracknell Bees and one with the Cardiff Devils before retiring in 2001.

Career statistics
--- Regular season ---  Playoffs Season  Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -- 1987-88 St. Jean Beavers            QMJHL  13    0    1    1    2   1   0   0   0   0 1988-89 Verdun Junior Canadiens     QMJHL  38   12   12   24   61  --  --  --  --  -- 1988-89 Drummondville Voltigeurs    QMJHL  29   15   14   29   79   3   0   2   2  28 1989-90 Chicoutimi Sagueneens       QMJHL  67   33   56   89  190   7   7   4  11  60 1990-91 Drummondville Voltigeurs    QMJHL  62   47   54  101  246  13   9  11  20  56 1991-92 Halifax Citadels            AHL    73   26   35   61  254  --  --  --  --  -- 1992-93 Halifax Citadels            AHL    75   35   41   76  242  --  --  --  --  -- 1993-94 Cornwall Aces               AHL    48   27   39   66  194  --  --  --  --  -- 1993-94 St. Louis Blues             NHL     3    0    1    1   15  --  --  --  --  -- 1994-95 St. Louis Blues             NHL    47    7    9   16  133   7   1   7   8  23 1995-96 St. Louis Blues             NHL    42    3    0    3  108  --  --  --  --  -- 1995-96 Worcester IceCats           AHL     3    0    0    0    6  --  --  --  --  -- 1995-96 Washington Capitals         NHL     3    0    0    0    5  --  --  --  --  -- 1995-96 Winnipeg Jets               NHL    15    0    0    0   12  --  --  --  --  -- 1996-97 Ottawa Senators             NHL    22    1    4    5   19  --  --  --  --  -- 1996-97 Detroit Vipers              IHL     9    2    1    3   33  --  --  --  --  -- 1996-97 Indianapolis Ice            IHL     3    0    0    0   10   4   1   1   2  23 1997-98 Adler Mannheim              DEL    15    2    5    7   72 1997-98 Augsburger Panther          DEL    29    6    6   12   97 1998-99 Bracknell Bees              BISL   33   13   22   35  108 1999-00 Bracknell Bees              BISL   38   18   25   43  100   4   1   3   4  34 2000-01 Cardiff Devils              BISL   36   10   13   23   60  --  --  --  --  -- --        NHL totals                        132   11   14   25  292   7   1   7   8  23