Daniel Berthiaume

Daniel J. Berthiaume (born January 26, 1966 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing Career
Known as "The Bandit" during his hockey career, Berthiaume was a standout goaltender in junior hockey, playing for the Drummondville Voltigeurs and Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the QMJHL. He was drafted 60th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and posted an impressive 18-7-3 record in 31 games during his rookie NHL season of 1986-87. He later played for the NHL's Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings, Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators. In all, Berthiaume played in a total of 215 regular season NHL games during his career, posting a record of 81-91-21 with a goals against average of 3.67. He also appeared in 14 NHL playoff games, all with Winnipeg.

After making his final NHL appearance with the Ottawa Senators during the 1993-94 season, he spent most of the remainder of his career in the ECHL with the Roanoke Express, where he spent seven seasons in three stints and often split duties with Dave Gagnon. He also played for the ECHL's Wheeling Thunderbirds, the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League, and the Central Texas Stampede of the WPHL. He played his last season with the Port Huron Beacons of the United Hockey League before retiring in 2005.

Awards

 * 1996-97: Outstanding Goaltender (WPHL)

Career Statistics
Season  Team                        Lge    GP   Min   GA  EN SO   GAA   W   L   T    SV    SV% --- 1983-84 Drummondville Voltigeurs    QMJHL  28  1562  131   3  0  5.03   0   0   0     0  0.000 1984-85 Chicoutimi Sagueneens       QMJHL  56  3168  198   1  2  3.75  40  11   2     0  0.000 1984-85 Drummondville Voltigeurs    QMJHL   3   179   17   2  0  5.70   1   2   0     0  0.000 1985-86 Chicoutimi Sagueneens       QMJHL  66  3718  286   4  1  4.62  34  29   3     0  0.000 1986-87 Sherbrooke Canadiens        AHL     7   420   23   0  0  3.29   4   3   0   173  0.883 1986-87 Winnipeg Jets               NHL    31  1758   93   1  1  3.17  18   7   3   716  0.885 1987-88 Winnipeg Jets               NHL    56  3010  176   0  2  3.51  22  19   7  1311  0.882 1988-89 Moncton Hawks               AHL    21  1083   76   2  0  4.21   6   9   2   553  0.879 1988-89 Winnipeg Jets               NHL     9   443   44   2  0  5.96   0   8   0   209  0.826 1989-90 Winnipeg Jets               NHL    24  1387   86   2  1  3.72  10  11   3   581  0.871 1989-90 Minnesota North Stars       NHL     5   240   14   0  0  3.50   1   3   0    90  0.865 1990-91 Los Angeles Kings           NHL    37  2119  117   1  1  3.31  20  11   4   969  0.892 1991-92 Boston Bruins               NHL     8   401   21   0  0  3.14   1   4   2   135  0.865 1991-92 Los Angeles Kings           NHL    19   979   66   2  0  4.04   7  10   1   475  0.878 1992-93 Ottawa Senators             NHL    25  1326   95   3  0  4.30   2  17   1   644  0.871 1993-94 Ottawa Senators             NHL     1     1    2   0  0  0.00   0   0   0     0  0.000 1993-94 Adirondack Red Wings        AHL    11   552   35   1  0  3.80   7   2   0   243  0.874 1993-94 Prince Edward Island Sena   AHL    30  1640  130   0  0  4.76   8  16   3   862  0.869 1994-95 Providence Bruins           AHL     2   126    7   0  0  3.32   0   1   1    47  0.870 1994-95 Roanoke Express             ECHL   21  1196   47   3  0  2.36  15   4   2   532  0.919 1994-95 Wheeling Thunderbirds       ECHL   10   599   41   1  0  4.10   6   1   1   267  0.867 1995-96 Detroit Vipers              IHL     7   401   19   0  2  2.84   4   3   0   168  0.898 1995-96 Roanoke Express             ECHL   39  2108  112   4  2  3.19  22  13   3  1090  0.907 1996-97 Central-Texas Stampede      WPHL   54  3034  171   5  2  3.38  30  20   0  1533  0.900 1997-98 Roanoke Express             ECHL   30  1711   74   4  2  2.59  17   8   3   740  0.909 1998-99 Roanoke Express             ECHL   35  2105   97   4  2  2.77  18  12   5   959  0.908 1999-00 Roanoke Express             ECHL   37  2103   87   0  2  2.48  21  12   4   982  0.919 2000-01 Roanoke Express             ECHL   45  2604  104   2  4  2.40  26  17   1  1161  0.918 2001-02 Roanoke Express             ECHL   51  2847  129   2  4  2.72  23  17   6  1344  0.912 2002-03 Greensboro Generals         ECHL   53  2998  145   4  2  2.90  30  14   5  1563  0.915 2003-04 Greensboro Generals         ECHL   43  2518  151   2  0  3.60  23  18   1  1369  0.901 2004-05 Port Huron Beacons          UHL    30  1600   95   1  0  3.56   7  17   3   818  0.896