Michel Petit

Michel Petit
Position	Defenceman
Shot	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Teams	Vancouver Canucks New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay Lightning Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1964-02-12)February 12, 1964, St. Malo, Quebec
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1982 Vancouver Canucks
Pro Career	1983 – 2001

Michel Petit (born February 12, 1964) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League from the 1982–83 NHL season to the 1997–98 NHL season. Upon his retirement Petit had played for a then-NHL record 10 different teams. This mark has since been surpassed by Mike Sillinger.

Playing career

Michel Petit was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. During his 15 seasons in the NHL he played for 10 different NHL teams, which, along with J. J. Daigneault is the second most by any player.

Petit played for the Vancouver Canucks (1982–83 – 1987–88), New York Rangers (1987–88 – 1988–89), Quebec Nordiques (1989–90 – 1990–91), Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91 – 1991–92), Calgary Flames (1992–93 – 1993–94), Los Angeles Kings (1994–95 – 1995–96), Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96), Edmonton Oilers (1996–97), Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97), and Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98).

He played in 827 NHL games and scored 90 goals and 238 assists. Petit retired in 2002.

References

• Michel Petit's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Garth Butcher

Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick 1982

Succeeded by Cam Neely