Micki DuPont (born April 15, 1980 in Calgary, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey player for the EV Zug.
Playing career
Normally playing as a defenceman, DuPont was drafted 270th overall in the ninth round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 11, 2003 after playing two seasons with the Flames, but did not play for the Penguins before he moved to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga to play with Eisbaren Berlin, and was part of the team which won the 2004–05 DEL Championship. He remained with Berlin for the 2005–06 season, during which he played 52 regular season games. DuPont was also named to the Canadian squad for the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. He played 23 games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL in the 2006–07 season before being recalled by Pittsburgh on December 4, 2006. DuPont was signed by the St. Louis Blues on July 3rd, 2007.
Awards
- CHL Best Defenceman (Canadian Major Junior) - 2000
- WHL Bill Hunter Trophy - 2000
- WHL West First All-Star Team - 2000
- AHL All-Rookie Team - 2001
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 59 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 71 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 59 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 110 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 1999–00 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 70 | 26 | 62 | 88 | 156 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 1999–00 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999–00 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 67 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 77 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 77 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 44 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 73 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 2003–04 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 45 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 76 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 35 | ||
| 2004–05 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 51 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 93 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 41 | ||
| 2005–06 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 52 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 78 | |||||||
| DEL totals | 96 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 169 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 76 | ||||
| NHL totals | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
International play
Played for Canada in:
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada | WC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||