Stéphane Quintal

Playing career

Quintal played 16 NHL seasons before retiring in August 2005. He was the only member of the Canadiens never to miss a game in 1998–99. He had been the last player to wear number 5 before the Canadiens retired it in honour of Bernard "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion. He retired in 2004.

Quintal joined the Department of Player Safety, one of the NHL's disciplinary arms, at its creation at the opening of the 2011-12 NHL season. The head of the department was initially Brendan Shanahan, who left his position after the completion of the 2013-14 regular season to become president of the Toronto Maple Leafs. At the time, Quintal became the head of the Department of Player Safety on an interim basis. On September 8, 2014, the NHL announced that Quintal's position would be permanent and that he would carry the title Senior Vice President of Player Safety. While Quintal continued the practice of releasing videos explaining his rulings on plays that were sent to the league office for review, he only narrates French-language videos for incidents involving the Canadiens or Ottawa Senators. All other videos are narrated by a deputy, Patrick Burke.

Career statistics

--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1985-86 Granby Bisons QMJHL 67 2 17 19 144 -- -- -- -- -- 1986-87 Granby Bisons QMJHL 67 13 41 54 178 8 0 9 9 10 1987-88 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 38 13 23 36 138 19 7 12 19 30 1988-89 Maine Mariners AHL 16 4 10 14 28 -- -- -- -- -- 1988-89 Boston Bruins NHL 26 0 1 1 29 -- -- -- -- -- 1989-90 Maine Mariners AHL 37 4 16 20 27 -- -- -- -- -- 1989-90 Boston Bruins NHL 38 2 2 4 22 -- -- -- -- -- 1990-91 Maine Mariners AHL 23 1 5 6 30 -- -- -- -- -- 1990-91 Boston Bruins NHL 45 2 6 8 89 3 0 1 1 7 1991-92 Boston Bruins NHL 49 4 10 14 77 -- -- -- -- -- 1991-92 St. Louis Blues NHL 26 0 6 6 32 4 1 2 3 6 1992-93 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 1 10 11 100 9 0 0 0 8 1993-94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 81 8 18 26 119 -- -- -- -- -- 1994-95 Winnipeg Jets NHL 43 6 17 23 78 -- -- -- -- -- 1995-96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 2 14 16 117 6 0 1 1 6 1996-97 Montreal Canadiens NHL 71 7 15 22 100 5 0 1 1 6 1997-98 Montreal Canadiens NHL 71 6 10 16 97 9 0 2 2 4 1998-99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 8 19 27 84 -- -- -- -- -- 1999-00 New York Rangers NHL 75 2 14 16 77 -- -- -- -- -- 2000-01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 72 1 18 19 60 -- -- -- -- -- 2001-02 Montreal Canadiens NHL 75 6 10 16 87 12 1 3 4 12 2002-03 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 5 5 10 70 -- -- -- -- -- 2003-04 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 3 5 8 82 4 0 0 0 2 2004-05 Asiago HC Italy 10 1 2 3 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Totals 1037 63 180 243 1320 52 2 10 12 51

Director of Player Safety

After taking over the job from Brendan Shanahan on April 11, 2014, Quintal was quickly faced with a repeat offender in the form of Minnesota Wild forward Matt Cooke. Cooke had kneed Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie during round one of the 2014 playoffs, ending his season. Cooke received a 7-game suspension and returned for round two of the playoffs.

Transactions

February 7, 1992: Traded by the Boston Bruins, along with Craig Janney, to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Adam Oates.

September 24, 1993: Traded by the St. Louis Blues, along with Nelson Emerson, to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Phil Housley.

July 8, 1995: Traded by the Winnipeg Jets to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Montreal's 1995 2nd round draft choice.

July 13, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers.

October 5, 2000: Claimed on waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks from the New York Rangers.

June 23, 2001: Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Montreal's 2001 4th round draft choice.

June 27, 2004: Traded by the Montreal Canadiens to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for future considerations.

Awards and achievements

QMJHL First All-Star Team (1987)