Francis Bélanger Explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:227
Played For:Montreal Canadiens
Birth Date:15 January 1978
Birth Place:Bellefeuille, Quebec, Canada
Draft:124th overall
Draft Year:1998
Draft Team:Philadelphia Flyers
Career Start:1998
Career End:2013

Francis Henri Bélanger (born January 15, 1978)[1] is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 10 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens during the 2000–01 season.

1999 boating accident

On July 23, 1999, during the offseason, Belanger and Mikhail Chernov were on a boating trip to Okanagan Lake in British Columbia with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny when the latter suffered fatal injuries in a freak accident.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1994–95Abitibi-Témiscamingue ForestiersQMAAA4 1 0 1
1994–95Laval RégentsQMAAA28 11 8 19 7814 0 8 8
1995–96Hull OlympiquesQMJHL1 0 0 0 0
1995–96St-Jérôme PanthersQPJHL26 3 7 10 179
1996–97Hull OlympiquesQMJHL53 13 13 26 1348 2 2 4 29
1997–98Hull OlympiquesQMJHL33 22 23 45 133
1997–98Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL30 18 10 28 24817 14 8 22 61
1998–99Philadelphia PhantomsAHL58 13 13 26 24216 4 3 7 16
1999–00Trenton TitansECHL9 1 1 2 29
1999–00Philadelphia PhantomsAHL35 5 6 11 112
2000–01Montreal CanadiensNHL10 0 0 0 29
2000–01Philadelphia PhantomsAHL13 1 3 4 32
2000–01Quebec CitadellesAHL22 15 4 19 1019 2 5 7 20
2001–02Quebec CitadellesAHL69 15 26 41 1653 1 1 2 0
2002–03Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL40 4 10 14 50
2003–04Charlotte CheckersECHL5 2 1 3 25
2003–04Richmond RiverDogsUHL17 11 13 24 474 1 1 2 32
2003–04Granby PrédateursQSMHL42 17 16 33 179
2004–05Richmond RiverDogsUHL63 26 26 52 174
2004–05Danbury TrashersUHL13 1 8 9 3511 3 7 10 23
2005–06Danbury TrashersUHL4 2 3 5 37
2005–06Sorel-Tracy MissionLNAH38 24 22 46 14511 6 4 10 16
2006–07Sorel-Tracy MissionLNAH40 21 19 40 11810 2 3 5 28
2007–08Sorel-Tracy MissionLNAH1 1 0 1 2
2007–08Rivière-du-Loup CIMTQSCHL27 22 19 41 9910 5 7 12 41
2010–11Sorel-Tracy GCILNAH32 12 11 23 95
2012–13Sorel-Tracy Carvena HCLNAH15 2 3 5 44
NHL totals1000029

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Francis Bélanger - Bio, pictures, stats and more Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens . 2022-06-16 . ourhistory.canadiens.com . en.
  2. News: Tertyshny Is Killed In Boating Accident . . Tim . Panaccio . November 8, 2014 . July 25, 1999.