Introduction
Michel Petit (born February 12, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from the 1982–83 NHL season to the 1998–99 NHL season. Upon his retirement Petit had played for a then-NHL record ten different teams, a mark has since been surpassed by Mike Sillinger.
Playing career
As a youth, Petit played in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament four consecutive years from 1974 to 1977, with a minor ice hockey team from Pont-Rouge.
Petit was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. During his 17 seasons in the NHL he played for ten different NHL teams, which as of 2017 was tied along with J. J. Daigneault, Mathieu Schneider, Jim Dowd, Olli Jokinen and Lee Stempniak as the second-most by any player. Petit was the first to hit the ten-team mark.
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) (1998–99).
In his 17 seasons of playing hockey, he amassed a total of 90 goals, 238 assists, 328 points, 1839 penalty minutes, and 827 games played.
Personal life
Currently, Petit resides in The Woodlands, Texas and is a sales manager for Smart Sand, working in Canada and the US. Petit won the 2019 Member Guest at Traditions course in 2019.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 63 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 106 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 44 | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Jean Beavers | QMJHL | 62 | 19 | 67 | 86 | 196 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| 1982–83 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 44 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 69 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 25 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 32 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 69 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 64 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 154 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | ||
| 1989–90 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 63 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 54 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 34 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 36 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 35 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 63 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 40 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 45 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 1996–97 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 29 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 2000–01 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 14 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Bolzano HC | Italy-A | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 827 | 90 | 238 | 328 | 1839 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 61 | ||||