Jean-Pierre Dumont

Position Right wing ShootsLeft Height
Weight6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb(91 kg/14 st 4 lb) NHLTeam
F. teams Nashville Predators
Buffalo Sabres
Chicago Blackhawks Nationality Canada Born April 1, 1978(1978-04-01) (age 30),
Montreal, QC, CAN NHL Draft3rd overall, 1996
New York IslandersPro career 1998 – present

Jean-Pierre "J.P." Dumont (born April 1, 1978 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who plays in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Nashville Predators.

1 Amateur career
2 Professional career
3 Career statistics
4 See also
5 External links

Amateur career

Dumont played four seasons for Val-d'Or Foreurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Roberto Luongo, Francis Lessard, Steve Bégin and Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre were teammates at Val-d'Or who have also made it to the NHL.

Professional career

Dumont was drafted third overall the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. In 1998, a contract dispute between Dumont and the team led to the Islanders to trade him to the Chicago Blackhawks along with a 5th round pick in exchange for Dmitri Nabokov. In March 2000, he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres. Dumont, Doug Gilmour and a draft pick went to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Michal Grosek.

Dumont scored an overtime goal during the Sabres' run in the 2006 playoffs, in game 3 of the second round series versus the Ottawa Senators.

In August 2006, Dumont signed a two year, $4.5 million contract with the Nashville Predators, after the Buffalo Sabres rejected Dumont's US$2.9 million arbitration award.

In February 2008, Dumont signed a four year, $16 million contract extension with the Nashville Predators.

Career statistics

Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL48 5 14 19 24 -- -- -- -- -- 1995–96Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 66 48 57 105 109 13 12 8 20 22 1996–97Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 62 44 64 108 88 - - - - - 1997–98Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 55 57 42 99 63 19 31 15 46 18 1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL25 9 6 15 10 - - - - - 1999–00Chicago Blackhawks NHL 47 10 8 18 18 - - - - - 2000–01 Buffalo SabresNHL 79 23 28 51 54 13 4 3 7 8 2001–02Buffalo Sabres NHL 76 23 21 44 42 -- -- -- -- -- 2002–03Buffalo Sabres NHL 76 14 21 35 44 - - - - - 2003–04Buffalo Sabres NHL 77 22 31 53 40 - - - - - 2005–06Buffalo Sabres NHL 54 20 20 40 38 18 7 7 14 14 2006–07 Nashville PredatorsNHL 82 21 45 66 28 5 4 2 6 0 2007–08Nashville Predators NHL 80 29 43 72 34 QMJHL Totals 231 154 177 331 284 - - - - - NHL Totals 596 171 223 394 308 36 15 12 27 102