Playing career

Daigneault was selected tenth overall in the first round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Daigneault is one of the most well-travelled players in NHL history. When he joined his 10th team, the Minnesota Wild, in 2000, he tied the NHL record held by Michel Petit. The record has since been broken by Mike Sillinger. Daigneault remains tied for second in the category, along with Petit and Jim Dowd.

Daigneault has played for the Vancouver Canucks (1984-85 - 1985-86), Philadelphia Flyers (1986-87 - 1987-88), Montreal Canadiens (1989-90 - 1995-96), St. Louis Blues (1995-96), Pittsburgh Penguins (1995-96 - 1996-97), Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996-97 - 1997-98), New York Islanders (1997-98), Nashville Predators (1998-99), Phoenix Coyotes (1998-99 - 1999-2000), and Minnesota Wild (2000-01). He played in the Stanley Cup finals with Philadelphia in 1987, and was a key member of the Montreal Canadiens as they won their 24th Stanley Cup in 1993.

1987 Stanley Cup Finals

Daigneault's earliest fame at the NHL level came when he scored the winning goal for the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth game of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers. It was a somewhat unlikely goal, as Daigneault had scored all of 6 goals during the regular season, and, up to that point, had zero points in 8 playoff games. In 2006 this game was voted the 8th greatest game in Philadelphia Flyers history according to fan voting.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981-82	Laval Voisins	QMJHL		64	4	25	29	41		18	1	3	4	2
1982-83	Longueuil Chevaliers	QMJHL		70	26	58	84	58		15	4	11	15	35
1983-84	Canadian National Team	Intl		62	6	15	21	40		—	—	—	—	—
1983-84	Longueuil Chevaliers	QMJHL		10	2	11	13	6		14	3	13	16	30
1984-85	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		67	4	23	27	69		—	—	—	—	—
1985-86	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		64	5	23	28	45		3	0	2	2	0
1986-87	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		77	6	16	22	56		9	1	0	1	0
1987-88	Hershey Bears	AHL		10	1	5	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		28	2	2	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
1988-89	Hershey Bears	AHL		12	0	10	10	13		—	—	—	—	—
1988-89	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		63	10	33	43	48		6	1	3	4	2
1989-90	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		28	8	19	27	18		—	—	—	—	—
1989-90	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		36	2	10	12	14		9	0	0	0	2
1990-91	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		51	3	16	19	31		5	0	1	1	0
1991-92	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		79	4	14	18	36		11	0	3	3	4
1992-93	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		66	8	10	18	57		20	1	3	4	22
1993-94	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		68	2	12	14	73		7	0	1	1	12
1994-95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		45	3	5	8	40		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Worcester IceCats	AHL		9	1	10	11	10		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		7	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	St. Louis Blues	NHL		37	1	3	4	24		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		13	3	3	6	23		17	1	9	10	36
1996-97	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		53	3	14	17	36		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	NHL		13	2	9	11	22		11	2	7	9	16
1997-98	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	NHL		53	2	15	17	28		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	New York Islanders	NHL		18	0	6	6	21		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Nashville Predators	NHL		35	2	2	4	38		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		35	0	7	7	32		6	0	0	0	8
1999-00	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		53	1	6	7	22		1	0	0	0	0
2000-01	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		44	8	9	17	18		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Minnesota Wild	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				899	53	197	250	687		99	5	26	31	100

Coaching statistics

Season Team Lge Type
2005-06 Phoenix Roadrunners ECHL Assistant Coach
2007-08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL Assistant Coach
2012-current Montreal Canadiens Assistant Coach
					

[ Source: Wikipedia ]