Playing career

Amateur

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

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 fifth round pick in exchange for Dmitri Nabokov. In March 2000, he was traded by the Blackhawks to the Buffalo Sabres. Dumont, Doug Gilmour and a draft pick went to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Michal Grosek.

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

During the 2007-08 season, Dumont was signed by the Predators to a four-year, $16-million contract extension.

On October 17, 2008, Dumont scored his 400th point in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

In the 2010-11 season, Dumont posted just 19 points in 70 games with the Predators, his lowest point total since coming to Nashville. Consequently on June 30, 2011, the day before free agency, the Predators bought out Dumont, making him an unrestricted free agent for July 1. In ending his tenure with the Predators, Dumont left the franchise placing fifth in all-time scoring with 267 points in 388 games.

With limited NHL interest, on October 21, 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Swiss team SC Bern of the National League A. Marking a return after playing 13 games for Bern during the 2004-05 NHL lockout. In his final professional season in 2011-12, Dumont contributed to the offence at a point-per-game average, helping Bern reach the Championship finals.

Personal

J.P. is married to Kristin and has four daughters: Ella, Ava, Laila and Mya.

In 2010, Dumont generously donated items to the Brewer, Maine youth hockey program, by-way of (now former) Maine State Representative Chris Greeley, who served for a number of years in the Maine Legislature with Dumont's father-in-law, a state senator.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994-95	Val-d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL		48	5	14	19	24		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Val-d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL		66	48	57	105	109		13	12	8	20	22
1996-97	Val-d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL		62	44	64	108	88		13	9	7	16	12
1997-98	Val-d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL		55	57	42	99	63		19	31	15	46	18
1998-99	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		25	9	6	15	10		—	—	—	—	—
1999-00	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		47	10	8	18	18		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		79	23	28	51	54		13	4	3	7	8
2001-02	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		76	23	21	44	42		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		76	14	21	35	44		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		77	22	31	53	40		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	SC Bern	NLA		3	2	2	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		54	20	20	40	38		18	7	7	14	14
2006-07	Nashville Predators	NHL		82	21	45	66	28		5	4	2	6	0
2007-08	Nashville Predators	NHL		80	29	43	72	34		6	0	2	2	4
2008-09	Nashville Predators	NHL		82	16	49	65	20		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Nashville Predators	NHL		74	17	28	45	20		6	2	2	4	0
2010-11	Nashville Predators	NHL		70	10	9	19	16		3	0	1	1	2
2011-12	SC Bern	NLA		31	8	23	31	26		14	6	8	14	4
QMJHL totals				231	154	177	331	284		45	52	30	82	52
NHL totals				822	214	309	523	364		51	17	17	34	28

Medal record
Representing the Canada
Ice hockey
Ice Hockey World Championships
	2004 Prague

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Canada	WJC	7	0	0	0	0
2004	Canada	WC	9	0	1	1	0
Junior int'l totals			7	0	0	0	0
Senior int'l totals			9	0	1	1	0

[ Source: Wikipedia ]