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39. Donald Audette

39. Donald Audette

The Buffalo Sabres got great value out of their Ninth Round Pick of the 1989 Draft, Donald Audette, whose grit not only earned him onto the parent club but a spot for years as mid-line Right Wing.

Audette had a 31-Goal, 48-Point rookie year, finishing sixth in Calder voting, and after an injury-plagued 1992-93 season, Audette had 59 Points, with a career-high 16 Power Play Goals.  The Quebecer again missed a lot of time in 1994-95 and 1995-96, but he returned healthy in 1996-97, with an even 50 Points.  

Audette was traded to Los Angeles in 1998, who later traded him to Atlanta.  In 2000-01 as a Thrasher, he made his first and only All-Star Game and had 71 Points in 64 Games before he was traded back to Buffalo for their playoff run.  Audette finished strong and helped them make the Second Round, but he departed Buffalo again, this time of his own volition via free agency to Dallas.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Right Wing
  • Acquired: Selected in the 9th Round, 183rd Overall in the NHL Draft 6/17/89.
  • Departed:

    Traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Los Angeles’ 1999 2nd Round Pick (which would be Milan Bartovic) 12/18/98.

    Acquired (2): Traded from the Atlanta Thrashers for the rights to Kamil Piros and Buffalo’s 2001 4th Round Pick (which was later traded to St. Louis, who selected Igor Valeyev) 3/13/01.

    Departed (2): Signed with the Dallas Stars as a Free Agent 7/2/01.
  • Games Played: 421
  • Notable Statistics:

    166 Goals
    131 Assists 
    207 Points 
    335 PIM 
    .71 PPG 
    -6 Plus/Minus 
    30.4 Point Shares 

    61 Playoff Games
    15 Goals
    23 Assists 
    38 Points 
    36 PIM 
    .62 PPG 
    -12 Plus/Minus
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    All-Star (2001*)

    *Audette was traded late in the season from Atlanta.
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