Claude Verret

Claude Verret (born April 20, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the eighth round, 163rd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

Claude Verret
Born	(1963-04-20) April 20, 1963 (age 61) Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Buffalo Sabres
NHL draft	163rd overall, 1982 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1983–1999

Biography

Verret was born in Lachine, Quebec, but grew up in Quebec City, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1975 and 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Beauport, Quebec.^[1]

In the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, he tallied 462 points in 200 games over three seasons with the Trois-Rivières Draveurs, winning the Jean Beliveau Trophy in 1981–82 as the league's leading scorer. He scored another 183 points in 141 games during his first two seasons in the American Hockey League with the Sabres' farm club, the Rochester Americans, and won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award in 1983–84 as the league's top rookie.

Despite this success at the junior and minor league levels, Verret did not make much impact in the National Hockey League. He played in just fourteen games with the Sabres, eleven in 1983–84 and three in 1984–85. He scored two goals and added five assists.

Verret began playing in Europe in 1987, spending many seasons playing in France and Switzerland before retiring in 1999.

Awards

• Michel Bergeron Trophy (QMJHL offensive rookie of the year): 1980–81
• Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy (QMJHL most sportsmanlike player): 1980–81 and 1981–82
• Jean Beliveau Trophy (QMJHL leading scorer): 1981–82
• Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (AHL rookie of the year): 1983–84

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978–79	Sainte–Foy Couillard	QMAAA		38	13	11	24	4		6	3	2	5	0
1979–80	Sainte–Foy Gouverneurs	QMAAA		38	29	47	76	8		12	4	8	12	0
1980–81	Trois–Rivières Draveurs	QMJHL		68	39	73	112	4		19	13	24	37	7
1981–82	Trois–Rivières Draveurs	QMJHL		64	54	108	162	14		23	13	35	48	4
1982–83	Trois–Rivières Draveurs	QMJHL		68	73	115	188	20		4	3	6	9	4
1983–84	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		11	2	5	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Rochester Americans	AHL		65	39	51	90	4		18	5	9	14	4
1984–85	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Rochester Americans	AHL		76	40	53	93	12		5	2	5	7	0
1985–86	Rochester Americans	AHL		52	19	32	51	14		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	EHC Kloten	NDA		1	2	1	3	0		4	1	0	1	2
1986–87	Rochester Americans	AHL		36	13	12	25	2		8	3	3	6	0
1987–88	HC Rouen	FRA		28	29	36	65	20		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	HC Rouen	FRA		38	48	58	106	6		5	7	9	16	4
1989–90	HC Rouen	FRA		31	31	35	66	4		4	2	2	4	0
1990–91	HC Rouen	FRA		28	19	37	56	4		9	7	14	21	0
1991–92	Français Volants	FRA.2		14	16	9	25	36		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	HC Rouen	FRA		31	40	43	83	6		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HC Rouen	FRA		8	4	17	21	12		4	2	6	8	0
1993–94	Lausanne HC	CHE.2		19	18	19	37	6		13	11	10	21	4
1994–95	Lausanne HC	CHE.2		36	44	45	89	6		11	10	20	30	6
1995–96	Lausanne HC	NDA		19	10	8	18	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Genève–Servette HC	CHE.2		42	31	45	76	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Genève–Servette HC	CHE.2		40	23	46	69	16		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Lausanne HC	CHE.2		23	13	24	37	12		1	0	2	2	0
1999–2000	Lausanne HC	CHE.2		32	17	29	46	8		3	0	2	2	0
AHL totals				229	111	148	259	32		31	10	17	27	4
FRA totals				164	171	226	397	52		22	18	31	49	4
CHE.2 totals				192	146	208	354	54		28	21	34	55	10

References

1. (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-11.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Inaugural winner	Winner of the Michel Bergeron Trophy 1980–81	Succeeded by Sylvain Turgeon
Preceded by Jean-François Sauvé	Winner of the Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy 1980–81 and 1981–82	Succeeded by Pat LaFontaine
Preceded by Dale Hawerchuk	Winner of the Jean Beliveau Trophy 1981–82	Succeeded by Pat LaFontaine
Preceded by Mitch Lamoureux	Winner of the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award 1983–84	Succeeded by Steve Thomas