2023-06-18 01:28:56
The Thetford Assurancia of the North American Hockey League (LNAH) drafted former Montreal Canadiens color holder David Desharnais on Saturday.
Thetford Mines set their sights on Desharnais in the ninth round, with the 58e total choice.
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However, the native of Laurier-Station had announced that he was going to retire from professional hockey. He spent the last four seasons of his career with Fribourg-Gottéron, in the Swiss National League, which is the first division championship in this European country. Before joining this Swiss club, he spent a season in the KHL with Avangard Omsk, managed at the time by Bob Hartley.
Desharnais played for nine seasons on the Bettman circuit. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers. Never drafted, the 36-year-old athlete played 524 games in the big league, collecting 282 points, or 87 goals and 195 assists.
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