Michel Petit

Michel Petit
Michel Petit playing at the Legends Games for the 50th edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament.
Born	(1964-02-12) February 12, 1964 (age 53) St. Malo, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Vancouver Canucks New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Los Angeles Kings Tampa Bay Lightning Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1982 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1983–2001

Michel Petit (born February 12, 1964) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from the 1982–83 NHL season to the 1998–99 NHL season. Upon his retirement Petit had played for a then-NHL record 10 different teams. This mark has since been surpassed by Mike Sillinger. Currently, Petit resides in The Woodlands, Texas and is a sales manager for Smart Sand working in Canada and the US.

Petit was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. During his 17 seasons in the NHL he played for 10 different NHL teams, which, along with J. J. Daigneault is the second most by any player.

Petit played for the Vancouver Canucks (1982–83 – 1987–88), New York Rangers (1987–88 – 1988–89), Quebec Nordiques (1989–90 – 1990–91), Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91 – 1991–92), Calgary Flames (1992–93 – 1993–94), Los Angeles Kings (1994–95 – 1995–96), Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96), Edmonton Oilers (1996–97), Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97), and Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) (1998–99).