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#9 - Pascal Dupuis

Right Wing - Shoots: Left

6'1", 205lbs

Born 7 April 79 in Laval, QC

Acquired from Atlanta on Feb. 27, 2008, with Marian Hossa for Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, Angelo Esposito and a 2008 first-round pick.

Career Notes:   2006-07 SEASON: Scored goal in Thrashers debut, a 4-2 win against Ottawa on March 2 Recorded 13 points (10 goals, three assists) in 48 games with Minnesota Scoreless in six games with New York Rangers after being acquired on Feb. 9 Recorded two short-handed goals and three short-handed points with Wild Posted career-high, four-game goal scoring streak (four goals) from Nov. 20-25 Tallied two goals to match career best against Los Angeles on Feb. 7 Matched career high with two-game assist streak from Dec. 23-26 (two assists) Set career high with 36 shifts against Calgary on Dec. 7 Tied career high with eight shots against Chicago on Dec. 5.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 142 points (68 goals, 74 assists), including 18 power play goals and four short-handed goals, in 340 NHL games over six seasons with Minnesota and New York Rangers prior to being acquired by Thrashers Appeared in 16 playoff games, recording eight points (four goals, four assists) for Wild in 2002-03 Reached at least 25 points in four consecutive NHL seasons from 2001-04 and 2005-06

2005-06: Ranked 10th on Wild with 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) in 67 games Shared eighth on squad with four power-play tallies Skated in career-best 22:59 of ice time at Anaheim on Nov. 6 Notched season-high three points against Edmonton on Nov. 23 (two goals, one assist), and against Los Angeles on Feb. 7 (two goals, one assist)

2004-05: Registered 10 points (five goals, five assists) in eight games with HC Ajoie of Switzerland National B League

2003-04: Shared fourth on Minnesota with 26 points (11 goals, 15 assists) in 59 games Shared seventh on club in goals Ranked sixth on team in assists Finished with plus-five rating Set career highs with four assists/points at Chicago (including 100th career point) on March 25

2002-03: Set career highs with 20 goals, 28 assists, 48 points, six power-play goals, four game-winning tallies and 80 games with Wild Averaged career-best 17:30 of ice time Second on Wild in goals and points Shared third on Wild in assists Topped squad with career-best and franchise-record setting plus-17 rating Third on team in power-play goals Shared third on Minnesota in game-winning tallies Took career-high 183 shots to rank second on squad Skated in 100th career NHL game and posted three-point night (one goal, two assists) at Washington on Nov. 21 Set career high with two goals against Vancouver on Jan. 16 Registered eight points (four goals, four assists) in 16 post-season matches Shared fifth on team in points, ranked fourth in goals and third in shots (36) in playoffs Assisted Wild's first-ever playoff goal at Colorado on April 10 Netted two goals in Minnesota's Game Seven victory over Vancouver in Western Conference Semifinals on May 8

2001-02: Played first full NHL season, collecting 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists) in 76 games Led team's rookies and ranked seventh on club in points Finished fifth overall to lead club's rookies in goals Tallied career-high two short-handed goals to share second on Wild and share first among NHL rookies Shared first among league's first-year players with two short-handed points, tied for fifth with three power-play goals and 154 shots, and ranked fifth in goals Topped Wild rookies in assists and games Registered career-best, five-game point streak from Nov. 23-Dec. 2 (four goals, two assists) Collected first NHL assist at Calgary on Oct. 27

2000-01: Made professional debut, registering 43 points (19 goals, 24 assists) in 70 games with Cleveland of the former International Hockey League. Ranked ninth on Lumberjacks in points, six in goals and tied for seventh in assists Ranked second among IHL rookies with plus-17 rating Shared fourth among league's rookies in goals and points Notched one goal in first four NHL games with Wild Scored goal in first NHL game at San Jose on April 2 (Nabokov).

AMATEUR CAREER: Spent four seasons in QMJHL with Rouyn-Noranda and Shawinigan from 1996-2000, notching 247 points (105 goals, 142 assists) and 348 penalty minutes in 229 games

1999-2000: Ranked 17th in QMJHL and second on Shawinigan with 105 points (50 goals, 55 assists) in 61 games Led club in goals and ranked third in assists Led team with 15 goals and 22 points in 13 post-season contests

1998-99: Registered 72 points (30 goals, 42 assists) in 57 contests with Shawinigan

1997-98: Split season between Rouyn-Noranda and Shawinigan, combining for 46 points (16 goals, 30 assists) in career-high 67 games 1996-97: Made QMJHL debut with Rouyn-Noranda, earning 24 points (nine goals, 15 assists) in 44 games.

PERSONAL: Reached NHL as un-drafted player Invited to Minnesota's training camp in September 2000 and was signed by organization on Sept. 18, 2000 Nickname is "Dupps" Played soccer growing up in Quebec Fan of Quebec Nordiques and Michel Goulet as a youth He and his wife, Carole-Lyne, have a daughter, Maeva, and a son, Kody The family resides in Blainville, Quebec, during off-season.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Minnesota as free agent on Sept. 18, 2000 Acquired by New York Rangers from Minnesota for Adam Hall on Feb. 9, 2007 Acquired by Atlanta with third-round selection in 2007 NHL Entry Draft for Alex Bourret on Feb. 27, 2007.