Daniel Guérard (born April 9, 1974) is a Canadian former professional

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player. Guerard was born in

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, but grew up in LaSalle, Quebec.

Playing career

As a youth, Guérard played in the 1987 and 1988

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s with a

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team from

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. Guérard played two games for the

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of the

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during the

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. He was drafted 98th overall by the Senators in the

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and joined the team in 1994. As well as the two games he played for the Senators in 94–95, he scored 20 goals for their farm team the Prince Edward Island Senators of the

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that season. However, injures destroyed any potential he had and only managed to score three times the next season. After a spell with the Worcester IceCats, he moved to

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and had spells in

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and

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. He returned to Quebec in 1999 to play in the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League where he played for the

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for four seasons followed by spells with the

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and the St. Jean Mission before retiring in 2004.Les Dragons et les Chiefs se rapprochent du Joliette
Par Maurice Potvin 29 octobre 2001 "Daniel Guérard et Patrick Lampron étaient absents pour LaSalle mais leur présence n'auraient probablement rien changé au résultat final."

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

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