Deschenes Returns to Connecticut
Danbury Whalers President, Senior Partner, CFO Alan Friedman proudly announced the signing of former Yale forward Nick Deschenes. Deschenes, a forward, will also be serving as the Danbury Whalers Assistant Coach.
A resident of Canmore, Alberta, Deschenes, comes to Danbury with 107 professional goals in 259 games, including 33 games and 5 goals with the Philadelphia Phantoms (American Hockey League) the AAA affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL). Deschenes also played 72 games in the ECHL with the Trenton Titans where he was a member of the 2004-05 Kelly Cup Championship team. In the Titans playoff run, Deschenes was the team’s third-leading scorer with 16 points (9 goals/7 assists) in 20 games.
This is the second stop in Connecticut for Deschenes hockey career, as he attended and played hockey for Yale from 1999-2003. While at Yale, Deschenes played in 114 games scoring 36 goals.
Other biographical notes for Deschenes include winning the King of the Klondike Lumberjack competition in Edmonton in 2002, competing in the Canmore Highland Games (stone & weight throwing while in kilt), and taking home a bronze medal in the Calgary Homebrew Beer competition.
“I’m excited to re-establish my roots in Connecticut. My family is looking forward to the season, it is going to be a very exciting time for us.” commented Deschenes.
Danbury Whalers Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations, Phil Esposito stated, “To add a player like Nick to our organization is a major piece. Nick has been a part of three championships and will bring so much to our organization on the coaching end as well.”
