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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1977)}}
{{for|the Canadian on-air personality|Marc Denis (radio host)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Marc Denis.png
| caption = Denis in 2016
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| catches = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 193
| played_for = [[Colorado Avalanche]]<br>[[Columbus Blue Jackets]]<br>[[Tampa Bay Lightning]]<br>[[Montreal Canadiens]]
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| ntl_team = CAN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|8|1}}
| birth_place = [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada
| draft = 25th overall
| draft_year = 1995
| draft_team = [[Colorado Avalanche]]
| career_start = 1997
| career_end = 2009
|}}
'''Joseph Marc Denis''' (born August 1, 1977) is a Canadian former professional [[ice hockey]] goaltender, who last played with the [[Montreal Canadiens]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). For the 2009–10 season, he was hired as the goaltenders' coach of the [[Chicoutimi Saguenéens]], a [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] (QMJHL) team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=2147483648&id_register=9893|title=Marc Denis | publisher=[[LHJMQ]] | access-date = 2009-09-25}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He is currently working as a [[colour analyst]] for the Canadiens on the Francophone Canadian sports network [[Réseau des sports|RDS]]. He is the all time leader in save percentage in the [[Overtime (ice hockey)#shootout|shootout]] among goaltenders who have faced at least 40 shootout attempts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://records.nhl.com/records/goaltender-records/shootouts/best-shootout-save-percentage-one-season|title=Goaltender Records|website=records.nhl.com|access-date=2023-03-16}}</ref>

==Playing career==
As a youth, Denis played in the 1990 and 1991 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]]s with a [[minor ice hockey]] team from [[Montreal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-31|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Denis was drafted 25th overall by the [[Colorado Avalanche]] at the [[1995 NHL Entry Draft]].  Upon turning professional with Colorado, Denis mainly played for Colorado's [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate, the [[Hershey Bears]], and played a total of 28 regular season games in three seasons for the Avalanche.  On June 7, 2000, Denis was traded to  the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] for a second-round pick in the 2000 draft (used to choose [[Tomáš Kůrka|Tomas Kurka]]). During the [[2002–03 NHL season]], he set the then-NHL record for most minutes in a season with 4,511, playing 77 regular season games that season.

On June 30, 2006, Denis was traded to the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] for [[Fredrik Modin]] and [[Fredrik Norrena]]. In the [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08 season]], on December 28, due to his sub-par and inconsistent play, the Lightning waived Denis. After he cleared waivers, Denis was sent down to the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]]. The Lightning later recalled Denis from Norfolk on March 26, 2008. Denis replaced goalie [[Jonathan Boutin]], who was earlier recalled from the Admirals on an emergency basis because starting goalie [[Mike Smith (ice hockey b. 1982)|Mike Smith]] had a sprained left ankle. After the season, Denis was bought out from the Lightning on June 25, 2008.

Denis, who therefore became a free agent, then signed a contract with his hometown team, the [[Montreal Canadiens]], on July 3, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=367754&page=NewsPage&service=page |title=Canadiens ink Marc Denis |publisher=[[Montreal Canadiens]] |date=2008-07-03 |access-date=2009-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905024142/http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=367754 |archive-date=2008-09-05 }}</ref> After training camp, Marc Denis was assigned to Montreal's AHL affiliate, the [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]. Denis was recalled as an injury replacement for the Canadiens throughout the season and appeared in one game with the Canadiens when he relieved [[Jaroslav Halák|Jaroslav Halak]] for the third period in a 4–1 loss to the [[New Jersey Devils]] on January 2, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20090102_MON@NJ |title=Devils whip Canadiens behind sharp play from Clemmensen |work=[[CBS Sports]] |date=2009-01-02 |access-date=2009-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010202826/http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20090102_MON%40NJ |archive-date=2012-10-10 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:90%; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="10" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! MIN !! GA !! [[Shutout#Ice hockey|SO]] !! [[Goals against average|GAA]] !! [[save percentage|SV%]]
! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| 1992–93
| Montreal-Bourassa
| QMAAA
| 26 || — || — || — || — || 1559 || 74 || 5 || 2.87 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"  
| 1993–94
| Trois-Rivières Estacades
| QMAAA
| 36 || 10 || 22 || 3 || — || 2093 || 158 || 0 || 4.53 || —
| 4 || 1 || 3 || 249 || 20 || 0 || 4.83 || —
|-  
| [[1994–95 QMJHL season|1994–95]]
| [[Chicoutimi Saguenéens]]
| [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]]
| 32 || 17 || 9 || 1 || — || 1688 || 98 || 0 || 3.48 || .891
| 6 || 4 || 2 || 372 || 19 || 1 || 3.06 || .917
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"  
| [[1995–96 QMJHL season|1995–96]]
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens
| QMJHL
| 51 || 23 || 21 || 4 || — || 2951 || 157 || 2 || 3.19 || .891
| 16 || 8 || 8 || 957 || 69 || 0 || 4.32 || .865
|-  
| [[1996–97 QMJHL season|1996–97]]
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens
| QMJHL
| 41 || 22 || 15 || 2 || — || 2317 || 104 || 4 || 2.69 || .905
| 21 || 11 || 10 || 1229 || 70 || 1 || 3.42 || .883
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997 Memorial Cup|1996–97]]
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens
| [[Memorial Cup|MC]]
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| 3 || 0 || 3 || 179 || 15 || 0 || 5.02 || .832
|-  
| [[1996–97 NHL season|1996–97]]
| [[Colorado Avalanche]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || — || 60 || 3 || 0 || 3.00 || .885
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996–97 AHL season|1996–97]]
| [[Hershey Bears]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 56 || 1 || 0 || 1.08 || .960
|-
| [[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]]
| Hershey Bears
| AHL
| 47 || 17 || 23 || 4 || — || 2588 || 125 || 1 || 2.90 || .899
| 6 || 3 || 3 || 346 || 15 || 0 || 2.59 || .894
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 AHL season|1998–99]]
| Hershey Bears
| AHL
| 52 || 20 || 23 || 5 || — || 2908 || 137 || 4 || 2.83 || .914
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 143 || 7 || 0 || 2.93 || .909
|-  
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| Colorado Avalanche
| NHL
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 1 || — || 217 || 9 || 0 || 2.49 || .918
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–00 NHL season|1999–00]]
| Colorado Avalanche
| NHL
| 23 || 9 || 8 || 3 || — || 1203 || 51 || 3 || 2.54 || .917
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
| NHL
| 32 || 6 || 20 || 4 || — || 1830 || 99 || 0 || 3.25 || .895
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| NHL
| 42 || 9 || 24 || 5 || — || 2335 || 121 || 1 || 3.11 || .899
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| NHL
| 77 || 27 || 41 || 8 || — || 4511 || 232 || 5 || 3.09 || .903
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| NHL
| 66 || 21 || 36 || 7 || — || 3795 || 162 || 5 || 2.56 || .918
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| NHL
| 49 || 21 || 25 || — || 1 || 2786 || 151 || 1 || 3.25 || .900
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
| NHL
| 44 || 17 || 18 || — || 2 || 2353 || 125 || 1 || 3.19 || .883
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| Tampa Bay Lightning
| NHL
| 10 || 1 || 5 || — || 0 || 414 || 28 || 0 || 4.05 || .859
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]]
| [[Norfolk Admirals (AHL)|Norfolk Admirals]]
| AHL
| 32 || 11 || 17 || — || 2 || 1832 || 89 || 1 || 2.91 || .910
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| [[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]
| AHL
| 46 || 27 || 18 || — || 0 || 2659 || 109 || 5 || 2.46 || .920
| 6 || 2 || 4 || 359 || 20 || 0 || 3.34 || .890
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 
| [[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| NHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 20 || 1 || 0 || 3.00 || .857
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | NHL totals
! 349 !! 112 !! 179 !! 28 !! 3 !! 19,526 !! 982 !! 16 !! 3.02 !! .902
! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}

===International===
{{MedalTableTop|name = }}
{{MedalCountry | {{ih|Canada}} }}
{{MedalSport | [[Ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Ice Hockey Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004 Prague]] |}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IIHF World Junior Championship|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1996 Boston]] |}}
{{MedalGold | [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997 Geneva]] |}}
{{MedalBottom}}
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-  
| [[1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1996]]
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[World Junior Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 120 || 2 || 0 || 1.00 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997]]
| Canada
| WJC
| 7 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 419 || 13 || 1 || 1.86 || .933
|-
| [[2006 IIHF World Championship|2006]]
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| WC || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 263 || 11 || 0 || 2.51 || .911
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Junior totals
! 9 !! 7 !! 0 !! 2 !! 539 !! 15 !! 1 !! 1.67 !! —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Senior totals
! 5 !! 4 !! 1 !! 0 !! 263 !! 11 !! 0 !! 2.51 !! .911
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]]
|-
| [[Marcel Robert Trophy]]
| [[1995-96 QMJHL season|1996]]
|
|-
| [[Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy]] 
| [[1996-97 QMJHL season|1997]]
|
|-
| [[Canadian Hockey League|CHL]] First All-Star Team
| 1997
|
|-
| CHL Goaltender of the Year
| 1997
|
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
|-
| [[Calder Cup]] (Hershey Bears)
| [[1996-97 AHL season|1997]] 
| 
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [[International Ice Hockey Federation|International]]
|-
| Best Goaltender 
| [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997]]
| <ref>{{cite book | title = Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10 | page = 528 | author = Andrew Podnieks | date = 9 October 2009 | publisher = Harper Collins Publishers Ltd |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |isbn=978-1-55468-621-6}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{icehockeystats}}

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