Jean-François Joseph "J.F." Jomphe (born December 28, 1972) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Phoenix Coyotes, and Montreal Canadiens between 1995 and 1999. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2005, was spent in various minor leagues and in Europe. Internationally Jomphe played for the Canadian national team at both the 1995 and 1996 World Championships, winning a bronze medal in 1995.

Jean-François Jomphe
Jean-François Jomphe (left)
Born (1972-12-28) December 28, 1972 (age 51)
Havre St. Pierre, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Phoenix Coyotes
Montreal Canadiens
National team  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1993–2005
Jean-François Jomphe
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Canada Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Sweden Ice hockey

Biography

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As a youth, he played in the 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Rosemère, Quebec.[1]

Jomphe played 111 regular season games in the National Hockey League for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Phoenix Coyotes and the Montreal Canadiens. He scored 10 goals and 29 assists for 39 points, collecting 102 penalty minutes.[citation needed] In 1999, Jomphe moved to Europe and played in Germany (Krefeld Pinguine, Adler Mannheim) and Switzerland before retiring in 2005.[2] Jomphe has coached the LA Selects Hockey team.[citation needed]

Jomphe was married to his first wife Jaci Smith, heir to the Smith's grocery store chain.[citation needed] Jomphe married his second wife, Shay Lynn Gatlin, on May 12, 2006 at the St. Regis hotel in Monarch Beach, California, after meeting in 2000.[citation needed] In 2007 their only son, Presley Joseph Jomphe, was born.[citation needed] Jomphe & Shay divorced in 2010.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 42 17 22 39 14 6 2 1 3 2
1991–92 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 44 28 33 61 64 10 6 10 16 10
1992–93 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 35 25 29 54 43
1992–93 Sherbrooke Faucons QMJHL 25 18 14 32 45 15 10 13 23 20
1993–94 San Diego Gulls IHL 29 2 3 5 12
1993–94 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL 25 9 9 18 41 1 1 0 1 0
1994–95 Canadian National Team Intl 52 33 25 58 85
1995–96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 31 2 12 14 39
1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 47 21 34 55 75
1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 64 7 14 21 53
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 9 1 3 4 8
1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 38 9 19 28 32
1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL 17 6 4 10 24
1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 1 0 0 0 2
1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL 29 10 18 28 36
1998–99 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 32 6 14 20 63
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 3 1 3 4 6 15 5 11 16 49
1999–00 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 47 12 33 45 109 4 0 1 1 6
2000–01 Adler Mannheim DEL 47 11 16 27 178 11 5 5 10 22
2002–03 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 46 13 27 40 110
2003–04 EHC Biel-Bienne NLB 20 19 15 34 61 4 2 1 3 49
2004–05 EHC Biel-Bienne NLB 22 10 15 25 22
AHL totals 117 41 74 115 149 15 5 11 16 49
NHL totals 111 10 29 39 102

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1995 Canada WC 8 4 0 4 6
1996 Canada WC 8 0 1 1 4
Senior totals 16 4 1 5 10

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. ^ "Jean-Francois Jomphe löst seinen Vertrag bei den Adlern auf" [Jean-Francois Jomphe terminates his contract with the Adler]. Adler Mannheim (in German). August 24, 2001. Archived from the original on June 13, 2002. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
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