Donald Audette
Position :
Right Wing
Shoots :
Right
Height :
5'8"
Weight :
175
Birth Date :
09/23/69
Place of Birth :
LAVAL, PQ
Currently Resides :
East Amherst, NY
Year Drafted :
1989
Round Drafted :
9
Overall Choice:
183
Sweater Number:
28
Current Statu
#28 Donald Audette
Right Wing
Born: September 23, 1969 in Laval, Quebec
Height: 5' 8" Weight: 175 Shoots: Right
How Acquired: Buffalo's ninth round draft choice (183rd overall) in 1989.
1995-96: Missed 59 games due to injury. The first 11 came at the start of the season after suffering torn medial
meniscus cartilage in his right knee in a preseasongame, for which he underwent arthroscopic surgery in October 1. He
missed the second half of the season after undergoing a surgical procedure to reconstruct the Anterior Cruciate
Ligament in his right knee on January 26 after the knee did not fully respond to the October treatment...Had points in
14 of the 23 games he did play in...Recorded his second career hat trick on November 8, scoring three second period
goals against the Sharks, marking the first time a Sabre player had a hat trick in one period since Alexander Mogilny's
three first period goals February 24, 1993...Established a new personal high for points in a game with four(twice)...Five
multiple-point games.
Career: Finished tied for second in the NHL in power-play goals(13) and tied for second in game-winning goals(7) in
1994-95...Won Fred T. Hunt Memorial Trophy as the Sabres' rookie of the year in 1991-92...In his first NHL season,
Donald was seventh in points, third in goals and tied for first in power play goals among rookies...Led the team with six
game-winning goals (two in overtime) in his rookie year...Is tied for fourth on Sabres' one-season list of goals by a
rookie...Is 18th on Sabres' all-time goal-scorers list (four behind number 17)...Is 30th on the list of all-time Sabre
point-getters (one point behind number 29)...In 1989-90, he was named to the first AHL All-Star team and won the
Dudley "Red" Garrett Award as the AHL's rookie of the year...Was second on the Amerks in scoring in 1989-90, and
was the teams VP Supply Most Popular Player...Was a first team All-Star in the QMJHL in 1988-89, and won the Guy
Lafleur Trophy that season as the leagues Most Valuable Player in the playoffs.
Personal: Signed a three-year contract on June 9, 1995...Donald and his wife Manon have two children, daughter