# Yves Racine

Yves Racine (born February 7, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Biography

As a youth, Racine played in the 1981 and 1982 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Charlesbourg, Quebec City.
Racine was drafted 11th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He played 508 NHL games for the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning, and his last season in NHL was 1997-98.
Later, he played one season in Jokerit in Finland and five seasons in Germany, mostly in Adler Mannheim. Racine won a gold medal playing for Canada at the 1994 World Ice Hockey Championships. He retired after the 2005–2006 season, his 2nd season playing for Thetford-Mines Prolab of the LNAH.
He currently works for Arizona Capital, in Quebec City.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1984–85 | Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs | QMAAA | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs | QMAAA | 42 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Longueuil Chevaliers | QMJHL | 70 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| 1987–88 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 69 | 10 | 84 | 94 | 150 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1987–88 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 1988–89 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 63 | 23 | 85 | 108 | 95 | 16 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 41 |
| 1988–89 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 46 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 16 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 62 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 61 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 94 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 1992–93 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 67 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 32 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Quebec Rafales | IHL | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 46 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 60 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Jokerit | SM-l | 52 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1999–2000 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 54 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| 2000–01 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 52 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 98 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
| 2001–02 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 48 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 124 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2002–03 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 47 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 90 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 2003–04 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| 2004–05 | Thetford Mines Prolab | LNAH | 47 | 2 | 41 | 43 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Thetford Mines Prolab | LNAH | 40 | 1 | 31 | 32 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 508 | 37 | 194 | 231 | 439 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 249 | 18 | 112 | 130 | 470 | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 148 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1989 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1991 | Canada | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Canada | WC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |