# James Desmarais

James Desmarais (born May 4, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Desmarais was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 9th round (270th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Though he never played in the National Hockey League, he played for several teams in the minor leagues such as the American Hockey League and the ECHL as well as for teams in Italy, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In Switzerland, he played for HC Ajoie from 2006 to 2013. In 2015, he signed for the Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League and remained until 2017.

## Career statistics

| | | | 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 |
| 1994–95 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Lac St-Louis Lions | QMAAA | 44 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — |
| 1996–97 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 67 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997–98 | Laval Titan | QMJHL | 68 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 |
| 1998–99 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 66 | 62 | 73 | 135 | 127 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
| 1999–00 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 59 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | B.C. Icemen | UHL | 33 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 37 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Arkansas RiverBlades | ECHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Greensboro Generals | ECHL | 31 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | HC Alleghe | Italy | 40 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Adirondack IceHawks | UHL | 37 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Granby Predateurs | QSPHL | 31 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Verdun Dragons | LNAH | 57 | 51 | 61 | 112 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | HC Innsbruck | EBEL | 48 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 99 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 2006–07 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 44 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 127 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| 2006–07 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 49 | 42 | 54 | 96 | 74 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 48 |
| 2008–09 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 47 | 35 | 55 | 90 | 70 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35 |
| 2009–10 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 45 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 121 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 2010–11 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 27 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 38 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 70 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012–13 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 50 | 26 | 58 | 84 | 109 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| 2013–14 | HC Ajoie | NLB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | EHC Visp | NLB | 19 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 24 |
| 2014–15 | EHC Visp | NLB | 48 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2015–16 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 52 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 47 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Jonquiere Marquis | LNAH | 34 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018–19 | Jonquiere Marquis | LNAH | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Les Pétroliers du Nord | LNAH | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | Les Pétroliers du Nord | LNAH | 22 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Jonquiere Marquis | LNAH | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Jonquiere Marquis | LNAH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NLB totals | NLB totals | NLB totals | 369 | 249 | 370 | 619 | 675 | 82 | 44 | 73 | 117 | 159 |
| LNAH totals | LNAH totals | LNAH totals | 171 | 117 | 139 | 256 | 198 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ECHL totals | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | 127 | 42 | 59 | 101 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 47 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |