Roger Belanger

Roger Belanger (born December 1, 1965 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.
==Playing career==
Roger Belanger started his junior career with the London Knights of the OHL in 1982–83, getting 31 points (17G-14A) in 68 games, however an injury in the playoffs limited him to just 1 game, in which he had no points. Prior to the 1983–84 season, the Knights dealt Belanger to the Kingston Canadians. His offensive production exploded in Kingston, getting 90 points (44G-46A) in 67 games. The Canadians failed to make the playoffs that season. In the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins chose Belanger with their 1st round, 16th overall pick.
Belanger stepped right into the rebuilding Penguins lineup in the 1984–85 season, and had 8 points (3G-5A) in 44 games. The Penguins sent him back to the OHL, where his rights were traded to the Hamilton Steelhawks and in 3 regular season games in Hamilton, Belanger had 6 points (3G-3A). He helped them in the playoffs with 13 points (3G-10A) in 17 games.
In 1985–86, Belanger failed to crack the Penguins lineup and found himself with the Baltimore Skipjacks of the AHL, as he recorded 38 points (17G-21A) in 69 games in which proved to be the last injury-free season of Belanger's career. In 1986–87, Belanger played in 32 games with Baltimore, getting 20 points (9G-11A), then spent some time with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the IHL, and he had 3 points (1G-2A) in 5 games. In 1987–88, Belanger had numerous injuries, and played in only 5 games with the Lumberjacks, getting 4 points (1G-3A), then played 2 games with the New Haven Nighthawks of the AHL, getting no points.
That proved to be the end of Belanger's playing career, as he retired from hockey in 1988 due to injuries.
== 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
1982–83 	London Knights 	OHL 	 	68 	17 	14 	31 	53 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	5
1983–84 	Kingston Canadians 	OHL 	 	67 	44 	46 	90 	66 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1984–85 	Hamilton Steelhawks 	OHL 	 	3 	3 	3 	6 	0 	 	17 	3 	10 	13 	47
1984–85 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	44 	3 	5 	8 	32 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1985–86 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 	 	69 	17 	21 	38 	61 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1986–87 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 	 	32 	9 	11 	20 	14 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1986–87 	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL 	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1987–88 	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL 	 	5 	1 	3 	4 	6 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
1987–88 	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
OHL Totals	OHL Totals 	OHL Totals	 	138 	64 	63 	127 	119 	 	18 	3 	10 	13 	52
IHL Totals	IHL Totals 	IHL Totals	 	10 	2 	5 	7 	6 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
AHL Totals	AHL Totals 	AHL Totals	 	103 	26 	32 	58 	75 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	44 	3 	5 	8 	32 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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