Jean-Pierre Dumont

Jean-Pierre "J. P." Dumont (born April 1, 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Amateur career==
Dumont played four seasons for Val-d'Or Foreurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Roberto Luongo, Francis Lessard, Steve Bégin and Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre were teammates at Val-d'Or who have also made it to the NHL.
==Professional career==
Dumont was drafted third overall the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. In 1998, a contract dispute between Dumont and the team led to the Islanders to trade him to the Chicago Blackhawks along with a 5th round pick in exchange for Dmitri Nabokov. In March 2000, he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres. Dumont, Doug Gilmour and a draft pick went to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Michal Grosek. In August 2006, he signed a two-year, $4.5-million contract with the Nashville Predators after the Buffalo Sabres rejected Dumont's $2.9-million arbitration award.
In February 2008, Dumont signed a four-year, $16-million contract extension with the Nashville Predators.
On October 17, 2008, Dumont scored his 400th point in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
 
In 2010, Dumont generously donated items to the Brewer, Maine youth hockey program, by-way of (now former) Maine State Representative Chris Greeley, who served for a number of years in the Maine Legislature with Dumont's father-in-law, a state senator.
In the 2010-11 season, Dumont posted 19 points in 70 games with the Predators, his lowest point total since coming to Nashville.
On June 30, 2011, the day before free agency, the Predators bought out Dumont, making him an unrestricted free agent for July 1.
==Personal life==
J.P. is married to Kristin and has four daughters: Ella, Ava, Laila and Mya.NashvillePredators 2010–11 MediaGuide
==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 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	QMJHL 		48 	5 	14 	19 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	QMJHL 		66 	48 	57 	105 	109 		13 	12 	8 	20 	22
1996–97 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	QMJHL 		62 	44 	64 	108 	88 		13 	9 	7 	16 	12
1997–98 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	QMJHL 		55 	57 	42 	99 	63 		19 	31 	15 	46 	18
1998–99 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		25 	9 	6 	15 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		47 	10 	8 	18 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		79 	23 	28 	51 	54 		13 	4 	3 	7 	8
2001–02 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		76 	23 	21 	44 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		76 	14 	21 	35 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		77 	22 	31 	53 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 		54 	20 	20 	40 	38 		18 	7 	7 	14 	14
2006–07 	Nashville Predators	NHL 		82 	21 	45 	66 	28 		5 	4 	2 	6 	0
2007–08 	Nashville Predators	NHL 		80 	29 	43 	72 	34 		6 	0 	2 	2 	4
2008–09 	Nashville Predators	NHL 		82 	16 	49 	65 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Nashville Predators	NHL 		74 	17 	28 	45 	20 		6 	2 	2 	4 	0
2010–11 	Nashville Predators	NHL 		70 	10 	9 	19 	16 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2
QMJHL totals	QMJHL totals 	QMJHL totals		231 	154 	177 	331 	284 		45 	52 	30 	82 	52
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		822 	214 	309 	523 	364 		51 	17 	17 	34 	28
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==See also==
*List of Nashville Predators players
==References==
==External links==
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