Yves Racine

Yves Racine is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League.

Biography

As a youth, Racine played in the 1981 and 1982 Quebec [International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]s 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 [Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|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.