Jean Noël Éric Desjardins - Born June 14, 1969 in Rouyn, Quebec is a Canadian retired ice Hockey defenceman.

- World Junior Ice Hockey Champion 1988 with Team Canada.

- Émile Bouchard Trophy Winner 1988 with Granby Bisons.

- 1991 Canada Cup Champion with Team Canada.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1989, 1993 with Montreal Canadiens, 1997 with Philadelphia Flyers.

- Stanley Cup Champion 1993 with Montreal Canadiens.

- 1996 World Cup of Hockey Runner-Up

Desjardins made his NHL debut with Montreal Canadiens on October 8, 1988 vs Minnesota North Stars at Montreal Forum in a 4-3 Montreal win. He had 1 assist in the game.

Desjardins scored his 1st NHL goal vs Mario Gosselin of Quebec Nordiques at Quebec Coliseum in a 5-3 Nordiques win.

Desjardins scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Kelly Hrudey of Los Angeles Kings on June 3, 1993 at Montreal Forum in a 3-2 OT Montreal win in game 2 of 1993 Stanley Cup finals ..... He became 1st NHL defenseman to score 3 goals in a Stanley Cup final.

Desjardins played in 1143 regular season NHL games, scoring 136 goals (24 GWG / 4 OTG), 439 assists with 757 penalty minutes and 168 NHL playoff games, scoring 23 goals (5 GWG / 2 OTG), 57 assists with 93 penalty minutes.

Desjardins represented Canada 36 times, 14 as a junior, scoring 1 goal, 4 assists with 12 penalty minutes and 22 times as a senior, scoring 2 goals, 4 assists with 12 penalty minutes.

Éric Desjardins was inducted into the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame in 2015.