Biography:
Second year pro…Traded to Lewiston by Rouyn-Noranda for Travis Mealy, 1/8/05…Traded to Shawinigan by Lewiston for Dominic Savoie and Shawinigan’s 4th round choice (later traded to Quebec – Joe Dube) in the 2008 QMJHL Entry Draft, 8/27/07…Traded to Rouyn-Noranda by Shawinigan for Ashton Bernard and Dillen Theriault, and Shawinigan’s 2nd round choice (later traded to Montreal – Michael Roski) in the 2008 QMJHL Entry Draft and 1st round choice (Jonathan Racine) in the 2009 QMJHL Entry Draft, 12/18/07…Traded to Rimouski by Rouyn-Noranda with Maxim Gougeon for Benoit Gervais, 6/7/08…Signed as a free agent by Detroit, 3/30/09…Assigned by Detroit, 9/24/09...Reassigned to Toledo by Detroit, 11/19/09...Reassigned from Toledo by Detroit, 11/23/09...Reassigned to Toledo by Detroit, 12/8/09.
2008-09: Named a QMJHL Second-Team All-Star…Enjoyed a standout season with Rimouski, leading all QMJHL defensemen with 23 goals, 72 points and five game-winning goals (tied), while standing second with 49 assists and 238 shots…Overall, tied for 10th in the league in assists and ranked 12th in shots…Paced Rimouski in assists and ranked among the team’s leaders in goals (T3rd), points (2nd), game-winning goals (2nd), shots (2nd), power play goals (6, T6th) and penalty minutes (69, 4th)…Tallied six points (2-4—6) through 12 QMJHL playoff contests to help Rimouski reach the semifinals, then earned three points (1-2—3) in four games during the Memorial Cup. 2007-08: Notched 12 points (1-11—12) and 21 PIM through 18 outings with Shawinigan, before being traded to Rouyn-Noranda, where he earned 28 points (1-27—28) and 44 PIM in 32 contests…His combined 38 assists placed sixth overall among league defensemen, while his 40 total points tied for 15th…His 27 assists with Rouyn-Noranda placed third among the team’s defensemen…Helped lead Rouyn-Noranda to the QMJHL finals, where it lost to Gatineau…Netted 23 points (4-19—23) in 17 playoff games, ranking second among league defensemen and eighth overall during the postseason…Paced the Huskies with a plus-19 rating and 39 PIM, while he also stood among team leaders in assists (2nd) and points (3rd) during the postseason. 2006-07: Won the President’s Cup (QMJHL championship) with Lewiston, earning six points (3-3—6) and eight PIM in 10 playoff appearances…Skated in 62 regular season contests for Lewiston, ranking third among team defensemen with 23 assists and 27 points…Finished second on the club with 122 PIM and fourth with a plus-31 rating. 2005-06: Logged 15 points (1-14—15) in 65 games for Lewiston, placing second on the club with 83 PIM. 2004-05: Played first QMJHL season, registering two PIM in two contests for Rouyn-Noranda prior to being traded to Lewiston, where he recorded three assists and 33 PIM in 24 games…Tied for fourth on Lewiston with 18 PIM in eight playoff games.
Personal: Lives in Evain, Quebec…Best friend in hockey is Jeff Mercier…Greatest hockey memory is playing in the 2009 Memorial Cup…Hockey idol as a youth was Paul Coffey…Greatest influence on his career was his father…Plans to coach after his playing career…Also speaks French…Played golf and badminton growing up…Favorite food is sushi…Favorite music artists are Danny Bedard and Keith Urban…Favorite movie is Shrek…Favorite TV show is Lost…Favorite web site is facebook.com…Favorite sport to watch besides hockey is golf.
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AHL Career Highs
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| Games Played |
9, 2009-10 |
| Goals |
n/a |
| Assists |
n/a |
| Points |
n/a |
| PIM |
4, 2009-10 |
| Goal Streak |
n/a |
| Assist Streak |
n/a |
| Point Streak |
n/a |
| Goals, Game |
n/a |
| Assists, Game |
n/a |
| Points, Game |
n/a |
| PIM, Game |
2, twice (MR: 10/30/09 GR vs. HOU) |
Firsts
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| AHL Game |
10/15/09 GR at TEX |
| AHL Point |
n/a |
| AHL Goal |
n/a |
Career Stats
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Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| Season |
Team |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
| 2004-05 |
Rouyn-Noranda |
QMJHL |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Lewiston |
QMJHL |
24 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
33 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
| 2005-06 |
Lewiston |
QMJHL |
65 |
1 |
14 |
15 |
83 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
| 2006-07 |
Lewiston |
QMJHL |
62 |
4 |
23 |
27 |
122 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
| 2007-08 |
Shawinigan |
QMJHL |
18 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
21 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Rouyn-Noranda |
QMJHL |
32 |
1 |
27 |
28 |
44 |
17 |
4 |
19 |
23 |
39 |
| 2008-09 |
Rimouski |
QMJHL |
62 |
23 |
49 |
72 |
69 |
16 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
19 |
| 2009-10 |
Grand Rapids |
AHL |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Toledo |
ECHL |
46 |
5 |
23 |
28 |
71 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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GRIFFINS/AHL TOTALS |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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PRO TOTALS |
55 |
5 |
23 |
28 |
71 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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