Alexandre Picard (ice hockey)
Alexandre Picard | |||
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Born |
Les Saules, Quebec, Canada | October 9, 1985||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Czech team Former teams |
HK Hradec Kralove Genève-Servette HC Columbus Blue Jackets HC Davos | ||
NHL draft |
8th overall, 2004 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
Playing career | 2005–present |
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Spengler Cup | ||
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2015 Davos |
Alexandre Picard (born October 9, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for HK Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets with the eighth overall pick of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, but only appeared in 67 career NHL games. Picard is widely regarded as a draft bust.[1]
Playing career
As a youth, Picard played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Quebec City.[2]
After playing four full seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), Picard was drafted in the first round, 8th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Picard joined the Syracuse Crunch, their AHL affiliate, for the 2005–06 season. He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut with the Blue Jackets in the same season.[citation needed]
On March 3, 2010, the Blue Jackets traded Picard to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Chad Kolarik.[3]
On July 7, 2011, Picard signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[4] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. On June 9, 2012, Picard won the Calder Cup with the Admirals. He was named MVP of the AHL playoff series.[5]
Picard opted to sign a multi-year contract abroad with Swiss club, Genève-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA) from the 2012–13 season. In December 2013 and in December 2014, he won the Spengler Cup with the Genève-Servette HC. He left after three years with the club. In December 2015, Picard was added to the roster of NLA side HC Davos for the Spengler Cup, and for the third time was part of the Cup winning team. Following his good showing, Davos offered him a contract for the remainder of the 2015-16 campaign which he signed in January 2016.[6]
Picard left Switzerland upon the conclusion of the 2015-16 season and put pen to paper on a one-year deal with Kunlun Red Star for their inaugural KHL campaign,[7] but eventually did not play for the team. On November 29, 2016, he joined HK Hradec Kralove of the Czech Extraliga.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | Sainte–Foy Gouverneurs | QMAAA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Séminaire St–François Blizzard | QMAAA | 41 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
2002–03 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 66 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||
2003–04 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 69 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 88 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||
2004–05 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 65 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 160 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | ||
2005–06 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 45 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||
2005–06 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 48 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 50 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 116 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
2007–08 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 49 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 42 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 16 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 59 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 42 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 65 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 48 | ||
2012–13 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 32 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 41 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 148 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | ||
2014–15 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 30 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
2015–16 | HC Davos | NLA | 13 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | ||
2016–17 | Mountfield HK | ELH | 25 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 91 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 28 | ||
2017–18 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 28 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | ||
2018–19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Dornbirn Bulldogs | AUT | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 24 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 351 | 111 | 121 | 232 | 622 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 81 | ||||
NHL totals | 67 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NLA totals | 116 | 42 | 39 | 81 | 286 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 71 |
Awards
- 2003–04 QMJHL Mike Bossy Trophy
- 2012 AHL Jack Butterfield Trophy (Playoff MVP)
References
- ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Top 5 Draft Busts in Franchise History". July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Blue Jackets acquire Matt Rust and Chad Kolarik in a pair of deals". Columbus Blue Jackets. March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ^ "Lightning sign Shannon, Picard". USA Today. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Picard named playoff MVP". Hampton Roads. June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ "Alexandre Picard von Genf nach Davos". www.suedostschweiz.ch. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ rsport.ru. "Alexandre Picard signs one-year contract with Chinese KHL team Kunlun Red Star". Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ Vavřina, Jan. "Do Mountfieldu HK míří na měsíční zkoušku kanadský forvard Alexandre Picard". Mountfield HK (in Czech). Retrieved November 30, 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- Genève-Servette HC players
- Sportspeople from Quebec City
- Lewiston Maineiacs players
- National Hockey League first-round draft picks
- Norfolk Admirals players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
- HC Kunlun Red Star players