Alexandre R. Picard
| Alexandre R. Picard | |
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 Picard with the Penguins in 2011. |
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| Born | July 5, 1985 Gatineau, QC, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes Montreal Canadiens |
| NHL Draft | 85th overall, 2003 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Alexandre R. Picard (born July 5, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL).
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[edit] Playing career
Picard began his career by playing major junior hockey for the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. The team was highly successful while he was there, even helping them reach the President's Cup finals in 2002–03. In fact, following that season, he was one of eight players on the team chosen in 2003 NHL Entry Draft.[1] However, he was among several players traded to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, but returned to the Mooseheads for his final season in the QMJHL, but they had a short post-season berth.
Following the post-season, Picard went to Philadelphia, and began to work-out with the Philadelphia Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, who were in the Calder Cup finals. When teammate Randy Jones was injured in game two, he was signed to an amateur tryout contract to fill the roster spot. So, Picard played alongside veteran John Slaney in about a dozen shifts in games three and four to help the Phantoms sweep the Chicago Wolves.
A month later, the Flyers announced that they had signed Picard to a three year contract to fill the spot left on the Phantoms roster by Patrick Sharp. So, Picard played his first full professional season for the Phantoms, and also played six games for the Flyers in four stints. He was also called up to be backup for the Flyers during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Picard began the 2006–07 NHL season with the Phantoms, but after just six games, he was called up to replace the injured Mike Rathje and began his rookie season in the NHL. Picard proved he could stay in the NHL when, on February 1, 2007, he recorded five assists in a game against the New Jersey Devils, nearly tying the franchise record set by Eric Lindros.
Picard was dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 25, 2008 (along with a draft pick), for forward Vaclav Prospal.
On August 29, 2008, Picard was traded to the Ottawa Senators along with Filip Kuba and a first round draft pick for Andrej Meszaros.
On February 12, 2010, Picard, who had been a healthy scratch for much of the season, along with Ottawa's second round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Matt Cullen.
On July 31, 2010, Picard signed a one year contract with the Montreal Canadiens[2]
On July 5, 2011, Picard was signed to a one year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins worth $600,000 at the NHL level.[citation needed]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 59 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 71 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 57 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 68 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2004–05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 75 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 62 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 53 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 47 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 45 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010−11 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 43 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 236 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| Second All-Star Team | 2005 | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Mooseheads Team History". Halifax Mooseheads. 2010-01-02. http://www.halifaxmooseheads.ca/default.asp?mn=1.7.25. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ^ "Picard signs one-year deal". Montreal Canadiens. 2010-07-31. http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=535290. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
[edit] External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Carolina Hurricanes players
- Cape Breton Screaming Eagles alumni
- Halifax Mooseheads alumni
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- Ottawa Senators players
- People from Gatineau
- Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
