Justin Papineau

Justin Papineau
Born	January 15, 1980 (1980-01-15) Ottawa, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	Adler Mannheim Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
NHL Draft	46th overall, 1998 Los Angeles Kings 119th overall, 2000 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	2000–present

Justin Papineau (born January 15, 1980 in Ottawa, Ontario), is a professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany.

Draft

Papineau was originally drafted in the 2nd round, #46 overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

Justin Papineau (No. 71) and Joe Thornton

Career

He was then re-selected in the 3rd round, #75 overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft when the Kings were unable to sign him to a contract within the two year deadline and retain his rights. It was reported that negotiations between the team's front office and Papineau broke down at least partially due to the involvement an overbearing agent demanding a huge entry contract.

Papineau has played 81 career NHL games for the Blues and New York Islanders, scoring 11 goals and 8 assists for 19 points. Papineau was once compared to star Steve Yzerman, but those comparisons never came to fruition at the NHL level. He left then on 6 April 2009 EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams to sign with Adler Mannheim.

External links

• Justin Papineau's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Justin Papineau – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net