Pierre-Cédric Labrie
Pierre-Cédric Labrie | |||
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![]() Labrie in 2013 | |||
Born |
Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada | June 12, 1986||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
DEL team Former teams |
Eisbären Berlin Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2007–present |
Pierre-Cédric "Nacho"[1] Labrie (born June 12, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Playing career
Juniors and early life
As a youth, Labrie played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Baie-Comeau.[2]
Labrie left hockey at the age of 17 when he was cut from the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.[3] He worked the night shift at a convenience store and worked at a restaurant as a chef's assistant. Labrie found it within himself to restart his hockey career completely, first playing in a weekend rec league, then Junior A, Juniors, the AHL, and finally making it to the NHL.[4]
Professional
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On January 7, 2012, Labrie made his NHL debut playing with the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 3–1 defeat on the road against the Montreal Canadiens.[5] He later recorded his first NHL point, an assist, in a victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on January 21, 2012.[6]
On July 1, 2014, Labrie signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks.[7] They assigned him to their AHL-affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs on September 30, 2014. In the 2014-15 season, Labrie added a veteran presence in producing 16 points in 60 games. On June 18, 2015, Labrie was re-signed to a one-year AHL contract to remain with the IceHogs.[8]
In the following off-season, Labrie opted to remain within the Blackhawks organization, agreeing to another one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 1, 2016.[9]
On July 1, 2017, Labrie signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators for the 2017–18 season.[10] On February 26, 2018, Labrie along with Trevor Murphy was traded by the Predators to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Tyler Gaudet and John Ramage.[11] He was immediately assigned and played out the remainder of the season with affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners.[citation needed]
As a free agent in the following off-season, Labrie agreed to his first ECHL contract, signing a one-year deal with the Wichita Thunder on August 15, 2018.[12] Labrie contributed with 47 points through 60 games with the Thunder before signing a tryout with Rockford IceHogs of the AHL to end the season.
In the following off-season, Labrie opted to pursue a contract in Europe for the first time in his career, accepting an initial try-out contract with German club, Eisbären Berlin of the DEL, on July 26, 2019[13] which he later secured a one-year contract for the 2019–20 DEL season after the pre-season games.[14]
Personal life
Labrie is married Jana Piuze-Roy, the daughter of former NHL goaltender Patrick Roy. Labrie and Roy have two boys together.[15]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003–04 | Coaticook Frontaliers | QJAHL | 46 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Coaticook Frontaliers | QJAHL | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Restigouche Tigers | MJAHL | 54 | 43 | 43 | 86 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
2006–07 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | QMJHL | 68 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 113 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 35 | ||
2007–08 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 67 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 63 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | ||
2009–10 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 45 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 64 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 148 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 56 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 107 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 34 | ||
2011–12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 39 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 60 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 113 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | ||
2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 66 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 52 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 50 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Wichita Thunder | ECHL | 60 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 51 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 46 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ Tampa Bay Lightning (January 21, 2012). "Labrie scored first NHL point". Twitter. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Labrie savors stint with Tampa Bay Lightning". TampaBay.com. February 3, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ "Lightning's Labrie an early camp standout". TampaBay.com. September 30, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ^ "Blunden and Pacioretty score to lift Canadiens over Lightning 3-1". CTV Montreal. January 7, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ^ "Lightning Win 3rd Straight Against Coyotes". aeryssports.com. January 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Regin signs one-year contract to stay with Blackhawks". National Hockey League. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "IceHogs re-sign Labrie for another year". Rockford IceHogs. June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "Blackhawks agree to terms with forwards Sam Carrick and Pierre-Cedric Labrie". Chicago Blackhawks. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ "Predators ink Labrie to a one-year contract". Nashville Predators. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "Preds Acquire Tyler Gaudet, John Ramage from Arizona". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Wichita add AHL veteran Labrie". ECHL. August 15, 2018. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "Three tryout players with Eisbaren Berlin" (in German). eishockeynews.de. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Labrie und Streu stay with Eisbären" (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ Kallman, Dave (January 5, 2018). "An Admirals tough guy, a tiny baby, a snowstorm and an opponent's act of kindness". Journal Sentinel.
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Baie-Comeau Drakkar players
- Bakersfield Condors players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Eisbären Berlin players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Manitoba Moose players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- People from Baie-Comeau
- Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
- Quebec Remparts players
- Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Tucson Roadrunners players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Wichita Thunder players