Sébastien Piché
| Sébastien Piché | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 4, 1988 La Sarre, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EBEL team Former teams |
EHC Black Wings Linz Grand Rapids Griffins HC Bolzano | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Sébastien Piché (born February 4, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for EHC Black Wings Linz in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).
Playing career
Piché began his major junior career playing five seasons in the QMJHL before on March 30, 2009, he was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings.[1]
On February 21, 2012, he was traded along with Detroit's 2012 first round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenceman Kyle Quincey.[2] On the next day, he was assigned by the Lightning to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.[3]
As a free agent, Piché was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Connecticut Whale on September 26, 2012.[4] He was reassigned to ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors for the duration of the 2012–13 season.
On August 7, 2013, Piche signed his first European contract, agreeing to a one-year deal as a free agent with HC Bolzano for their first season in the Austrian Hockey League.[5] Piché immediately paid dividends for Bolzano in 2013–14 season, scoring an elite 43 points in just 50 games from the blueline to lead the Foxes. In the EBEL playoffs, Piché contributed with 11 points in 13 games to help Bolzano become the first non-Austrian club, to claim the EBEL Championship.
On May 1, 2014, Piché opted to continue in the EBEL, however left Bolzano to sign with Austrian club EHC Black Wings Linz.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Lewiston MAINEiacs | QMJHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lewiston MAINEiacs | QMJHL | 65 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Lewiston MAINEiacs | QMJHL | 62 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 122 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 18 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 32 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 39 | ||
| 2008–09 | Rimouski Oceanic | QMJHL | 62 | 23 | 49 | 72 | 69 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 46 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 48 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 51 | ||
| 2012–13 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 27 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 50 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 50 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 2015–16 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 52 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 2016–17 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 46 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 42 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL Second All-Star Team | 2008–09 | [7] |
References
- ^ "Red Wings sign QMJHL defender Piche". mlive.com. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Lightning flip Quincey to Red Wings". The Sports Network. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Everblades welcome Piche". Florida Everblades. 2012-02-22. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Whale sign defenseman Piche". Connecticut Whale. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Two new defenders for Bolzano" (in German). HC Bolzano. 2013-08-07. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Champion Sebastien Piche lands in Linz" (in German). EHC Black Wings Linz. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sebastien Piche player profile". The Hockey News. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
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External links
- 1988 births
- Bolzano HC players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Florida Everblades players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Greenville Road Warriors players
- Lewiston Maineiacs players
- EHC Black Wings Linz players
- Living people
- Rimouski Océanic players
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies players
- Shawinigan Cataractes players
- Toledo Walleye players