Yannick Veilleux
| Yannick Veilleux | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Veilleux with the Chicago Wolves | |||
| Born |
February 22, 1993 Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
St. Louis Blues Chicago Wolves (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft |
102nd overall, 2011 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Yannick Veilleux (born February 22, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Veilleux was selected by the Blues in the 4th round (102nd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Veilleux was selected second overall by Shawinigan Cataractes in the 2009 QMJHL Entry Draft. He led the Cataractes to win the 2012 Memorial Cup[1] before being traded, prior to the start of the 2012–13 season, to the Moncton Wildcats in exchange for defenceman Brandon Gormley.[2]
On March 6, 2013, the St. Louis Blues signed Veilleux to a three-year, entry-level contract.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Saint-Eustache Vikings | QMAAA | 43 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | ||
| 2009–10 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 68 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 59 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 69 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | ||
| 2012–13 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 65 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 102 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 62 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 65 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 64 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 76 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Canada Quebec | U17 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||
References
- ^ "2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup: Three Stars – Veilleux deflects home late winner". Yahoo! Sports. May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Yannick Veilleux prospect profile". Hockey'sFuture.com. May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Blues Sign Edmundson and Veilleux". St Louis Blues. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
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External links
- Yannick Veilleux career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Yannick Veilleux career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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