Alexandre Picard (ice hockey)
| Alexandre Picard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 9, 1985 Les Saules, QC, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Czech Extraliga team Former teams |
HK Hradec Kralove Genève-Servette HC Columbus Blue Jackets HC Davos | ||
| NHL Draft |
8th overall, 2004 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Spengler Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2015 Davos | |
Alexandre Picard (born October 9, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for HK Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic.
Playing career
After playing four full seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), Picard was drafted in the first round, 8th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Picard joined the Syracuse Crunch, their AHL affiliate, for the 2005–06 season. He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut with the Blue Jackets in the same season.
On March 3, 2010, the Blue Jackets traded Picard to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Chad Kolarik.[1]
On July 7, 2011, Picard signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[2] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. On June 9, 2012, Picard won the Calder Cup with the Norfolk Admirals. He was named MVP of the AHL playoff series.[3]
Picard opted to sign a multi-year contract abroad with Swiss club, Genève-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA) from the 2012–13 season. In December 2013 and in December 2014, he won the Spengler Cup with the Genève-Servette HC. He left after three years with the club. In December 2015, Picard was added to the roster of NLA side HC Davos for the Spengler Cup, and for the third time was part of the Cup winning team. Following his good showing, Davos offered him a contract for the remainder of the 2015-16 campaign which he signed in January 2016.[4]
Picard left Switzerland upon the conclusion of the 2015-16 season and put pen to paper on a one-year deal with Kunlun Red Star for their inaugural KHL campaign,[5] but eventually did not play for the team. On November 29, 2016, he joined HK Hradec Kralove of the Czech Extraliga.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Sherbrooke Beavers | QMJHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Sherbrooke Beavers | QMJHL | 66 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 69 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 88 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 65 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 160 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2005–06 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 45 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 2005–06 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 48 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 50 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 116 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 49 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 42 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 16 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 59 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 42 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 65 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 48 | ||
| 2012–13 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 32 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 41 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 148 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | ||
| 2014–15 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 30 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| NHL totals | 67 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards
- 2003–04 QMJHL Mike Bossy Trophy
- 2012 AHL Jack Butterfield Trophy (Playoff MVP)
References
- ↑ "Blue Jackets acquire Matt Rust and Chad Kolarik in a pair of deals". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ↑ "Lightning sign Shannon, Picard". USA Today. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ↑ "Picard named playoff MVP". Hampton Roads. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ↑ "Alexandre Picard von Genf nach Davos". www.suedostschweiz.ch. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ rsport.ru. "Alexandre Picard signs one-year contract with Chinese KHL team Kunlun Red Star". Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ↑ Vavřina, Jan. "Do Mountfieldu HK míří na měsíční zkoušku kanadský forvard Alexandre Picard". Mountfield HK (in Czech). Retrieved 2016-11-30.
External links
- Alexandre Picard's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Alexandre Picard's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Marc-Andre Fleury |
Winner of the Mike Bossy Trophy 2003–04 |
Succeeded by Sidney Crosby |
| Preceded by Nikolai Zherdev |
Columbus Blue Jackets first round draft pick 2004 |
Succeeded by Gilbert Brule |