Alexandre R. Picard
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| Position | Defenseman |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 222 lb (101 kg) |
| NHL Team | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | July 5, 1985, Hull, QC, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 85th overall, 2003 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Pro Career | 2005 – present |
Alexandré Picard (born July 5, 1985 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman. He plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Picard began his career by playing major junior hockey for the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. The team was highly successful while he was there, even helping them reach the President's Cup finals in 2002-03. In fact, following that season, he was one of eight players on the team chosen in that year's draft. However, he was among several players traded to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, but returned to the Mooseheads for his final season in the QMJHL, but they unfortunately had a short post-season berth.
Following the post-season, Picard went to Philadelphia, and began to work-out with the Philadelphia Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, who were in the Calder Cup finals. When teammate Randy Jones was injured in game two, he was signed to an amateur tryout contract to fill the roster spot. So, Picard played alongside veteran John Slaney in about a dozen shifts in games three and four to help the Phantoms sweep the Chicago Wolves.
A month later, the Flyers announced that they had signed Picard to a three year contract to fill the spot left on the Phantoms roster by Patrick Sharp. So, Picard played his first full professional season for the Phantoms, and also played six games for the Flyers in four stints. He was also called up to be backup for the Flyers during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2006-07 NHL season is currently the second year of his contract. Following Flyers' training camp, he was sent down to the Phantoms, but after just six games, he was called up to replace the injured Mike Rathje and began his rookie season in the NHL. Picard proved he could stay in the NHL when, on February 1, 2007, he recorded five assists in a game against the New Jersey Devils, nearly tying the franchise record set by Eric Lindros.
[edit] Awards
- 2004-05: Second All-Star Team (QMJHL)
- 2004-05: Calder Cup Philadelphia Phantoms
[edit] Records
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001-02 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 59 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2002-03 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 71 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2003-04 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 57 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004-05 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 68 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2004-05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 75 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 82 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] International play
[edit] References
- American Hockey League, The. Smith, Brian. Phantoms' Picard coming of age. 4 Nov 2005.
- Halifax Moosheads.
- Connolly, Pat. Mooseheads History. Retrieved 4 Aug 2006.
- Croucher, Philip.
- Picard plays on Flyers' farm. 8 June 2005.
- Tow more for the pot. 28 July 2005.
- All six Mooseheads' picked in 2003 draft signed to NHL contracts. 29 July 2005.
- Internet Hockey Database. Alexandre Picard. Retrieved 4 Aug 2006.
- Philadelphia Flyers.
- (2 Feb 2007). Picard Reflects on Big Night. Press release.
- Alexandre Picard. Retrieved 4 Aug 2006.
- Philadelphia Phantoms.
- (6 June 2005). Philadelphia Phantoms Weekly. Press release.
- (21 April 2006). Flyers On The Runway. Press release.
- Alexandre Picard. Retrieved 4 Aug 2006.
- Sports Network, The. Alexandre Picard. Retrieved 4 Aug 2006.
