Maxim Lapierre

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
Nickname(s)	Lapi, Mad Max, Max Stone
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg/14 st 0 lb)
NHL Team	Montreal Canadiens
Nationality	Canada
Born	March 29, 1985 (1985-03-29) (age 23), Saint-Léonard, QC, CAN
NHL Draft	61st overall, 2003 Montreal Canadiens
Pro career	2006 – present

Maxim Lapierre (born March 29, 1985 in Saint-Leonard, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey forward.

Lapierre currently plays for the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens. He started the 2007–2008 season with the American Hockey League's Hamilton Bulldogs, the Canadiens' farm team, and has been playing with the Canadiens every game since December 5th, 2007. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Canadiens.

Lapierre played his first NHL game on November 15, 2005 against the Florida Panthers. That was the only NHL game he played that season. During the 2006–07 season, Lapierre was brought in to replace injured defenceman Mathieu Dandenault, and excelled, scoring three goals and one assist. He was subsequently sent back to the Hamilton Bulldogs after Dandenault returned from his injuries. Lapierre was later recalled to the NHL, but when the Montreal Canadiens didn't make the playoffs, he returned to Hamilton to help the Bulldogs in the Calder Cup playoffs.

After a preseason performance that failed to impress the Canadiens, Lapierre was returned to the Bulldogs to start the 2007–2008 season. On December 5th, 2007, he was recalled to the Montreal Canadiens and has been playing ever since as a third and fourth line centre.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Cap-de-la-Madeleine	QAAA	42	14	27	41	44	10	3	5	8	16
2001–02	Montreal Rocket	QMJHL	9	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Montreal Rocket	QMJHL	72	22	21	43	55	7	1	3	4	6
2003–04	PEI Rocket	QMJHL	67	25	36	61	138	11	7	2	9	14
2004–05	PEI Rocket	QMJHL	69	25	27	52	139	0	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	73	13	23	36	214	0	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	46	6	6	12	24	0	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	53	7	11	18	60	12	0	3	3	6
NHL Totals			100	13	17	30	84	12	0	3	3	6