Michel Ouellet

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Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
202 lb (92 kg/14 st 6 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams
Tampa Bay Lightning
Pittsburgh Penguins
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born March 5, 1982 (1982-03-05) (age 26),
Rimouski, PQ, CAN
NHL Draft 124th overall, 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro career 2005present

Michel Ouellet (born March 5, 1982 in Rimouski, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey right winger of the National Hockey League (NHL) who plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He also owns his own real estate company in Quebec.

[edit] Playing career

Ouellet played for Rimouski Océanic in Quebec before being drafted 124th overall by the Penguins in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut during the 2005–06 NHL season, playing his first NHL game on November 22, 2005 in a 5–4 victory against the Washington Capitals.

Both his first NHL goal and first NHL assist were scored against the Buffalo Sabres during a pair of back-to-back games on Dec 16 and 17, 2005.

He finished his first NHL season with 16 goals and 16 assists.

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton AHL 19 10 20 30 12 - - - - -
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 50 16 16 32 16 - - - - -
2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 19 29 48 30 5 0 2 2 6
2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 64 17 19 36 12 -- -- -- -- --
3 Seasons Career NHL 187 52 64 116 58 5 0 2 2 6