Paul Bissonnette
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| Position | Defence, Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg/15 st 10 lb) |
| NHL Team (P) Cur. team |
Pittsburgh Penguins W-B/S Penguins (AHL) |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | March 11, 1985 , Welland, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 121st overall, 2003 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Pro career | 2005 – present |
Paul Bissonnette (born 11 March 1985 in Welland, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Bissonnette was selected in the fourth round, 121st overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. When drafted, Bissonnette was playing with the Saginaw Spirit of the junior Ontario Hockey League. During the 2003-04 season, Bissonnette served as the Spirit captain, and ranked ninth in points. He played another half season with the Spirit before being traded to the Owen Sound Attack, where he finished the 2004-05 season.
He began his professional career in 2005 with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. Bissonnette finished the season with only 14 games in Wheeling, playing 55 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. During the 2005-06 season, he played 65 games with Wheeling, and only appeared in 3 games with the AHL Penguins. After beginning the 2007-08 season in Wheeling, Bissonnette was recalled to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, where he earned a permanent roster position. Though initially a defenceman, Bissonnette plays left wing for the Penguins.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001-2002 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 57 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002-2003 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 67 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-2004 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 67 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-2005 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-2005 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 35 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2005-2006 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-2006 | W-B/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 55 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2006-2007 | W-B/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006-2007 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 65 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 115 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
[edit] External links
- Paul Bissonnette's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Bio at the Pittsburgh Penguins official site
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