Jonathan Audy-Marchessault

Jonathan Audy-Marchessault
Born December 27, 1990 (1990-12-27) (age 21)
Cap-Rouge, QC, CAN
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 New York Rangers
Connecticut Whale (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Jonathan Audy-Marchessault (born December 27, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League (AHL).

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Junior career

Jonathan played his entire junior hockey career with the Quebec Remparts in the QMJHL. Audy-Marchessault joined Quebec as a 16 year old for the 2007-08 season after being drafted by them in the 12th round.[1]

In 2009-10, Audy-Marchessault won the Gaétan Duchesne Trophy as Quebec's best defensive player.[2] Audy-Marchessault was named player of the week in both the QMJHL and CHL for the week ending December 13, 2010.[3]

As Quebec's assistant captain[4] in his final junior hockey season Audy-Marchessault finished 6th in the QMJHL in scoring during the regular season.[5] He led the league in game winning goals for that season with 11.[6] In the 2011 playoffs, he led the league in scoring even though Quebec was eliminated in the semi-finals.[7][8][9] He became the first player to lead the QMJHL in playoff scoring despite not playing in the final round.[10][1]

Audy-Marchessault was named the QMJHL top star of the week for the week ending September 19, 2010.[11] He was also named CHL player of the week for the week ending April 3, 2011 during the playoffs.[12][13] At the end of the season, Audy-Marchessault was awarded the Bud Light Cup as Quebec's player of the year.[14] He was named a QMJHL First Team All-Star.[9][15][16][17]

Professional career

On June 23, 2011, he signed his first professional contract with the New York Rangers, on a recommendation by Dean Stork, coach of the ECHL Greenville Road Warriors.[18][19][20][21] Former Rempart teammates Ryan Bourque and Kelsey Tessier are also in the Rangers organization.[15][18][19] Audy-Marchessault began his professional career in 2011-12 with the Connecticut Whale.[20][4][21][22]

In his second professional game with the Whale on October 9, 2011, Audy-Marchessault scored the game winner in a shootout in a game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[23] He scored his first official professional goal on October 22, 2011 in a game against the Springfield Falcons.[24]

Awards and honours

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 56 10 10 20 18 +5 11 1 0 1 6
2008–09 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 62 18 35 53 75 +31 14 2 4 6 10
2009–10 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 68 30 41 71 54 +24 9 3 11 14 14
2010–11 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 68 40 55 95 41 +33 18 11 22 33 12
QMJHL totals 254 98 141 239 188 — 52 17 37 54 42

References

  1. ^ a b "Jonathan Audy-Marchessault's official website". http://www.audy-marchessault.com/en/biography/biography/. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  2. ^ "Alex Wall, recipient of the Gaétan-Duchesne Trophy". Quebec Remparts. http://en.remparts.qc.ca/article/alex-wall-recipient-of-the-ga-tan-duchesne-trophy. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  3. ^ "Audy-Marchessault, QMJHL and CHL player week". Quebec Remparts. http://en.remparts.qc.ca/article/audy-marchessault-qmjhl-and-chl-player-week/24736. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  4. ^ a b "Audy-Marchessault avec l'organisation des Rangers". 98.5 FM. http://www.985fm.ca/sports/nouvelles/audy-marchessault-avec-l-organisation-des-rangers-83083.html. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  5. ^ "2010-11 QMJHL scoring leaders". QMJHL. http://lhjmq.leaguestat.com/en/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_scorers&subType=0&season_id=82&league_id=1&lastActive=&confId=0. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  6. ^ "2010-11 QMJHL game-winning goal leaders". QMJHL. http://lhjmq.leaguestat.com/en/stats/statdisplay.php?type=records&subType=5&season_id=82&league_id=1&lastActive=&confId=0. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  7. ^ "2010-11 QMJHL playoff scoring leaders". QMJHL. http://lhjmq.leaguestat.com/en/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_scorers&season_id=166. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  8. ^ "Congratulations to Jon Audy-Marchessault". Quebec Remparts. http://en.remparts.qc.ca/article/congratulations-to-jon-audy-marchessault. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  9. ^ a b c "Jonathan Audy-Marchessault". Elite Prospects. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?statsleague=WJC-18&player=32872&team=&year=&status=&leagueid=&season=. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  10. ^ Sager, N. (May 16, 2011). "Sunday's 3 Stars: Maidens, Huberdeau clutch in clinchers". Yahoo! Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/juniorhockey/blog/buzzing_the_net/post/Sunday-s-3-Stars-Maidens-Huberdeau-clutch-in-c?urn=juniorhockey-354237. Retrieved 2011-06-27. 
  11. ^ "Audy-Marchessault, Laporte and Andrews named TELUS three stars of the week". QMJHL. http://en.lhjmq.qc.ca/article/audy-marchessault-laporte-and-andrews-named-telus-three-stars-of-the-week. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  12. ^ "Audy-Marchessault Named CHL Player of the Week". Hockey's Future. http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/12952/audymarchessault_named_chl_player_of_the_week/. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  13. ^ "Remparts’ Audy-Marchessault Named CHL Player of the Week". QMJHL. http://en.lhjmq.qc.ca/article/remparts-audy-marchessault-named-chl-player-of-the-week. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  14. ^ "Jonathan Audy-Marchessault, player of the year". Quebec Remparts. http://en.remparts.qc.ca/article/jonathan-audy-marchessault-player-of-the-year. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  15. ^ a b c "Jonathan Audy-Marchessault". The American Hockey League. http://theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=4185. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 
  16. ^ a b "Whale's Audy-Marchessault Making Big Impression". SportsPageMagazine.com. September 27, 2011. http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/hy/all-hy/art-all-hy/whales-audy-marchessault-making-big-impression.shtml?49014. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 
  17. ^ a b The Chronicle Herald, April 7, 2011
  18. ^ a b Caisse, P. (June 23, 2011). "Audy-Marchessault avec les Rangers". canoe.ca. http://fr.canoe.ca/sports/nouvelles/hockey/lnh/archives/2011/06/20110623-133448.html. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  19. ^ a b Johnston, K. (June 23, 2011). "Un premier contrat professionnel pour Jonathan Audy-Marchessault". LeSoleil. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/sports/actualites-sportives/201106/23/01-4412077-un-premier-contrat-professionnel-pour-jonathan-audy-marchessault.php. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  20. ^ a b Fortin, D. (June 23, 2011). "Jonathan Audy-Marchessault s’entend avec les Rangers de New York". Québec Hebdo. http://www.quebechebdo.com/Nos%20Remparts/2011-06-23/article-2607087/Jonathan-AudyMarchessault-sentend-avec-les-Rangers-de-New-York/1. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  21. ^ a b "Whale's Audy-Marchessault Making Big Impression". sportspagemagazine.com. September 27, 2011. http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/hy/all-hy/art-all-hy/whales-audy-marchessault-making-big-impression.shtml?49014. Retrieved 2011-10-05. 
  22. ^ "Whale Announce Opening Roster". Whalers Sports & Entertainment. October 7, 2011. http://www.ctwhale.com/default.asp?ctwhale=59&objId=1602. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 
  23. ^ "Johnson Carries Whale to First Win". Whalers Sports & Entertainment. October 9, 2011. http://www.ctwhale.com/default.asp?ctwhale=59&objId=1606. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 
  24. ^ Ring, B. (October 22, 2011). "Zuccarello's Late Goal Gives Whale Comeback Win". Whalers Sports & Entertainment. http://www.ctwhale.com/default.asp?ctwhale=59&objId=1645. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 

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