Guillaume Desbiens
| Guillaume Desbiens | |
|---|---|
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| Born | April 20, 1985 Alma, QC, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames |
| NHL Draft | 116th overall, 2003 Atlanta Thrashers |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Guillaume Desbiens (born April 20, 1985 in Alma, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays within the Colorado Avalanche organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Desbiens played major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies for four seasons, being drafted 116th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers after his second year with the Huskies. He turned pro in 2005–06, splitting the season between the Chicago Wolves of the AHL and the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL. Despite having signed an NHL contract with the Thrashers, Desbiens did not suit up in any pre-season or regular season games with Atlanta.[1] He played in the Thrashers' farm system between the Wolves and Gladiators until the end of the 2007–08 season, when he was released by his NHL team.[1]
Desbiens joined the Manitoba Moose of the AHL as a walk-on in 2008–09.[1] Following his first season with the Moose, he was signed by their NHL affiliate, the Vancouver Canucks on July 22, 2009.[2] Assigned to the Moose to start the 2009–10 season, he was recalled by the Canucks after an injury to Daniel Sedin[3] and made his NHL debut with the Canucks on October 11, 2009. He played nine-and-a-half minutes on the third line with Kyle Wellwood and Tanner Glass in a 4–3 win against the Dallas Stars.[1] After his one-game stint, he was sent back down to the Moose in favour of Michael Grabner.[4]
After a training camp where he impressed the Canucks coaching staff, Desbiens made the Canucks' 2010-2011 opening night lineup. He played in every game until November 5, when he broke his hand, sidelining him indefinitely.[5]
In the off-season, Desbiens left the Canucks organization and on July 4, 2011, signed a one-year two-way contract with rival the Calgary Flames.[6] He was originally assigned to the Flames affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat to begin the 2011–12 season. Whilst leading the Heat in penalty minutes, Desbiens was recalled by the Flames and appeared in 10 games over the course of the campaign to record 25 penalty minutes
On July 30, 2012, Desbiens signed a one-year, two-way contract to return to the Vancouver Canucks organization.[7] He was unable to add to his Canucks experience, as he was assigned directly to familiar affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the duration of the 2012–13 season, leading the Wolves with 118 penalty minutes.
Desbiens signed for his fourth NHL team on July 5, 2013, signing as a free agent to one-year, two-way deal with the Colorado Avalanche.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 65 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 115 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 2002–03 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 64 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 233 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 58 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 199 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 2004–05 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 56 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 206 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 65 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 187 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 38 | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 54 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 78 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 158 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 2009–10 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 67 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 144 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | ||
| 2009–10 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 53 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 104 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | ||
| 2010–11 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 59 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 52 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "From walk-on to NHL call-up". Winnipeg Sun. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ↑ "Canucks sign Glass, Desbiens and Funk". TSN. 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ↑ "Canucks' Daniel Sedin out 4-6 weeks with broken foot". The Sports Network. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ↑ "Canucks recall Grabner from AHL". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ↑ "Desbiens out with broken hand". Vancouver Province. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ↑ "Flames sign Desbiens to one-year deal". The Sports Network. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ↑ "Canucks sign Guillaume Desbiens". Vancouver Canucks. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ↑ "Avalanche announce signings". Colorado Avalanche. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
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