Cedric Paquette

Cedric Paquette
Paquette with the Tampa Bay Lightning in December 2014
Born August 13, 1993
Gaspé, QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Draft 101st overall, 2012
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2013–present

Cedric Paquette (born August 13, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Paquette was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 4th round (101st overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Juniors

Paquette played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Montreal Juniors and Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, scoring 58 goals and 73 assists for 131 points, with 193 penalty minutes, in 130 games played.

Syracuse Crunch

On May 3, 2013, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Paquette to a three-year, entry-level contract,[1] and he was assigned to start the 2013–14 season with their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.[2] On April 11, 2014, after posting 20 goals and 22 assists, with 153 penalty minutes, in 70 games played with the Syracuse Crunch, the Tampa Bay Lighting recalled Paquette to join their NHL roster.[3]

Tampa Bay Lightning

On November 4, 2014, the Tampa Bay Lightning recalled Paquette from the Syracuse Crunch, which was the second recall of the season after having appeared in four games with the team.[4] On November 6, 2014, Paquette scored his first two NHL goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames 5-2 that night.[5] On January 29, 2015, Paquette scored his first career NHL hat trick in a Lightning 5-1 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.[6] On April 27, 2015, Paquette recorded his first career Stanley Cup Playoff goal in a 5-2 Lightning win over the Detroit Red Wings.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Collège Notre-Dame Albatros QMAAA 45 12 6 18 34 4 0 0 0 4
2009–10 Collège Notre-Dame Albatros QMAAA 32 10 18 28 83 8 5 2 7 24
2010–11 Collège Notre-Dame Albatros QMAAA 34 28 27 55 102 17 5 11 16 36
2010–11 Montreal Juniors QMJHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 63 31 17 48 88 11 7 10 17 22
2012–13 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 63 27 56 83 103 15 7 5 12 33
2012–13 Syracuse Crunch AHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 70 20 24 44 153 — — — — —
2013–14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 2 2 16
2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 5 4 3 7 7 — — — — —
2014–15 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 64 12 7 19 51
NHL totals 66 12 8 20 51 4 0 2 2 16

References

  1. ↑ Lightning Agree To Terms With 2012 Draftee Cedric Paquette - Tampa Bay Lightning - News
  2. ↑ Lightning Assign Four to Syracuse - Tampa Bay Lightning - News
  3. ↑ Syracuse Crunch forward Cedric Paquette gets first promotion to Tampa Bay | syracuse.com
  4. ↑ Tampa bay, Lightning (November 4, 2014). "Lightning Recalls Cedric Paquette From Syracuse Crunch". Lightning Press Release. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ The, Canadian Press (November 11, 2014). "Paquette scores 1st 2 NHL goals, Lightning complete 4-game home sweep by beating Flames 5-2". National Hockey League. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ O'Brien, James (January 29, 2015). "Lightning ride Paquette’s first hat trick to Atlantic lead". ProHockeyTalk. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ Burns, Bryan (April 27, 2015). "Lightning force Game 7 with 5-2 win in Detroit". Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Writer. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

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