Chad Painchaud

Chad Painchaud
Born May 27, 1986
Mississauga, ONT, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
CHL team
Former teams 		Brampton Beast
Chicago Wolves
Iowa Chops
Manitoba Moose
Norfolk Admirals
NHL Draft 106th overall, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2006–present

"Chad" Painchaud (born 27 May 1986 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for the Brampton Beast of the ECHL. He was a 4th round pick (106th overall) for the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Between the 2004 and 2006 seasons, Painchaud played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Mississauga IceDogs and Sarnia Sting. He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 4th round (106th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Between the 2006–07 and 2009–10 seasons, Painchaud bounced between the AHL and the ECHL, playing for the Gwinnett Gladiators, Chicago Wolves, Bakersfield Condors, Iowa Chops, Salmon Kings, and the Manitoba Moose. On September 26, 2008, his NHL rights were traded by the Thrashers, along with Ken Klee and Brad Larsen, to the Anaheim Ducks for Mathieu Schneider.[1]

He played for the ECHL's Victoria Salmon Kings in their final season (2010–11) before splitting the 2011–12 season between the Reading Royals and the Chicago Express, both of the ECHL. Painchaud skated with the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League for the 2012–13 season before returning to the ECHL for the 2013–14 season with the South Carolina Stingrays.

On August 21, 2014, Painchaud agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Brampton Beast of the CHL.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 68 17 25 42 25 24 4 6 10 23
2004–05 Mississauga IceDogs OHL 8 3 3 6 11 — — — — —
2004–05 Sarnia Sting OHL 49 18 17 35 22 — — — — —
2005–06 Sarnia Sting OHL 49 31 34 65 65 — — — — —
2006–07 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 72 22 32 54 71 4 0 5 5 4
2007–08 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 10 8 5 13 17 4 0 1 1 0
2007–08 Chicago Wolves AHL 22 1 2 3 13 — — — — —
2008–09 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 57 20 44 64 46 7 2 8 10 23
2008–09 Iowa Chops AHL 16 3 3 6 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 65 30 38 68 65 5 5 0 5 0
2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 56 27 22 49 37 12 4 4 8 8
2011–12 Reading Royals ECHL 19 2 13 15 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Chicago Express ECHL 27 11 11 22 29 — — — — —
2012–13 Wichita Thunder CHL 46 20 36 56 29 15 4 9 13 12
2013–14 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 21 9 16 25 4 — — — — —
2013–14 Norfolk Admirals AHL 7 1 0 1 9 — — — — —
AHL totals 47 5 5 10 22 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ Cox, Damien (2008-09-26). "Schneider traded to Atlanta". Toronto: TheStar.com. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Beast sign veteran forward Painchaud". Brampton Beast. 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-21.

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