Dean Ouellet

Dean Ouellet
Born August 5, 1987
Edmundston, NB, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
team
Former teams 		Free agent
AHL
Hamilton Bulldogs
ECHL
San Francisco Bulls
KHC
Arystan Temirtau
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Dean Ouellet (born August 5, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently a free agent.

Ouellet played four seasons (2004-2008) of major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.[1] He then attended the University of Moncton where he played four seasons (2008-2012) of CIS college hockey in the AUS conference. In his fourth year, Ouellet was recognized for his outstanding play when he was named to the AUS First All-Star Team.

On September 12, 2012, Ouellet signed with the San Francisco Bulls of ECHL,[2] and he made team history when, on October 12, 2012, he scored the very first goal for the new ECHL team in their very first regular season game. The rookie was selected by his team their representative in the 2012–13 ECHL All-Star Game.[3]

On June 21, 2013, as an impending free agent Ouellet joined former Bulls teammate, Jordan Morrison in signing a one-year contract abroad in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship with Arystan Temirtau.[4] However, on October 2, 2013, before the start of the 2013–14 ECHL season, both Morrison and Ouellet were able to come to terms with the San Francisco Bulls and returned to the team.[5]

On January 27, 2014 the San Francisco Bulls announced they were ceasing operations effective immediately, leaving Ouellet and all players on an ECHL contract with San Francisco as free agents.[6]

Awards and honours

Award Year
AUS First All-Star Team 2011-12 [7]
AUS Most Sportsmanlike Player 2011-12 [8]
CIS All-Canadian Second Team 2011-12 [9]
ECHL All-Star Game 2012–13 [10]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/pressbox/news/?article_id=328
  2. ↑ http://www.echl.com/san-francisco-adds-two-rookie-centers-p179103
  3. ↑ http://sfbay.ca/2013/01/03/bulls-ouellet-skates-into-all-star-game/
  4. ↑ "Arystan continue to build muscle". balticsportagency.com. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  5. ↑ "JORDAN MORRISON AND DEAN OUELLET ARE BACK!". San Francisco Bulls. 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  6. ↑ "SAN FRANCISCO CEASES OPERATIONS". ECHL. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  7. ↑ http://www.capebretoneagles.com/alumni
  8. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/mice/2011-12/releases/20120307-aus
  9. ↑ http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mice/2011-12/releases/20120321-awards
  10. ↑ http://sfbulls.com/news/ouellet-named-to-the-2013-echl-all-star-team/

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