Francis Paré

Francis Paré
Born June 30, 1987
LeMoyne, Quebec, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams 		Traktor Chelyabinsk
Grand Rapids Griffins
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present

Francis Paré (born June 30, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga.

Undrafted, Paré previously played with the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL). On July 27, 2011, Pare signed a two-year, two-way contract extension with the Griffins NHL affiliate, the Detroit Red Wings.[1]

On July 8, 2013, after helping the Griffins capture the Calder Cup, Paré was signed to a two-year contract abroad in Finland with TPS of the SM-liiga.[2]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 5 2 0 2 2 — — — — —
2004–05 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 70 24 23 47 52 4 0 3 3 4
2005–06 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 55 26 48 74 66 5 1 3 4 4
2006–07 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 68 29 44 73 37 4 1 1 2 8
2007–08 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 69 54 48 102 54 6 5 3 8 4
2008–09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 63 24 24 48 14 10 2 2 4 2
2009–10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 77 16 23 39 20 — — — — —
2010–11 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 80 24 30 54 49 — — — — —
2011–12 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 75 16 36 52 18 — — — — —
2012–13 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 68 22 22 44 37 24 3 9 12 12
2013–14 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 20 7 2 9 0 21 7 2 9 6
2014–15 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 35 4 4 8 20 — — — — —
2014–15 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 23 10 5 15 8 5 1 1 2 4
AHL totals 363 102 135 237 138 34 5 11 16 14
KHL totals 78 21 11 32 28 26 8 3 11 10

Awards and honours

Award Year
QMJHL
First All-Star Team 2008 [3]
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy 2008 [4]
CHL Second All-Star Team 2008 [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Red Wings sign two to contract extensions". Detroit News. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  2. ↑ "Pare, Sexton and Seiga sign contracts" (in Finnish). TPS. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  4. ↑ "Francis Paré player profile". The Hockey News. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-10-01.

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