Nicolas Blanchard
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| Born | May 31, 1987 Granby, QC, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Centre/Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| AHL team Former teams |
St. John's IceCaps Carolina Hurricanes |
| NHL Draft | 192nd overall, 2005 Carolina Hurricanes |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
Nicolas Blanchard (born May 31, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing on a try-out contract with the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected in the 6th round, 192nd overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Blanchard was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Hurricanes on March 4, 2007.[1]
Blanchard while on the Albany River Rats was involved in a bus crash which took him to hospital in a serious condition and injured five members of the team.[2]
Although Blanchard played 9 games with the Hurricanes during the 2012-13 NHL Season, he spent the rest of his career with the organization playing for its AHL affiliate (initially the River Rats, then the Charlotte Checkers). After the 2013-14 season, Blanchard became an unrestricted free agent and did not re-sign with the team.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 69 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 60 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 62 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 64 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 55 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 76 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 171 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 2010–11 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 72 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 101 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2011–12 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 68 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 61 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2012–13 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 65 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 63 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Hurricanes sign center Nicolas Blanchard". Carolina Hurricanes. 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ↑ "AHL's River Rats in bus accident". ESPN. February 19, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ Branecky, Paul (July 23, 2014). "Checkers' Roster Taking Shape". gocheckers.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
External links
- Nicolas Blanchard's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Nicolas Blanchard's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database