Guillaume Gélinas

Guillaume Gelinas
Born (1993-06-14) June 14, 1993
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Slovak team
Former teams		 HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Iowa Wild
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Guillaume Gélinas (born June 14, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HC ’05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak).

Playing career

Gelinas played junior hockey for the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from the 2009–10 season. He received the Emile Bouchard Trophy as the league's best defenceman during the 2013–14 QMJHL season[1] but was not selected in the NHL draft.

On July 1, 2014, Gelinas signed a three-year entry level contract with the Minnesota Wild.[2]

At the conclusion of his entry-level deal with the Wild, after primarily spending the final 2016–17 season with secondary ECHL affiliate, the Quad City Mallards, Gelinas was not to be tendered a new contract with the Wild. As a free agent, Gelinas signed a one-year deal with Slovakian club, HC ’05 Banská Bystrica, on May 18, 2017.[3]

Awards and honours

Award Year
Emile Bouchard Trophy - QMJHL Defenceman of the Year 2013–14 [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Val-d'Ors Anthony Mantha leads accolades". Huffington Post. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  2. ↑ "Wild inks three more on FA opening day". Minnesota Wild. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. ↑ "Canadian support for defense with Gelinas" (in Slovak). HC ’05 Banská Bystrica. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  4. ↑ "Val-d'Or's Anthony Mantha named QMJHL MVP". Yahoo! Sports. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
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