Alexandre Picard (ice hockey)

This article is about the left winger. For the defenceman also born in 1985, see Alexandre R. Picard.
Alexandre Picard
Born (1985-10-09) October 9, 1985
Les Saules, QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NLA team
Former teams
HC Davos
Genève-Servette HC
Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL Draft 8th overall, 2004
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2005present
Medal record
Ice hockey
Competitor for  Canada
Spengler Cup
2015 Davos

Alexandre Picard (born October 9, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for HC Davos in Switzerland.

Playing career

Picard was drafted in the first round, 8th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. After playing four full seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), Picard joined the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, for the 2005–06 season. He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut with the Blue Jackets the same season.

On March 3, 2010, Picard was traded by the Blue Jackets to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Chad Kolarik.[1]

On July 7, 2011, Picard signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[2] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. On June 9, 2012, Picard won the Calder Cup with the Norfolk Admirals. He was named MVP of the AHL playoff series.[3]

Picard opted to sign a multi-year contract abroad with Swiss club, Genève-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA) from the 2012–13 season. In December 2013 and in December 2014, he won the Spengler Cup with the Genève-Servette HC. He left after three years with the club. In December 2015, Picard strengthened the roster of fellow NLA side HC Davos at the Spengler Cup, winning his third title at the prestigious tournament. Following his good showings at the 2015 Spengler Cup, Davos offered him a contract for the remainder of the 2015-16 campaign which he signed in January 2016.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Sherbrooke Beavers QMJHL 6 0 3 3 0
2002–03 Sherbrooke Beavers QMJHL 66 14 15 29 41 12 4 0 4 10
2003–04 Lewiston Maineiacs QMJHL 69 39 41 80 88 7 7 4 11 6
2004–05 Lewiston Maineiacs QMJHL 65 40 45 85 160 8 5 2 7 18
2005–06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 45 15 15 30 52 6 1 0 1 19
2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 17 0 0 0 14
2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 48 11 18 29 73
2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 23 0 1 1 6
2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 50 7 13 20 116 13 2 1 3 14
2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 15 0 1 1 26
2008–09 Syracuse Crunch AHL 49 22 10 32 107
2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 9 0 0 0 10
2009–10 Syracuse Crunch AHL 42 17 18 35 111
2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 16 9 6 15 4
2010–11 San Antonio Rampage AHL 59 24 22 46 84
2011–12 Norfolk Admirals AHL 42 6 19 25 65 18 9 7 16 48
2012–13 Genève-Servette HC NLA 32 14 7 21 82 6 2 4 6 4
2013–14 Genève-Servette HC NLA 41 10 19 29 148 11 6 2 8 26
2014–15 Genève-Servette HC NLA 30 10 10 20 22 8 1 3 4 12
NHL totals 67 0 2 2 58

Awards

References

  1. "Blue Jackets acquire Matt Rust and Chad Kolarik in a pair of deals". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  2. "Lightning sign Shannon, Picard". USA Today. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  3. "Picard named playoff MVP". Hampton Roads. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  4. "Alexandre Picard von Genf nach Davos". www.suedostschweiz.ch. Retrieved 2016-03-12.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Marc-Andre Fleury
Winner of the Mike Bossy Trophy
2003–04
Succeeded by
Sidney Crosby
Preceded by
Nikolai Zherdev
Columbus Blue Jackets first round draft pick
2004
Succeeded by
Gilbert Brule
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