Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Jean-Gabriel Pageau

With the Senators during the 2013 playoffs.
Born (1992-11-11) November 11, 1992
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft 96th overall, 2011
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2012–present

Jean-Gabriel Pageau (born November 11, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently a member of the Ottawa Senators organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Senators in the fourth round (96th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Born in Ottawa and raised in neighbouring Hull, Quebec (now Gatineau, Quebec), Pageau played junior hockey with the Gatineau Olympiques and Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (LHJMQ/QMJHL).

Selected by his hometown Ottawa Senators in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Pageau began his pro career in 2012-13 with the AHL's Binghamton Senators, registering 7 goals and 29 points in 69 games before being called up to Ottawa on April 10, 2013.[1] Pageau stayed in Ottawa for the remainder of the season, registering two goals and 4 points in nine regular season games. On May 5, 2013, he scored a hat-trick in game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals series as the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-1. In doing so, he became just the second Senators' player to register a hat trick in the playoffs, with Daniel Alfredsson being the first.[2]

Following the season, Pageau was honoured by his hometown; on June 18, 2013 he signed the official guestbook at the start of the Gatineau City Council meeting and received a plaque. Gatineau Mayor Marc Bureau called him "a true ambassador for the city."[3]

Pageau would only appear in parts of the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons under head coach Paul MacLean. Upon MacLean being fired, new head coach Dave Cameron would allow Pageau to play more games during the 2014–15 season, including all six of the Senators' post-season games. In June 2015 it was announced Pageau signed a two-year one-way contract with the Senators worth an average of $900,000 a year.[4] Pageau would play in all 82 games during the 2015–16 season and achieve career highs in goals (19), assists (24), and points (43), and led the league in short-handed goals with seven.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 62 16 15 31 20 4 1 0 1 0
2010–11 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 67 32 47 79 22 24 13 16 29 20
2011–12 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 23 23 16 39 12 — — — — —
2011–12 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 23 9 17 26 13 16 4 10 14 6
2012–13 Binghamton Senators AHL 69 7 22 29 33 — — — — —
2012–13 Ottawa Senators NHL 9 2 2 4 0 10 4 2 6 8
2013–14 Binghamton Senators AHL 46 20 24 44 23 4 1 0 1 2
2013–14 Ottawa Senators NHL 28 2 0 2 12 — — — — —
2014–15 Binghamton Senators AHL 27 11 10 21 27 — — — — —
2014–15 Ottawa Senators NHL 50 10 9 19 9 6 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 19 24 43 26 — — — — —
NHL totals 169 33 35 68 47 16 4 2 6 8

References

  1. ↑ "Sens recall Ottawa native Pageau" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. April 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Senators defeat Canadiens in game 3 to take 2-1 serie lead". The Sports Network. 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
  3. ↑ Hempstead, Doug (June 19, 2013). "Gatineau honours Senators rookie Jean-Gabriel Pageau". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Senators lock up both Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Dave Cameron (for the short term)". Ottawa Citizen. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  5. ↑ "Statistics". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.

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