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Pierre-Cédric Labrie

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Pierre-Cédric Labrie
Labrie with theTampa Bay Lightningin 2013
Born (1986-06-12)June 12, 1986(age 38)
Baie-Comeau, Quebec,Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
team
Former teams
Free agent
Tampa Bay Lightning
Eisbären Berlin
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Pierre-Cédric"Nacho"[1]Labrie(born June 12, 1986) is aCanadianprofessionalice hockeyleft wingercurrently playing for theJonquière Marquisof theLNAH.

Playing career

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Juniors and early life

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As a youth, Labrie played in the 2000Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournamentwith aminor ice hockeyteam fromBaie-Comeau.[2]

Labrie left hockey at the age of 17 when he was cut from theQuebec Rempartsof theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League.[3]He worked the night shift at a convenience store and worked at a restaurant as a chef's assistant. Labrie found it within himself to restart his hockey career completely, first playing in a weekend rec league, then Junior A, Juniors, the AHL, and finally making it to the NHL.[4]

Professional

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Labrie as a member of theTampa Bay Lightning.

On January 7, 2012, Labrie made his NHL debut playing with theTampa Bay Lightningin a 3–1 defeat on the road against theMontreal Canadiens.[5]He later recorded his first NHL point, an assist, in a victory over thePhoenix Coyoteson January 21, 2012.[6]

On July 1, 2014, Labrie signed a one-year contract as a free agent with theChicago Blackhawks.[7]They assigned him to their AHL-affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs on September 30, 2014. In the2014-15season, Labrie added a veteran presence in producing 16 points in 60 games. On June 18, 2015, Labrie was re-signed to a one-year AHL contract to remain with the IceHogs.[8]

In the following off-season, Labrie opted to remain within the Blackhawks organization, agreeing to another one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 1, 2016.[9]

On July 1, 2017, Labrie signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with theNashville Predatorsfor the2017–18season.[10]On February 26, 2018, Labrie along withTrevor Murphywas traded by the Predators to theArizona Coyotesin exchange forTyler GaudetandJohn Ramage.[11]He was immediately assigned and played out the remainder of the season with affiliate, theTucson Roadrunners.[citation needed]

As a free agent in the following off-season, Labrie agreed to his first ECHL contract, signing a one-year deal with theWichita Thunderon August 15, 2018.[12]Labrie contributed with 47 points through 60 games with the Thunder before signing a tryout withRockford IceHogsof the AHL to end the season.

In the following off-season, Labrie opted to pursue a contract in Europe for the first time in his career, accepting an initial try-out contract with German club, Eisbären Berlin of the DEL, on July 26, 2019[13]which he later secured a one-year contract for the2019–20 DEL seasonafter the pre-season games.[14]

Following two seasons in Germany, Labrie opted to return to North America for the2021–22season, signing a professional try-out contract, after making the opening night roster with theHartford Wolf Packof the AHL on October 15, 2021.[15]He posted 2 goals and 8 points through 21 games before leaving the team after securing a two-year AHL contract with former team, the Syracuse Crunch, on January 7, 2022.[16]

Prior to the commencement of the2022–23season, Labrie was signed to a one-year, two-way NHL contract with the Lightning on October 9, 2022.[17]

On January 9, 2024, theJonquière Marquisof theLNAHsigned Labrie to a contract out of free agency. It was announced Labrie would wear number 22 for the team.[18]

Personal life

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Labrie is married to Jana Piuze-Roy, the daughter of former NHL goaltenderPatrick Roy.Labrie and Roy have two boys together.[19]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Coaticook Frontaliers QJAHL 46 13 12 25 96
2003–04 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Coaticook Frontaliers QJAHL 15 3 4 7 59
2005–06 Restigouche Tigers MJAHL 54 43 43 86 153
2005–06 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 4 2 2 4 6
2006–07 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 68 35 28 63 113 11 8 6 14 35
2007–08 Manitoba Moose AHL 67 7 11 18 108 3 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Manitoba Moose AHL 63 6 9 15 79 14 0 1 1 37
2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL 45 5 1 6 69
2009–10 Peoria Rivermen AHL 16 0 1 1 16
2010–11 Norfolk Admirals AHL 64 7 19 26 148 6 0 1 1 4
2011–12 Norfolk Admirals AHL 56 14 21 35 107 18 5 4 9 34
2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14 0 2 2 15
2012–13 Syracuse Crunch AHL 39 11 7 18 83
2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 19 2 1 3 30
2013–14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 13 0 0 0 20
2013–14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 38 2 4 6 112
2014–15 Rockford IceHogs AHL 60 9 7 16 113 8 0 1 1 28
2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 66 20 14 34 102
2016–17 Rockford IceHogs AHL 52 1 7 8 96
2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 50 5 7 12 57
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 8 1 0 1 9 3 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Wichita Thunder ECHL 60 19 28 47 180
2018–19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 5 1 1 2 6
2019–20 Eisbären Berlin DEL 51 11 9 20 68
2020–21 Eisbären Berlin DEL 19 2 0 2 8 9 0 1 1 0
2021–22 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 21 2 6 8 23
2021–22 Syracuse Crunch AHL 35 4 4 8 31 3 0 0 0 2
2022–23 Syracuse Crunch AHL 23 0 1 1 41 1 0 0 0 2
AHL totals 708 95 120 215 1200 56 5 7 12 109
NHL totals 46 2 3 5 65

Awards and honours

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Award Year
AHL
Calder Cup(Norfolk Admirals) 2012
DEL
Champion (Eisbären Berlin) 2021 [20]

References

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  1. ^Tampa Bay Lightning(January 21, 2012)."Labrie scored first NHL point".Twitter.RetrievedJanuary 22,2012.
  2. ^"Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA"(PDF).Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.2018.RetrievedFebruary 14,2019.
  3. ^"Labrie savors stint with Tampa Bay Lightning".TampaBay.com.February 3, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 3,2012.
  4. ^"Lightning's Labrie an early camp standout".TampaBay.com.September 30, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  5. ^"Blunden and Pacioretty score to lift Canadiens over Lightning 3-1".CTV Montreal.January 7, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 3,2013.
  6. ^"Lightning Win 3rd Straight Against Coyotes".aeryssports.com. January 22, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 22,2012.
  7. ^"Regin signs one-year contract to stay with Blackhawks".National Hockey League.July 1, 2014.RetrievedJuly 1,2014.
  8. ^"IceHogs re-sign Labrie for another year".Rockford IceHogs.June 18, 2015.RetrievedJune 18,2015.
  9. ^"Blackhawks agree to terms with forwards Sam Carrick and Pierre-Cedric Labrie".Chicago Blackhawks.July 1, 2016.RetrievedJuly 1,2016.
  10. ^"Predators ink Labrie to a one-year contract".Nashville Predators.July 1, 2017.RetrievedJuly 1,2017.
  11. ^"Preds Acquire Tyler Gaudet, John Ramage from Arizona".NHL.com.February 26, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 26,2018.
  12. ^"Wichita add AHL veteran Labrie".ECHL.August 15, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon August 16, 2018.RetrievedAugust 15,2018.
  13. ^"Three tryout players with Eisbaren Berlin"(in German). eishockeynews.de. July 26, 2019.RetrievedJuly 26,2019.
  14. ^"Labrie und Streu stay with Eisbären"(in German).Berliner Morgenpost.September 6, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 23,2019.
  15. ^"Wolf Pack announce season opening roster".Hartford Wolf Pack.October 15, 2021.RetrievedOctober 15,2021.
  16. ^"Syracuse Crunch sign P.C. Labrie to AHL contract".Syracuse Crunch.January 7, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 7,2022.
  17. ^"Lightning sign P.C. Labrie to a one-year contract".Tampa Bay Lightning.October 9, 2022.RetrievedOctober 9,2022.
  18. ^"NHL former Pierre-Cédric Labrie brings in with the Marquis de Jonquière".((CBC)). January 9, 2024.RetrievedJanuary 11,2024.
  19. ^Kallman, Dave (January 5, 2018)."An Admirals tough guy, a tiny baby, a snowstorm and an opponent's act of kindness".Journal Sentinel.
  20. ^"New champion in unique DEL season".IIHF.May 8, 2021.RetrievedMay 8,2021.
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