Alex Barré-Boulet

Alex Barré-Boulet (born May 21, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Alex Barré-Boulet
Barré-Boulet at the 2020 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1997-05-21) May 21, 1997
Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Tampa Bay Lightning
Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present

Playing career

Junior

Barré-Boulet played in his native Quebec, at the midget level with the Rive-Sud Express Midget Espoir and Lévis Commandeurs. He was a late round draft pick to the Drummondville Voltigeurs, 102nd overall in the 2013 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Draft. Developing early as an offensive under-sized forward, Barré-Boulet lead the Voltigeurs with 54 assists, placing second in team scoring with 89 in just his second season in the QMJHL in 2015–16.

During his third season in the QMJHL in 2016–17, Barré-Boulet was traded by the Voltigeurs to Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in exchange for two players and three draft selections on January 6, 2017.[1] In scoring at a greater than point-per-game pace with Armada, Barré-Boulet recorded 14 goals to lead the league in goals in the playoffs.

Undrafted, Barré-Boulet was leading the team and league in scoring in the 2017–18 season, when he secured a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 1, 2018.[2] He finished the season recording a league-leading 53 goals and 63 assists for 116 points in 65 games to claim the Jean Béliveau Trophy. Voted as the League's MVP, capturing the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy, Barré-Boulet helped league leading Armada advance to the QMJHL finals, falling short in the President's Cup final against Acadie–Bathurst Titan.

Professional

Having ended his junior career, Barré-Boulet attended the Tampa Bay Lightning's rookie and main training camp, before he was reassigned to AHL affiliate the Syracuse Crunch to begin the 2018–19 season. Barré-Boulet scored the game-winning goal in his professional debut on October 6 and went on to be the top-scoring rookie in the AHL during the regular season with 68 points in 74 games for the Crunch, placing sixth in the league's overall scoring race. He earned a share of the Willie Marshall Award as the league co-leader with 34 goals, alongside teammate Carter Verhaeghe.[3] He won the AHL's Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the league's most outstanding rookie.[4] He was an all-star during the 2019–20 season, putting up 40 points in 43 games before the All-Star break.[5]

He recorded his professional hat trick on February 28, 2020, against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[6]The Crunch won the game, 4–3, and Barré-Boulet scored the first three Crunch goals.

Barré-Boulet was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.[7]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Lévis Commandeurs QMAAA 11 1 2 3 4 4 2 1 3 2
2013–14 Lévis Commandeurs QMAAA 32 21 19 40 6 6 2 7 9 8
2014–15 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 68 23 28 51 24 — — — — —
2015–16 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 65 35 54 89 42 4 1 1 2 8
2016–17 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 37 17 31 48 26 — — — — —
2016–17 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 28 12 21 33 16 20 14 17 31 10
2017–18 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 65 53 63 116 67 19 13 14 27 14
2018–19 Syracuse Crunch AHL 74 34 34 68 18 4 1 2 3 0
2019–20 Syracuse Crunch AHL 60 27 29 56 22 — — — — —
AHL totals 134 27 29 116 40 4 1 2 3 0

Awards & honours
Award Year
QMJHL
First All-Star Team 2018
Jean Béliveau Trophy 2018
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy 2018
CHL Player of the Year 2018
AHL
All-Rookie Team 2019 [8]
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award 2019 [9]
Willie Marshall Award 2019 [3]
All-Star Game 2020 [10]
Second All-Star Team 2020 [11]

References
  1. "Armada unveil Dubois and Boulet". Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  2. "Lightning sign free agent forward Alex Barre-Boulet to entry-level contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. "Crunch teammates claim AHL top scoring awards". American Hockey League. April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  4. "Crunch's Alex Barre-Boulet wins AHL's Outstanding Rookie Award". localsyracuse.com. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. "ALEX BARRE-BOULET NAMED 2020 AHL ALL-STAR". syracusecrunch.com. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  6. "Barre-Boulet's hat trick lifts Syracuse Crunch past Wilkes-Barre/Scranton". syracuse.com. February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  7. "Lightning announce 2020 training camp roster, schedule". nhl.com/lightning. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  8. "2018-19 American Hockey League All-Rookie Team Named". OurSports Central. April 10, 2019.
  9. "Barre-Boulet voted AHL's Outstanding Rookie". American Hockey League. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  10. "ALEX BARRE-BOULET NAMED 2020 AHL ALL-STAR". Syracuse Crunch. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  11. "2019-20 AHL First, Second All-Star Teams unveiled". American Hockey League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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