Alexandre Picard (ice hockey)

Alexandre Picard (born October 9, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for HK Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets with the eighth overall pick of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, but only appeared in 67 career NHL games. Picard is widely regarded as a draft bust.[1]

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, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
Czech team
Former teams		 HK Hradec Kralove
Genève-Servette HC
Columbus Blue Jackets
HC Davos
NHL Draft 8th overall, 2004
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2005–present
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Spengler Cup
2015 Davos

Playing career

As a youth, Picard played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Quebec City.[2]

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

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

On July 7, 2011, Picard signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[4] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. On June 9, 2012, Picard won the Calder Cup with the Admirals. He was named MVP of the AHL playoff series.[5]

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 was added to the roster of NLA side HC Davos for the Spengler Cup, and for the third time was part of the Cup winning team. Following his good showing, Davos offered him a contract for the remainder of the 2015-16 campaign which he signed in January 2016.[6]

Picard left Switzerland upon the conclusion of the 2015-16 season and put pen to paper on a one-year deal with Kunlun Red Star for their inaugural KHL campaign,[7] but eventually did not play for the team. On November 29, 2016, he joined HK Hradec Kralove of the Czech Extraliga.[8]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
2001–02 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 6 0 3 3 0 — — — — —
2001–02 Séminaire St-François Blizzard QMAAA 41 21 30 51 48 8 2 7 9 8
2002–03 Sherbrooke Castors 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
2015–16 HC Davos NLA 13 8 3 11 34 4 1 2 3 29
2016–17 Mountfield HK ELH 25 7 13 20 91 11 3 2 5 28
2017–18 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 28 5 6 11 28 4 0 1 1 48
2018–19 Kunlun Red Star KHL 4 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2018–19 Jonquière Marquis LNAH 8 6 2 8 14 — — — — —
2018–19 Dornbirn Bulldogs AUT 11 4 5 9 16 — — — — —
2019–20 Jonquière Marquis LNAH 24 9 10 19 28 — — — — —
AHL totals 351 111 121 232 622 37 12 8 20 81
NHL totals 67 0 2 2 58 — — — — —
NLA totals 116 42 39 81 286 29 10 11 21 71

Awards

References
  1. https://puckprose.com/2016/07/26/columbus-blue-jackets-top-5-draft-busts-in-franchise-history/
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  3. "Blue Jackets acquire Matt Rust and Chad Kolarik in a pair of deals". Columbus Blue Jackets. March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  4. "Lightning sign Shannon, Picard". USA Today. July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  5. "Picard named playoff MVP". Hampton Roads. June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  6. "Alexandre Picard von Genf nach Davos". www.suedostschweiz.ch. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  7. rsport.ru. "Alexandre Picard signs one-year contract with Chinese KHL team Kunlun Red Star". Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  8. Vavřina, Jan. "Do Mountfieldu HK míří na měsíční zkoušku kanadský forvard Alexandre Picard". Mountfield HK (in Czech). Retrieved November 30, 2016.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Marc-André 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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