Francis Paré
Francis Paré (born June 30, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing under contract with HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
| Francis Paré | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 30, 1987 LeMoyne, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Minsk Grand Rapids Griffins HC TPS Metallurg Magnitogorsk Traktor Chelyabinsk HC Slovan Bratislava Medveščak Zagreb Genève-Servette HC Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Playing career
Undrafted, Paré previously played with the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL). On July 27, 2011, Pare signed a two-year, two-way contract extension with the Griffins NHL affiliate, the Detroit Red Wings.[1]
On July 8, 2013, after helping the Griffins capture the Calder Cup, Paré was signed to a two-year contract abroad in Finland with TPS of the SM-liiga.[2] In the following years, Paré played for different teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), including Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk and HC Slovan Bratislava. In 2014, he won the Gagarin Cup with Magnitogorsk. After returning to TPS for a second stint during the 2015–16 season, he again inked a deal with a KHL side, agreeing terms with Medvescak Zagreb in June 2016.[3]
On January 23, 2017, Paré left the KHL and signed a contract with Swiss club, Geneve-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA) for the remainder of the season. He appeared in 8 regular season games, making an instant impact with 11 points.
As a free agent in the off-season, Paré opted to return to the KHL, agreeing to an initial one-year contract for the 2017–18 season with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on March 24, 2017.[4]
Paré had two productive seasons in Yekaterinburg before leaving as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with fellow KHL club, HC Dinamo Minsk, on June 22, 2019.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 70 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 55 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 68 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 69 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 63 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 77 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 80 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 75 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 68 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC TPS | Liiga | 30 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 20 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 23 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC TPS | Liiga | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 2016–17 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 51 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 49 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 58 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 52 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 363 | 102 | 135 | 237 | 138 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| KHL totals | 318 | 75 | 86 | 161 | 101 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 14 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2008 | [6] |
| Michel Brière Memorial Trophy | 2008 | [7] |
| CHL Second All-Star Team | 2008 | [6] |
References
- "Red Wings sign two to contract extensions". Detroit News. July 27, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- "Pare, Sexton and Seiga sign contracts". TPS (in Finnish). July 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- "Unbelievable reinforcement - Calder and Gagarin cup winner joins the Bears". www.medvescak.com. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- "Avtomobilist agree to terms with Francis Pare" (in Russian). Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- "Gagarin Cup champion Pare signs with Dinamo Minsk". HC Dinamo Minsk (in Belarusian). June 22, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- "Francis Paré player profile". The Hockey News. October 1, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database