Jean-Sébastien Dea

Jean-Sébastien Dea (born February 8, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Jean-Sébastien Dea
Dea with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2018
Born (1994-02-08) February 8, 1994
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Buffalo Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins
New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

As a youth, Dea played in the 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Laurent, Quebec.[1] Undrafted, Dea played major junior hockey with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League before agreeing to a three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 17, 2013.[2]

Dea made his pro debut for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on April 19, 2014.[3]

Dea spent the 2014–15 season between the AHL and the ECHL.[4]

Nearing the conclusion of the 2016–17 regular season, Dea received his first recall from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to Pittsburgh on April 9, 2017.[5] He made his NHL debut that night in the Penguins final regular season game, recording 2 penalty minutes in a 3–2 defeat to the New York Rangers.[6] He was returned to the AHL following the game for the post-season with Wilkes-Barre.

On August 21, 2017, the Penguins re-signed Dea to a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000.[7] On January 17, 2018, Dea was called up to the Penguins and made his season debut against the Anaheim Ducks.[8] He scored his first NHL goal on January 23, 2018, against the Carolina Hurricanes.[9] He was sent back to the AHL on January 26, 2018, after playing in four games.[10]

Eventually, just before free agency on June 28, 2018, Dea re-signed with the Penguins for a year.[11] On September 28, Dea was claimed off waivers by the New Jersey Devils.[12] After appearing in 20 games with the Devils, contributing with 3 goals and 5 points, Dea was again returned to waivers by the Devils. On November 29, Dea was re-claimed by the Penguins off waivers and was immediately re-assigned to the AHL with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.[13] He was later recalled and registered 1 goal in 3 games with Pittsburgh before he was again returned to Scranton.

Dea contributed with 6 goals and 22 points in 26 games for the Penguins in the AHL, before his second stint with Pittsburgh was cut short as he was dealt at the trade deadline to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Chris Wideman on February 25, 2019.[14] In joining the Panther AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds for the remainder of campaign, Dea scored a torrid 22 points in just 20 games.

As a free agent from the Panthers, Dea opted to sign a two-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 1, 2019.[15]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Collège Charles-L. Riverains QMAAA 42 26 29 55 28 5 6 3 9 6
2011–12 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 50 17 15 32 42 4 1 2 3 0
2012–13 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 68 45 40 85 59 14 12 9 21 24
2013–14 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 65 49 26 75 53 9 6 3 9 12
2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 43 10 11 21 16 4 0 0 0 2
2014–15 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 14 4 3 7 6 — — — — —
2015–16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 75 20 16 36 36 10 0 0 0 18
2016–17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 73 18 16 34 59 5 2 1 3 4
2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 70 18 32 50 69 3 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2018–19 New Jersey Devils NHL 20 3 2 5 6 — — — — —
2018–19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 26 6 16 22 40 — — — — —
2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 20 11 11 22 18 — — — — —
2019–20 Rochester Americans AHL 57 15 24 39 32 — — — — —
2019–20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 32 5 2 7 12 — — — — —

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. "Penguins sign Jean-Sebastien Dea, make roster moves". Pittsburgh Penguins. September 17, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  3. "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com.
  4. "Jean-Sebastien Dea Becomes 61st Former Nailer to Reach NHL". www.wheelingnailers.com.
  5. "Penguins Recall Sundqvist, Dea and Pouliot". National Hockey League. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  6. "Rangers end regular season with 3–2 win over Penguins". ESPN. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  7. "Penguins re-sign Dea". Pittsburgh Penguins. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  8. "Penguins call up Jean-Sebastien Dea for Ducks game". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  9. "Dea scores first NHL goal, Pens beat Hurricanes". ESPN.com. Pittsburgh. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  10. "Penguins send Jean-Sebastien Dea back to AHL". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 26, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  11. "Penguins re-sign forward Jean-Sebastien Dea". sportsnet.ca. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  12. Ryan, Chris (September 28, 2018). "Devils claim Jean-Sebastien Dea from Penguins. What it means". nj.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  13. "Penguins Claim Jean-Sebastien Dea Off Waivers From New Jersey". National Hockey League. November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  14. "Penguins get Wideman from Panthers for Dea". The Sports Network. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  15. "Sabres ink Jean-Sebastien Dea to two-year contract". Buffalo Sabres. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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