Max Comtois

Maxime Comtois (born January 8, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]

Maxime Comtois
Born (1999-01-08) January 8, 1999
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team Anaheim Ducks
NHL Draft 50th overall, 2017
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2018–present

Playing career

Comtois was drafted by the Victoriaville Tigres third overall in the 2015 QMJHL Entry Draft.[2] On June 24, 2017, Comtois was selected in the second round, 50th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Ducks on March 3, 2018.[3]

Comtois made the Ducks' 2018 opening night roster out of training camp.[4] On October 3, 2018, he made his professional debut in the Ducks' 2018–19 season opener in San Jose and scored his first professional goal in the first minute of the game, on his first shot attempt at goaltender Martin Jones.[5] The Ducks went on to win the game 5–2. Comtois contributed to be amongst the Ducks scoring leaders to start the season, scoring 7 points in his first 10 games before suffering an injury. On his return he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, before he was returned to his junior club, the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL on November 24, 2018.[6]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2018 United States

On December 25, 2018, Comtois was named captain for Team Canada's national junior team while they compete at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[7] He is the only player to return from the 2018 gold medal winning team.[8] On December 26, Comtois scored four goals in a 14–0 win over Denmark in the first game of the tournament.[9] Comtois became the fifth player from Team Canada to score four goals in a World Juniors game, with the last being Taylor Raddysh in 2017.[10] After Canada was eliminated from the tournament, Comtois revealed he had been playing with a separated shoulder.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2015–16Victoriaville TigresQMJHL 6426346068 51564
2016–17Victoriaville TigresQMJHL 6422295188 41018
2017–18Victoriaville TigresQMJHL 5444418579 13481216
2018–19Anaheim DucksNHL 102577 —————
2018–19San Diego GullsAHL 41012 125494
2018–19Drummondville VoltigeursQMJHL 2531174832 161141524
2019–20San Diego GullsAHL 319152453 —————
2019–20Anaheim DucksNHL 29561124 —————
NHL totals 397111831 —————

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Canada IH18 5th 4 4 1 5 8
2017 Canada WJC18 5th 5 2 0 2 28
2018 Canada WJC 7 3 3 6 4
2019 Canada WJC 6th 5 5 1 6 8
Junior totals 21 14 5 19 48

References
  1. "Max Comtois at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  2. "Le plus beau jour de ma vie!". tigresvictoriaville.com (in French). June 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  3. "Ducks Sign Comtois to Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. March 3, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  4. "Ducks Open 25th Anniversary Season Tomorrow in San Jose". NHL.com. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  5. "Max Comtois first NHL goal gives Ducks quick lead over Sharks". NBCSports.com. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  6. "Maxime Comtois to join the Voltigeurs!". Drummondville Voltigeurs. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  7. "Ducks prospect Comtois named captain for Canada at World Juniors". NHL.com. December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  8. Karstens-Smith, Gemma (December 27, 2018). "'We're all leaders,' says captain Comtois of Canadian junior hockey squad". CTV News. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  9. Cuthbert, Justin (December 26, 2018). "Max Comtois scores 4 as Canada thumps Denmark at world juniors". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  10. @TSN_Sports (December 26, 2018). "Maxime Comtois (@comtois20) becomes the 5th player in Canadian Juniors history to score 4 goals in one game! He joins Taylor Raddysh (2017), Brayden Schenn (2011), Simon Gagne (1999) & Mario Lemieux (1983)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "Comtois played with shoulder injury for Canada at WJC". NHL.com. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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