Maxime Lajoie

Maxime Lajoie (born November 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lajoie was chosen 133rd overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Maxime Lajoie
Born (1997-11-05) November 5, 1997
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft 133rd overall, 2016
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2017present

Early life

Lajoie was born in Quebec City and moved to Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Ontario and then Calgary, Alberta by the age of seven. His first language is French but is now bilingual.[1]

Playing career

Lajoie played major junior hockey for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2013 to 2017. He was drafted by the Broncos, 95th overall, in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft.[2] Lajoie played one game in 2013–14 and earned a roster spot in 2014–15. He increased his points per game over his three seasons with the Broncos and was selected by the Ottawa Senators in his first season of eligibility, going 133rd overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Lajoie's coach until 2016, former Senator Mark Lamb, considered the selection of Lajoie a "steal" at 133rd overall, noting he was the team's No. 1 penalty killer, No. 1 shut-down defenceman and assistant captain.[3]

Lajoie signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Senators on October 3, 2016, and attended their training camp,[4] before returning to the Swift Current Broncos as an alternate captain for one final season in junior.[5]

In 2017, he became a professional, joining the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League in September 2017. In November 2017, Lajoie was assigned to the Brampton Beast of the ECHL, returning to Belleville after one game at Brampton. In 2018, Lajoie made the jump to the NHL, earning a roster spot in training camp. He made his NHL debut on October 4, 2018, scoring a goal and an assist in a 4–3 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.[6] Lajoie became the second Ottawa defenceman (after Wade Redden) to score in his NHL debut.[6]

After attending the Senators training camp for the delayed 2020–21 season, on January 12, 2021, Lajoie was traded by Ottawa to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Clark Bishop.[7] He was directly assigned by the Hurricanes to join AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2012–13Calgary RoyalsAMHL 281101112 51230
2013–14Calgary RoyalsAMHL 327101710
2013–14Swift Current BroncosWHL 10000
2014–15Swift Current BroncosWHL 727334022 41230
2015–16Swift Current BroncosWHL 628293728
2016–17Swift Current BroncosWHL 687354226 1418910
2017–18Belleville SenatorsAHL 561141512
2017–18Brampton BeastECHL 10002
2018–19Ottawa SenatorsNHL 56781520
2018–19Belleville SenatorsAHL 30110
2019–20Belleville SenatorsAHL 484131724
2019–20Ottawa SenatorsNHL 60000
NHL totals 62781520

References

  1. Kennedy, Ryan (February 9, 2016). "Prospect Need to Know: Max Lajoie has stepped up in Swift Current - TheHockeyNews". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  2. "SC BRONCOS: Sign Lajoie to WHL Contract". whl.ca. August 31, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  3. Fraser, Callum (June 30, 2016). "Maxime Lajoie Has a Hockey Mind and a Heart of Gold". Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  4. "Sens sign Maxime Lajoie to an entry-level contract". NHL.com. October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  5. "Broncos Announce Leadership Group for 2016-17 Season". scbroncos.com. October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  6. Warren, Ken (October 5, 2018). "Lajoie makes smashing NHL debut with family in the house". canoe.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  7. "Canes acquire Max Lajoie from Senators". Carolina Hurricanes. January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
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