Nicholas Baptiste

Nicholas Baptiste (born August 4, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Texas Stars in the American Hockey League (AHL). Baptiste was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the third round (69th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Nicholas Baptiste
Baptiste with the Buffalo Sabres in 2017
Born (1995-08-04) August 4, 1995
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
AHL team
Former teams		 Texas Stars
Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft 69th overall, 2013
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

Baptiste played major junior hockey for the Sudbury Wolves and the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League. He was selected sixth overall by the Wolves in the 2011 OHL draft,[1] and played four seasons with them before being traded to the Otters in November 2014.[2] Baptiste was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Sabres on May 31, 2014.[3]

Baptiste made his NHL debut with the Sabres in the 2016–17 season in a game against the Calgary Flames on October 18, 2016.[4] He recorded his first career NHL goal on October 20, 2016, in a 2–1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Although Baptiste was awarded the goal, he was not the one to shoot it into the net. There was a misplay between two Canucks players leading the puck to go into the net and since Baptiste was the last Sabres player to touch it, he was awarded his first NHL goal.[5] He re-signed with the Sabres on July 18, 2018.[6]

On October 1, 2018, before the 2018–19 season, Baptiste was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Jack Dougherty.[7] He was immediately re-assigned to join AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. Baptiste remained with the Admirals, scoring 10 goals and 20 points in 54 games before he was traded for the second time within the season, dealt by the Predators to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for future considerations on February 24, 2019.[8] He was assigned directly to the Maple Leafs AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, playing out the remainder of the season to collect 2 goals and 7 points in 18 games.

With his contract with the Maple Leafs concluded, Baptiste as a free agent opted to continue within the organization, signing a one-year AHL contract with the Marlies on August 15, 2019.[9] In the 2019–20 season, Baptiste recorded just 3 goals in 29 games with the Marlies before he was traded to the Belleville Senators in exchange for Miles Gendron on February 24, 2020.[10]

As a free agent from the Senators, Baptiste continued his tenure in the AHL, signing a one-year AHL contract with the Texas Stars on January 23, 2021.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Sudbury Wolves OHL 64 8 19 27 42 4 0 0 0 2
2012–13 Sudbury Wolves OHL 66 21 27 48 44 9 3 1 4 6
2013–14 Sudbury Wolves OHL 65 45 44 89 59 5 1 4 5 8
2014–15 Sudbury Wolves OHL 12 6 5 11 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Erie Otters OHL 41 26 27 53 18 20 12 11 23 10
2015–16 Rochester Americans AHL 62 13 15 28 30 — — — — —
2016–17 Rochester Americans AHL 59 25 16 41 34 — — — — —
2016–17 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 3 1 4 6 — — — — —
2017–18 Buffalo Sabres NHL 33 4 2 6 14 — — — — —
2017–18 Rochester Americans AHL 36 7 11 18 22 3 1 0 1 2
2018–19 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 55 12 10 22 14 — — — — —
2018–19 Toronto Marlies AHL 18 2 5 7 6 13 1 0 1 2
2019–20 Toronto Marlies AHL 29 3 6 9 8 — — — — —
2019–20 Belleville Senators AHL 6 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 47 7 3 10 20 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Canada Ontario U17 6 1 3 4 2
2013 Canada WJC18 7 3 5 8 4
Junior totals 13 4 8 12 6

References
  1. "Wolves Select Baptiste 6th Overall". sudburywolves.com. May 7, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. "Erie Acquires Nicholas Baptiste from Sudbury". ottershockey.com. November 24, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  3. "Sabres sign Baptiste to entry-level deal". Buffalo Sabres. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  4. "Nicholas Baptiste gets call to make NHL debut for Sabres". The Buffalo News. October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  5. LaBarber, Jourdon (October 21, 2016). "Sabres unable to capitalize in loss to Vancouver". NHL.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  6. "O'Regan, Baptiste sign 1-year deals". NHL.com. July 15, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. "Sabres acquire Dougherty from Predators". NHL.com. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  8. "Predators trade Baptiste to Maple Leafs for future considerations". Nashville Predators. February 24, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  9. "Marlies sign Nicholas Baptiste". Toronto Marlies. August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  10. "Sens trade for Baptiste". Belleville Senators. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  11. "Texas Stars announce signings of six forwards". Texas Stars. January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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