Pierre Dagenais

Pierre Dagenais
Born (1978-03-04) March 4, 1978 (age 45)
Blainville, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
Florida Panthers
Montreal Canadiens
Ajoie
Jokerit
HC Innsbruck
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Vålerenga
NHL Draft 47th overall, 1996
New Jersey Devils
105th overall, 1998
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1998–2012

Pierre Brüno Dagenais (born March 4, 1978) is a Canadian former[1] professional ice hockey player who most notably played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He last played for the Akwesasne Warriors of the Federal Hockey League.

Playing career

Amateur

As a youth, Dagenais played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mille-Îles in Laval, Quebec.[2]

Dagenais began his junior career after being drafted by the Moncton Alpines of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) when he was 17 years old. He quickly became a young star on his team, leading the team in points and goals in his rookie campaign in the 1995-96 season. Dagenais was drafted 47th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils, but remained in the QMJHL.[citation needed]

Six games into the following season, Dagenais was traded to the Laval Titan for Mathieu Letourneau. At mid-season he was traded to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies for Yanick Hubert and Jean-Philippe Soucy.[citation needed]

In the 1997–98 season, Dagenais led the QMJHL in goals and was second in points. That year Dagenais met Mike Ribeiro, who finished second in points after Pierre. Ribeiro and Dagenais developed a great friendship while playing on the same line throughout the entire season.[citation needed]

In the summer of 1998, Dagenais was once again draft eligible as he had not signed a contract with the Devils, he was then re-drafted by New Jersey with the 105th overall pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed]

Professional

The 1998–99 season was Dagenais' professional hockey debut. He played with the New Jersey Devils' AHL affiliate, the Albany River Rats. The 1999–00 season was better than his first professional season. He finished among the top scorers in the league with 35 goals[citation needed].

In 2000–01 season Dagenais was selected to the AHL's second all-star team.[3] He also was called up by the New Jersey Devils and played his first NHL games. In the 2001–02 season he played 16 games with the Devils. He was placed on waivers by New Jersey and claimed by the Florida Panthers.[4] He spent the majority of the remaining season playing for the Panthers. After next year's training camp, he was sent to the Panthers' AHL team, the San Antonio Rampage.[citation needed]

During the summer 2003, the Montreal Canadiens' general manager Bob Gainey surprised some by signing Dagenais to a one-year contract.[5] Dagenais started the 2003–04 season with the Canadiens' AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. He played 50 games on the Habs' second line with Mike Ribeiro and Michael Ryder. The line was the most productive of the team and Dagenais scored 27 points.[citation needed]

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Dagenais played 7 games with HC Ajoie in Switzerland. He was also involved in a controversy during the lockout. In an interview, Dagenais stated he wouldn't mind playing under a salary cap, which was in opposition to the NHLPA's stance.[6] In his return to the NHL in 2005–06, Dagenais scored the first game-winning shootout goal in Montreal for the Canadiens on November 22, 2005.[7] With dwindling offensive numbers he was sent back to the Hamilton Bulldogs in January.[8] He became a restricted free agent during the summer of 2006, and signed a tryout contract with Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga in October 2006. His tryout lasted until the SM-liiga Christmas break, and the contract was not renewed.[9] He signed a new contract with Austrian team, HC TWK Innsbruck of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga and had an excellent 2006–07 season, scoring 37 goals in only 27 games. He almost led the league in goals, despite playing only half the year. He re-signed with Innsbruck for 2007–08 season.[citation needed]

In 2008, he signed with Kontinental Hockey League club, Traktor Chelyabinsk. After potting 14 goals in 40 games in 2008–09, Pierre was re-signed to a one-year contract extension on August 5, 2009.[10]

In 2010, he signed with the Akwesasne Warriors of the Federal Hockey League. Being one of a few Federal League players with NHL experience, Dagenais was able to score on a regular basis. At the time of his departure, he had played 23 games and scored 26 goals and 54 points and still had a share of the scoring lead a month after his departure from the team.[citation needed]

On December 5, Dagenais was listed on the Federal League's site as being recalled to Oslo Elite, a third division team in Austria.[11] The news was reported the following day on ATSE Graz's website.[12] Despite signing a contract, Dagenais said he would not be reporting to ATSE Graz.[13]

On 5 January 2011, Dagenais signed a contract with Norwegian team Vålerenga of the GET-ligaen.[14]

Dagenais now works in real estate in the Montreal area.[1][15]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96 Moncton Alpines QMJHL 67 43 25 68 59 — — — — —
1996–97 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 6 4 2 6 0 — — — — —
1996–97 Laval Titan Collège Français QMJHL 37 16 14 30 22 — — — — —
1996–97 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 27 21 8 29 22 — — — — —
1997–98 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 60 66 67 133 50 6 6 2 8 2
1998–99 Albany River Rats AHL 69 17 13 30 37 4 0 0 0 0
1999–00 Albany River Rats AHL 80 35 30 65 47 5 1 0 1 14
2000–01 Albany River Rats AHL 69 34 28 62 52 — — — — —
2000–01 New Jersey Devils NHL 9 3 2 5 6 — — — — —
2001–02 Albany River Rats AHL 6 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 16 3 3 6 4 — — — — —
2001–02 Utah Grizzlies AHL 4 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 26 7 1 8 4 — — — — —
2002–03 San Antonio Rampage AHL 49 21 14 35 28 3 2 0 2 2
2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL 9 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2003–04 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 20 12 9 21 19 — — — — —
2003–04 Montreal Canadiens NHL 50 17 10 27 24 8 0 1 1 6
2004–05 Ajoie NLB 7 5 5 10 12 — — — — —
2005–06 Montreal Canadiens NHL 32 5 7 12 16 — — — — —
2005–06 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 38 12 13 25 23 — — — — —
2006–07 Jokerit SM-l 16 2 7 9 12 — — — — —
2006–07 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 27 37 20 57 12 — — — — —
2007–08 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 44 23 17 40 18 3 1 0 1 0
2008–09 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 40 14 5 19 28 3 1 0 1 10
2009–10 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 54 9 11 20 44 4 2 0 2 6
2010–11 Vålerenga GET 12 11 1 12 8 5 0 0 0 14
2010–11 Akwesasne Warriors FHL 23 26 28 54 6 4 7 2 9 6
2011–12 Akwesasne Warriors FHL 45 81 62 143 89 2 0 3 3 15
NHL totals 142 35 23 58 58 8 0 1 1 6

References

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  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Mancuso, Jim (2006). Hockey in the Capital District. Arcadia Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 0738544671.
  4. ^ "Panthers claim Dagenais off waivers". UPI. January 12, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Dagenais, Damphousse, Ferland sign with Habs". ESPN. July 4, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  6. ^ Gatehouse, Jonathan (2012). The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the League and Changed the Game Forever. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1600788154.
  7. ^ "Dagenais sparks Habs' first shootout win in Montreal". ESPN. November 22, 2005. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  8. ^ "Canadiens send Dagenais to minors". The Globe and Mail. January 11, 2006. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  9. ^ "Dagenais odotetusti ulos Jokereista". jatkoaika (in Finnish). December 12, 2006. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  10. ^ "Dagenais to remain with Traktor". Traktor Chelyabinsk (in Russian). August 5, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  11. ^ PointStreak.com: Akwesasne Warriors Transactions Page
  12. ^ "The "Shooter" is here" (in German). atse-graz.at. December 12, 2010. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  13. ^ "Ron Pasco instead of Dagenais" (in German). atse-graz.at. December 14, 2010. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  14. ^ "Vålerenga Ishockey forsterker troppen med NHL-rutine". Vålerenga Ishockey (in Norwegian). January 5, 2011. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  15. ^ Maynard, Valérie. "Un investissement de 20 M$: un projet immobilier de haute technologie à Mirabel". nordinfo.com (in French). Retrieved June 15, 2013.

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