Cédric Paquette (born August 13, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Paquette was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fourth round, 101st overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Lightning in 2020.
Cédric Paquette | |||
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![]() Paquette with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2014 | |||
Born |
(1993-08-13) August 13, 1993 (age 29) Gaspé, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Minsk Tampa Bay Lightning Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes Montreal Canadiens | ||
NHL Draft |
101st overall, 2012 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
Playing career | 2013–present |
As a youth, Paquette played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Chandler, Quebec.[1]
Paquette played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with Montreal Juniors and Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, scoring 200 goals and 300 assists for 500 points, with 193 penalty minutes, in 130 games played.
On May 3, 2013, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Paquette to a three-year, entry-level professional contract,[2] assigning him to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, to start the 2013–14 season.[3] On April 11, 2014, after posting 20 goals and 22 assists, with 153 penalty minutes, in 70 games played with the Crunch, the Lighting recalled Paquette.[4]
On November 4, 2014, during the 2014–15 season the Lightning recalled Paquette from Syracuse, his second recall of the season after having previously appeared in four games with the team.[5] Two nights later, on November 6, Paquette scored his first two NHL goals in Tampa Bay's victory over the Calgary Flames, 5–2.[6] On January 29, 2015, Paquette scored his first career NHL hat-trick in a 5–1 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.[7] On April 27, he scored his first career Stanley Cup playoff goal in a 5–2 Lightning win over the Red Wings in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals.[8]
On June 24, 2016, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed Paquette to a two-year contract extension. Paquette appeared in 56 games with the team last season, registering six goals, eleven points, and 51 penalty minutes. His 51 penalty minutes were good for fourth on the team during the regular season. He was also one of five Lightning players to score a shorthanded goal last season. Paquette also played in 17 Stanley Cup Playoff games with the team, posting one assist and 24 penalty minutes. Paquette has played in 122 NHL games, all with the Lightning, over the past three seasons. During that span he has recorded 18 goals and 31 points to go along with 102 penalty minutes.[9]
On November 30, 2017, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Paquette had been suspended for one game for boarding Boston Bruins' defenseman Torey Krug on November 29, 2017, at TD Garden.[10]
On July 5, 2019, the Lighting signed Paquette to a two-year, $3.3 million contract extension.[11]
On December 27, 2020, Paquette's seven-season tenure with the Lightning ended as he was traded along with Braydon Coburn and a second round pick in 2022 to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Marian Gaborik and Anders Nilsson.[12][13] After attending the Senators training camp for the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Paquette made his Senators debut on the club's fourth line in a 5–3 opening night victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 15, 2021.[14]
On February 13, 2021, after a very brief stint with the Senators, Paquette was traded along with Alex Galchenyuk to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Ryan Dzingel.[15] He played out the remainder of his contract with the contending Hurricanes, collecting 3 goals and 7 points through 38 regular season games.
As a free agent from the Hurricanes, Paquette joined his fourth club in short succession by agreeing to a one-year, $950,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 28, 2021.[16]
As a free agent from the Canadiens, Paquette went overseas and accepted a contract with the HC Dinamo Minsk on August 16, 2022.[17]
Paquette's cousin, Christopher Paquette, was also drafted by the Lightning in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. His cousin was taken in the fifth round with the 148th overall pick.[18]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2008–09 | Collège Notre-Dame Albatros | QMAAA | 45 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Collège Notre-Dame Albatros | QMAAA | 32 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 83 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | ||
2010–11 | Collège Notre-Dame Albatros | QMAAA | 34 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 102 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 36 | ||
2010–11 | Montreal Juniors | QMJHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | QMJHL | 63 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 88 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 22 | ||
2012–13 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | QMJHL | 63 | 27 | 56 | 83 | 103 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 33 | ||
2012–13 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 70 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
2014–15 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 64 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | ||
2015–16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 56 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | ||
2016–17 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 58 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 56 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | ||
2018–19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 80 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 61 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
2020–21 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 14 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||
NHL totals | 448 | 51 | 44 | 95 | 391 | 95 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 123 |
Award | Year | |
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NHL | ||
Stanley Cup champion | 2020 | [19] |