Alexandre Picard
Jersey Number: 19, 21
Player information for Alexandre Picard
Position
Left Wing
Height
6'2" (188cm)
Born
October 9, 1985
Number
19, 21
Shoots
Left
Weight
206 lbs (93kg)
Birthplace
Les Saules, Quebec, CAN
Years in Columbus
5
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Player Career Notes
- Played his entire five-year NHL career with Columbus, collecting 0-2-2 and 58 penalty minutes in 67 games from 2005-10.
- Skated in a career-high 23 contests during the 2006-07 campaign.
- Collected his first NHL point with an assist on Mar. 20, 2007 vs. Chicago
- Made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets on Nov. 18, 2005 at Dallas.
- Added 111-121-232 and 622 penalty minutes in 351 career American Hockey League outings with the Norfolk Admirals, San Antonio Rampage and Syracuse Crunch from 2005-12.
- Led the Admirals to the 2012 Calder Cup and collected the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as AHL Playoffs MVP after leading the league in postseason scoring with 9-7-16 in 18 contests.
- Set AHL career highs with 26-24-50 and 125 penalty minutes in 58 games split between Syracuse and San Antonio in 2009-10.
- Went on to play seven seasons in Europe with stints in Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Russia and Austria from 2012-19.
- Has spent the last five seasons in Quebec’s LNAH between the Jonquiere Marquis and Quebec National since the 2019-20 season.
- Played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, totaling 93-94-197 and 289 penalty minutes in 206 career games with the Lewiston MAINEiacs and Sherbrooke Castors from 2001-05.
- Was named the QMJHL Best Professional Prospect (Mike Bossy Trophy) and to the league’s Second All-Star Team in 2003-04 after registering 39-31-80 and 88 penalty minutes in 69 games with Lewiston.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14 | 10 |
| 2006-2007 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 | 20 |
| 2007-2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008-2009 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 26 | 10 |
| 2009-2010 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 10 | 12 |
| Totals | 67 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -9 | 58 | 53 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Columbus in the first-round, eighth overall, at the 2004 NHL Draft.
- Traded by Columbus to Phoenix in exchange for C Chad Kolarik on Mar. 3, 2010.