Alexandre Texier

Alexandre Texier
Born (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999
Grenoble, France
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Columbus Blue Jackets
KalPa (Liiga)
Brûleurs de Loups
National team  France
NHL Draft 45th overall, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2016present

Alexandre Texier (born 13 September 1999) is a French professional ice hockey forward, currently playing on loan with KalPa of the Finnish Liiga as a prospect to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Blue Jackets in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

After his first season in the Finnish Liiga with KalPa in 2017–18, in which he added 13 goals and 22 points in 53 games as the club's youngest player, Texier was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on May 23, 2018.[2]

Texier was named to the France men's national ice hockey team to compete at the 2018 IIHF World Championship, becoming the third-youngest player in the tournament.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Brûleurs de Loups U22 11 9 8 17 14 6 7 4 11 8
2016–17 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 40 10 9 19 69 12 5 5 10 12
2017–18 KalPa Liiga 53 13 9 22 38 6 1 1 2 25
Liiga totals 53 13 9 22 38 6 1 1 2 25

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 France WJC18-D1 13th 5 2 0 2 12
2016 France WJC18-D1 14th 5 2 4 6 6
2017 France WJC-D1 11th 5 2 3 5 6
2017 France WJC-D1 13th 5 1 7 8 4
2018 France WJC-D1 14th 5 0 4 4 8
2018 France WC 12th 7 0 3 3 10
Junior totals 25 7 18 25 36
Senior totals 7 0 3 3 10

Awards and honours

Award Year
Ligue Magnus
Jean-Pierre Graff Trophy 2017

References

  1. Hedger, Brian (2017-06-29). "Alexandre Texier aims to make impact on Blue Jackets". NHL.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  2. "Columbus Blue Jackets sign Alexandre Texier to three-year ELC". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  3. Vickers, Aaron (10 May 2018). "Texier using World Championship as next step toward goal of reaching NHL". NHL.com. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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