Francis Paré
| Francis Paré | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
June 30, 1987 LeMoyne, Quebec, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NLA team Former teams |
free agent Grand Rapids Griffins HC TPS Metallurg Magnitogorsk Traktor Chelyabinsk HC Slovan Bratislava Medveščak Zagreb Genève-Servette HC | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Francis Paré (born June 30, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently a free agent. He last played for Genève-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA).
Playing career
Undrafted, Paré previously played with the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL). On July 27, 2011, Pare signed a two-year, two-way contract extension with the Griffins NHL affiliate, the Detroit Red Wings.[1]
On July 8, 2013, after helping the Griffins capture the Calder Cup, Paré was signed to a two-year contract abroad in Finland with TPS of the SM-liiga.[2] In the following years, Paré played for different teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), including Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk and HC Slovan Bratislava. In 2014, he won the Gagarin Cup with Magnitogorsk. After returning to TPS for a second stint during the 2015–16 season, he again inked a deal with a KHL side, agreeing terms with Medvescak Zagreb in June 2016.[3]
On January 23, 2017, Pare signed a contract with Geneve-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA) for the remainder of the season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 70 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 55 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 68 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 69 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 63 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 77 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 80 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 75 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 68 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC TPS | Liiga | 30 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 20 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 23 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC TPS | Liiga | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 2016–17 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb | KHL | 51 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 363 | 102 | 135 | 237 | 138 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| KHL totals | 159 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Canada Quebec | U17 |  |
6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2008 | [4] |
| Michel Brière Memorial Trophy | 2008 | [5] |
| CHL Second All-Star Team | 2008 | [4] |
References
- ↑ "Red Wings sign two to contract extensions". Detroit News. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ "Pare, Sexton and Seiga sign contracts" (in Finnish). TPS. July 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Unbelievable reinforcement - Calder and Gagarin cup winner joins the Bears". www.medvescak.com. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- 1 2 National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- ↑ "Francis Paré player profile". The Hockey News. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
