Guillaume Gélinas
Guillaume Gelinas | |||
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Born |
Quebec, Quebec, Canada | June 14, 1993||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Slovak team Former teams |
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Iowa Wild | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Guillaume Gélinas (born June 14, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HC ’05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak).
Playing career
Gelinas played junior hockey for the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from the 2009–10 season. He received the Emile Bouchard Trophy as the league's best defenceman during the 2013–14 QMJHL season[1] but was not selected in the NHL draft.
On July 1, 2014, Gelinas signed a three-year entry level contract with the Minnesota Wild.[2]
At the conclusion of his entry-level deal with the Wild, after primarily spending the final 2016–17 season with secondary ECHL affiliate, the Quad City Mallards, Gelinas was not to be tendered a new contract with the Wild. As a free agent, Gelinas signed a one-year deal with Slovakian club, HC ’05 Banská Bystrica, on May 18, 2017.[3]
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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Emile Bouchard Trophy - QMJHL Defenceman of the Year | 2013–14 | [4] |
References
- ↑ "Val-d'Ors Anthony Mantha leads accolades". Huffington Post. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ↑ "Wild inks three more on FA opening day". Minnesota Wild. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ↑ "Canadian support for defense with Gelinas" (in Slovak). HC ’05 Banská Bystrica. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ↑ "Val-d'Or's Anthony Mantha named QMJHL MVP". Yahoo! Sports. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.