Jean-Gabriel Pageau
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 With the Senators during the 2017 playoffs. | |||
| Born |
November 11, 1992 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Ottawa Senators | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
96th overall, 2011 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Jean-Gabriel "J-G" Pageau (born November 11, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Senators in the fourth round, 96th overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Junior
Born in Ottawa and raised in neighbouring Hull, Quebec (now Gatineau, Quebec), Pageau played junior hockey with the Gatineau Olympiques and Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Professional
Selected by his hometown Ottawa Senators in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Pageau began his professional career in 2012–13 with Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, registering 7 goals and 29 points in 69 games before being called-up to Ottawa on April 10, 2013.[1] Pageau stayed in Ottawa for the remainder of the season, registering two goals and four points in nine regular season games. On May 5, 2013, he scored a hat-trick in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series as the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6–1. In so doing, he became just the second Senators player to score a hat-trick in the playoffs, Daniel Alfredsson being the first.[2]
Following the season, Pageau was honoured by his hometown; on June 18, 2013, he signed the official guestbook at the start of the Gatineau City Council meeting and received a plaque. Mayor of Gatineau Marc Bureau called him "a true ambassador for the city".[3]
Pageau would only appear in parts of the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons under head coach Paul MacLean. Upon MacLean being fired, new head coach Dave Cameron would allow Pageau to play more games during the 2014–15 season, including all six of the Senators' 2015 playoff games. In June 2015, it was announced Pageau signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Senators worth an annual average of $900,000.[4] Pageau would play in all 82 games during the 2015–16 season and achieve career highs in goals (19), assists (24) and points (43), and led the NHL in short-handed goals with seven.[5] Pageau scored four goals in Game 2 of round two of the 2017 playoffs against the New York Rangers, including the game-winner in double overtime.[6]
On July 17, 2017, the Senators re-signed Pageau to a three-year, $9.3 million contract worth $3.1 million annually, avoiding arbitration.[7]
International play
On April 12, 2018, Pageau was one of the 18 players to be named to the 2018 IIHF World Championship to represent Canada, where he scored one goal and tallied three assists.[8][9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 62 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 67 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 23 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 23 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 69 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 46 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 27 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 50 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 82 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 82 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 78 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 329 | 59 | 71 | 130 | 105 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 24 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canada | WC | 4th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Sens recall Ottawa native Pageau" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. April 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Senators defeat Canadiens in game 3 to take 2–1 serie lead". The Sports Network. 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ↑ Hempstead, Doug (June 19, 2013). "Gatineau honours Senators rookie Jean-Gabriel Pageau". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Senators lock up both Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Dave Cameron (for the short term)". Ottawa Citizen. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "Statistics". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ Siegel, Jonas (April 29, 2017). "Pageau scores 4, including double-OT winner as Sens take 2–0 series lead". CBC Sports. Canadian Press. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ↑ "Senators re-sign Jean-Gabriel Pageau to 3-year deal". cbc.ca. July 17, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Team Canada names 18 to WHC roster". tsn.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Player Statistics - 2018 IIHF World Championship - Hockey Canada". hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database