Nicholas Baptiste

Nicholas Baptiste
Baptiste with the Sabres in 2017
Born (1995-08-04) August 4, 1995
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Nashville Predators
Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Buffalo Sabres
NHL Draft 69th overall, 2013
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2015–present

Nicholas Baptiste (born August 4, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Baptiste was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the third round (69th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Baptiste played major junior hockey for the Sudbury Wolves and the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League. He was selected sixth overall by the Wolves in the 2011 OHL draft,[1] and played four seasons with them before being traded to the Otters in November 2014.[2] Baptiste was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Sabres on May 31, 2014.[3]

Baptiste made his NHL debut with the Sabres in the 2016–17 season in a game against the Calgary Flames on October 18, 2016.[4] He recorded his first career NHL goal on October 20, 2016, in a 2–1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Although Baptiste was awarded the goal, he was not the one to shoot it into the net. There was a misplay between two Canucks players leading the puck to go into the net and since Baptise was the last Sabres player to touch it, he was awarded his first NHL goal.[5] He re-signed with the Sabres on July 18, 2018.[6]

On October 1, 2018, before the 2018–19 season, Baptiste was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Jack Dougherty.[7] He was immediately re-assigned to join AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Sudbury Wolves OHL 64 8 19 27 42 4 0 0 0 2
2012–13 Sudbury Wolves OHL 66 21 27 48 44 9 3 1 4 6
2013–14 Sudbury Wolves OHL 65 45 44 89 59 5 1 4 5 8
2014–15 Sudbury Wolves OHL 12 6 5 11 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Erie Otters OHL 41 26 27 53 18 20 12 11 23 10
2015–16 Rochester Americans AHL 62 13 15 28 30 — — — — —
2016–17 Rochester Americans AHL 59 25 16 41 34 — — — — —
2016–17 Buffalo Sabres NHL 14 3 1 4 6 — — — — —
2017–18 Buffalo Sabres NHL 33 4 2 6 14 — — — — —
2017–18 Rochester Americans AHL 36 7 11 18 22 3 1 0 1 2
NHL totals 47 7 3 10 20 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Canada Ontario U17 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 1 3 4 2
2013 Canada WJC18 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 3 5 8 4
Junior totals 13 4 8 12 6

References

  1. ↑ "Wolves Select Baptiste 6th Overall". sudburywolves.com. May 7, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Erie Acquires Nicholas Baptiste from Sudbury". ottershockey.com. November 24, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sabres sign Baptiste to entry-level deal". Buffalo Sabres. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  4. ↑ "Nicholas Baptiste gets call to make NHL debut for Sabres". The Buffalo News. October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ LaBarber, Jourdon (October 21, 2016). "Sabres unable to capitalize in loss to Vancouver". NHL.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "O'Regan, Baptiste sign 1-year deals". NHL.com. July 15, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sabres acquire Dougherty from Predators". NHL.com. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.


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