Jonathan Paiement
Jonathan Paiement (born March 7, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing in Austria with HC Innsbruck of the Austrian National League. Paiement was selected by the New York Rangers in the eighth round (247th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
| Jonathan Paiement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 7, 1985 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Austria team Former teams |
HC Innsbruck AHL Rockford IceHogs Hershey Bears Albany River Rats ECHL Texas Wildcatters Florida Everblades DEL Augsburger Panther | ||
| NHL Draft |
247th overall, 2004 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Amateur career
Paiement played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Professional career
Paiement's first professional season was played in the ECHL with the 2006–07 Texas Wildcatters.
On February 19, 2009, Paiement and four other people were seriously injured when the bus carrying the Albany River Rats home from a game in Lowell, Massachusetts struck a guard rail and rolled on its side on the Massachusetts Turnpike. Paiement, Nicolas Blanchard, Joe Jensen, Casey Borer, and the River Rats' radio color commentator, John Hennessy, were all taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with "serious" injuries.[1]
References
- The Canadian Press (February 19, 2009). "Three seriously injured as bus carrying AHL team crashes". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
External links
- Jonathan Paiement career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jonathan Paiement career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database