Brandon Gignac
Brandon Gignac (born November 7, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Binghamton Devils of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Brandon Gignac | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 7, 1997 Repentigny, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
New Jersey Devils Binghamton Devils (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft |
80th overall, 2016 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Playing career
Gignac played major junior hockey with the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before he was selected in the third round, 80th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
During his final season with the Cataractes in the 2016–17, on November 12, 2016, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Devils.[2][3] After posting 62 points in 59 regular season games with Shawinigan, Gignac joined the Devils' AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils, on an amateur try-out basis following a first round defeat in the QMJHL playoffs. He made his professional debut in Albany's penultimate regular season game against the Rochester Americans in a 5–4 defeat on April 14, 2017.[4]
In his first professional season, Gignac was assigned by New Jersey to new AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Devils, for their inaugural season in 2017–18. In his first two months, he contributed with just two goals and one assist, while also developing his two-way game before suffering a season-ending knee injury, tearing both his ACL and MCL, on December 13, 2017.[5]
Before the 2018–19 season, Gignac participated in the Devils' training camp.[5] On March 9, 2019, Gignac received his first call-up to the NHL by the Devils and made his NHL debut, making one shot and skating for 9:04 minutes as the Devils lost 4–2 to the New York Rangers.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix | QMAAA | 42 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 53 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 63 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 67 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 59 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Albany Devils | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 66 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 36 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Ryan, Chris (June 26, 2016). "Meet the 2016 Devils draft class". nj.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- "Devils sign forward Brandon Gignac to entry-level contract" (PDF). njdevilspr.com. November 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- "À travers la LNH : un 1er contrat pour Gignac". RDS.ca (in French). November 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- "Game Summary Americans 5, Devils 4". American Hockey League. April 14, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- Robenhymer, Julie (August 15, 2018). "Gignac aims to impress at Devils Training Camp". NHL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- Stein, Amanda (March 9, 2019). "Rangers rally by Devils, 4-2". NHL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database