Jonathan Racine

Jonathan Racine (born May 28, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with Tappara in the Finnish Liiga. Racine was selected by the Florida Panthers in the third round (87th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Jonathan Racine
Born (1993-05-28) May 28, 1993
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Tappara
Florida Panthers
NHL Draft 87th overall, 2011
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

On April 3, 2013, the Florida Panthers of the NHL signed Racine a three-year entry-level contract[1] and he began his professional career in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the San Antonio Rampage.

On April 1, 2014, Racine was recalled to the Florida Panthers[2] where he skated 15:35 in his NHL debut against the New York Islanders before being returned the following day to San Antonio.[3]

Prior to the 2016–17 season, Racine was traded by the Panthers to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Tim Bozon on October 8, 2016.[4] He was immediately assigned to begin the year with AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. He appeared in just 26 games with the IceCaps for 3 assists, before he was traded again, along with a 6th round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Nikita Nesterov on January 26, 2017.[5] Racine was assigned to play out the remainder of the season with the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.

As a free agent from the Lightning, Racine received limited NHL interest. On September 27, 2017, he was announced to have signed an AHL professional try-out contract to attend the Ontario Reign training camp.[6] He was later revealed to have signed an AHL contract with the Reign upon his reassignment to the Manchester Monarchs of the ECHL on October 1, 2017.[7]

Approaching his sixth full professional season in 2018–19, Racine opted to continue his career in signing a one-year ECHL contract with the Brampton Beast on October 4, 2018.[8] He was later loaned to AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators and later signed to a AHL contract for the remainder of the season on November 6, 2018. He made 9 appearances with Belleville, contributing with 1 goal.

As a free agent from the Senators, Racine opted to continue his career in the ECHL, agreeing to terms with the Maine Mariners on October 1, 2019.[9] He was loaned to the AHL, signing a professional try-out with the Stockton Heat, affiliate to the Calgary Flames on December 10, 2019.

After 7 games with the Heat, Racine left the team and North America, agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the season with Finnish club, Tappara of the Liiga on February 15, 2020.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 55 0 4 4 43 6 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 68 2 5 7 86 12 0 1 1 22
2011–12 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 61 3 10 13 107 11 1 5 6 22
2012–13 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 61 8 13 21 138 5 0 0 0 7
2012–13 San Antonio Rampage AHL 8 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2013–14 San Antonio Rampage AHL 51 0 6 6 91 — — — — —
2013–14 Florida Panthers NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2014–15 San Antonio Rampage AHL 70 0 7 7 149 3 0 1 1 4
2015–16 Portland Pirates AHL 69 1 8 9 89 5 0 0 0 4
2016–17 St. John's IceCaps AHL 26 0 3 3 58 — — — — —
2016–17 Syracuse Crunch AHL 29 1 2 3 78 5 1 1 2 2
2017–18 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 20 1 3 4 41 — — — — —
2017–18 Ontario Reign AHL 6 0 0 0 22 — — — — —
2018–19 Brampton Beast ECHL 44 7 13 20 103 6 1 2 3 39
2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 9 1 0 1 13 — — — — —
2019–20 Maine Mariners ECHL 15 0 6 6 35 — — — — —
2019–20 Stockton Heat AHL 7 0 0 0 11 — — — — —
2019–20 Tappara Liiga 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada Quebec U17 6th 5 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 5 0 0 0 4

References
  1. "Panthers Agree to Entry-Level Contract with D Jonathan Racine". Florida Panthers. April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  2. "Florida Panthers Recall F Bobby Butler and D Jonathan Racine from San Antonio". OurSportsCentral.com. April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. "Panther re-assign Jonathan Racine to San Antonio". Florida Panthers. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  4. "Canadiens acquire defenseman Jonathan Racine". Montreal Canadiens. October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  5. McKenna, Ryan (January 26, 2017). "Canadiens acquire defenceman Nikita Nesterov from Lightning". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  6. "2017-18 Ontario Reign roster" (PDF). Ontario Reign. September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  7. "Reign make roster moves ahead of pre-season finale". Ontario Reign. October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  8. "October 4 transactions". ECHL. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  9. "Former Portland Pirate Racine signs with Mariners". Maine Mariners. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  10. "Jonathan Racine joins Tappara" (in Finnish). Tappara. February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
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