Max Comtois

Max Comtois
Comtois (right) with the Anaheim Ducks in 2023
Born	(1999-01-08) January 8, 1999 (age 25) Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Carolina Hurricanes Anaheim Ducks
National team	Canada
NHL draft	50th overall, 2017 Anaheim Ducks
Playing career	2018–present

Maxime Comtois (born January 8, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played with the Anaheim Ducks.

Playing career

Comtois was drafted by the Victoriaville Tigres third overall in the 2015 QMJHL Entry Draft. ^[1] On June 24, 2017, Comtois was selected in the second round, 50th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Ducks on March 3, 2018. ^[2]

Comtois made the Ducks' 2018 opening night roster out of training camp. ^[3] On October 3, 2018, he made his professional debut in the Ducks' 2018–19 season opener in San Jose and scored his first professional goal in the first minute of the game, on his first shot attempt at goaltender Martin Jones. ^[4] The Ducks went on to win the game 5–2. Comtois contributed to be amongst the Ducks scoring leaders to start the season, scoring 7 points in his first 10 games before suffering an injury. On his return he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, before he was returned to his junior club, the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) on November 24, 2018. ^[5]

Following his fifth season within the Ducks organization, as a pending restricted free agent Comtois was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Ducks and was released as a free agent on July 1, 2023. ^[6] Several months later, on September 12, Comtois signed a professional tryout agreement with the Vegas Golden Knights; ^[7] he was subsequently released on October 9, after the conclusion of the preseason. ^[8]

On October 16, 2023, without a NHL contract to begin the 2023–24 season, Comtois opted to continue his career in the AHL by signing a one-year contract with independent club, the Chicago Wolves. ^[9] Contributing offensively with the Wolves, Comtois was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes for the remainder of the season on March 4, 2024. ^[10]

International play

Medal record
Representing   Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2021 Latvia
	2022 Finland
World Junior Championships
	2018 United States

On December 25, 2018, Comtois was named captain for Canada national junior team while they competed at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. ^[11] He is the only player to return from the 2018 gold medal-winning team. ^[12] On December 26, Comtois scored four goals in a 14–0 win over Denmark national junior team in the first game of the tournament. ^[13] Comtois became the fifth player from Team Canada to score four goals in a World Juniors game, with the last being Taylor Raddysh in 2017. ^[14] After Canada was eliminated from the tournament, Comtois revealed he had been playing with a separated shoulder. ^[15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2015–16	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		64	26	34	60	68		5	1	5	6	4
2016–17	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		64	22	29	51	88		4	1	0	1	8
2017–18	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		54	44	41	85	79		13	4	8	12	16
2018–19	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		10	2	5	7	7		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	San Diego Gulls	AHL		4	1	0	1	2		12	5	4	9	4
2018–19	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		25	31	17	48	32		16	11	4	15	24
2019–20	San Diego Gulls	AHL		31	9	15	24	53		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		29	5	6	11	24		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		55	16	17	33	40		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		52	6	10	16	46		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		64	9	10	19	76		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Chicago Wolves	AHL		65	19	25	44	109		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		1	0	1	1	0		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				211	38	49	87	193		1	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016	Canada	IH18	5th		4	4	1	5	8
2017	Canada	U18	5th		5	2	0	2	28
2018	Canada	WJC			7	3	3	6	4
2019	Canada	WJC	6th		5	5	1	6	8
2021	Canada	WC			10	4	2	6	14
2022	Canada	WC			10	3	4	7	29
Junior totals					21	14	5	19	48
Senior totals					20	7	6	13	43

References

1. "Le plus beau jour de ma vie!". tigresvictoriaville.com (in French). June 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
2. "Ducks Sign Comtois to Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. March 3, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
3. "Ducks Open 25th Anniversary Season Tomorrow in San Jose". NHL.com. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
4. "Max Comtois first NHL goal gives Ducks quick lead over Sharks". NBCSports.com. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
5. "Maxime Comtois to join the Voltigeurs!". Drummondville Voltigeurs. November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
6. "Ducks extend qualifying offers to five restricted free agents". Anaheim Ducks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
7. "Vegas Golden Knights Sign Forward Maxime Comtois to Professional Tryout Agreement". nhl.com. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
8. Granger, Jesse [@JesseGranger_] (October 10, 2023). "Bruce Cassidy said Max Comtois was released from his PTO yesterday without a contract. He said they were very happy with how Cotter and Dorofeyev performed in camp and preseason and "there are only so many spots."" (Tweet). Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Twitter.
9. "Wolves have signed Max Comtois to an AHL contract". Twitter. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
10. "Canes sign Comtois to one-year, two-way deal". Carolina Hurricanes. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
11. "Ducks prospect Comtois named captain for Canada at World Juniors". NHL.com. December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
12. Karstens-Smith, Gemma (December 27, 2018). "'We're all leaders,' says captain Comtois of Canadian junior hockey squad". CTV News. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
13. Cuthbert, Justin (December 26, 2018). "Max Comtois scores 4 as Canada thumps Denmark at world juniors". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
14. @TSN_Sports (December 27, 2018). "Maxime Comtois (@comtois20) becomes the 5th player in Canadian Juniors history to score 4 goals in one game! He joins Taylor Raddysh (2017), Brayden Schenn (2011), Simon Gagne (1999) & Mario Lemieux (1983)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
15. "Comtois played with shoulder injury for Canada at WJC". NHL.com. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database