Bruno St. Jacques

Bruno St. Jacques
St. Jacques with the Norfolk Admirals in 2007
Born	(1980-08-22) August 22, 1980 (age 45) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ERC Ingolstadt Straubing Tigers
NHL draft	253rd overall, 1998 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2000–2018

Bruno St. Jacques (born August 22, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in 67 games over parts of four NHL seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Playing career

St. Jacques was drafted 253rd overall in the ninth round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. A junior from Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL, he made his professional debut at the tail end of the 1999–2000 season with Flyers affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League.

St. Jacques made his NHL debut in the 2000–01 season with the Flyers and spent the next two seasons primarily with the Phantoms before he was traded on February 7, 2003, along with Pavel Brendl to the Carolina Hurricanes for Sami Kapanen and Ryan Bast. ^[1]

Prior to the 2005–06 season on October 3, St. Jacques was traded by the Hurricanes, to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Craig Adams. ^[2] In his lone appearance with the Ducks he scored the only goal in a 4–1 defeat to the Minnesota Wild on October 15, 2005. ^[3] However, he essentially played with AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates, for the season.

In the 2006–07 season, on December 28, 2006, St. Jacques was traded from the Ducks, along with P. A. Parenteau, to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Sébastien Caron, Matt Keith and Chris Durno. ^[4] He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, for the duration of the year.

On October 4, 2007, St. Jacques signed with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL for the 2007–08 season. ^[5] After 13 games with the Crunch, he was loaned to back to the Ducks affiliate, the Portland Pirates on November 15. On December 10, St. Jacques was signed by the Ducks but remained with the Pirates for the year. ^[6]

On May 27, 2008, St. Jacques left North America and signed with German team, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL. After three seasons with Ingolstadt, he signed with another DEL team, the Struabing Tigers, on a one-year contract on June 3, 2011. ^[7]

Upon season end with the Tigers, St. Jacques announced his intention to retire and return to North America. ^[8] However upon return to Canada, he signed a one-year contract with the semi-professional Jonquière Marquis of the LNAH on July 20, 2012. ^[9]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL		63	1	11	12	140		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL		49	8	13	21	85		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	QMJHL		60	8	28	36	120		6	0	2	2	10
1999–00	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		3	0	1	1	0		1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		45	1	16	17	83		10	1	0	1	16
2001–02	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		7	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		55	3	11	14	59		4	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		30	0	7	7	46		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		6	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		8	1	1	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		18	2	5	7	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		6	0	0	0	8		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		35	0	2	2	31		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		68	2	12	14	60		11	1	4	5	4
2005–06	Portland Pirates	AHL		60	6	19	25	55		14	3	4	7	18
2005–06	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		1	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Portland Pirates	AHL		25	1	8	9	26		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		37	4	8	12	33		6	0	2	2	10
2007–08	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		13	0	8	8	16		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Portland Pirates	AHL		48	8	12	20	49		6	0	3	3	17
2008–09	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		41	9	16	25	68		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		46	9	15	24	137		4	0	1	1	6
2010–11	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		51	5	7	12	86		1	0	1	1	0
2011–12	Straubing Tigers	DEL		42	6	15	21	87		8	3	1	4	6
2012–13	Jonquière Marquis	LNAH		27	12	21	33	22		11	8	10	18	12
2013–14	Jonquière Marquis	LNAH		30	3	25	28	36		6	1	2	3	6
2014–15	Jonquière Marquis	LNAH		27	7	15	22	26		9	0	9	9	10
2015–16	Laval Prédateurs	LNAH		32	6	17	23	44		10	3	3	6	17
2016–17	Thetford Assurancia	LNAH		31	5	19	24	19		13	0	3	3	16
2017–18	Thetford Assurancia	LNAH		25	2	7	9	33		3	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				67	3	7	10	47		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Slumping Carolina trades away slumping Kapanen". ESPN. 2003-02-07. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
2. "Mighty Ducks Acquire Bruno St. Jacques from Carolina in Exchange for Craig Adams". Anaheim Ducks. 2005-10-03. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
3. "Fernandez, strong power play carry Wild past Mighty Ducks". CBS Sports . 2005-10-15. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
4. "Blackhawks send Caron to Ducks in multi-player deal". ESPN. 2006-12-28. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
5. "Crunch Sign Bruno St. Jacques". Syracuse Crunch. 2007-10-04. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
6. "Ducks Sign and Recall Bruno St. Jacques". Anaheim Ducks. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
7. "Tigers commit to Bruno St. Jacques" (in German). Straubing Tigers. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
8. "Six days before quarter-finals for Tigers" (in German). Straubing Tigers. 2012-03-15. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
9. "Marquis have 12 players under contract". Saguenay Marquis. 2012-07-20. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-07-20.

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