Following Oilers training camp for the 2005–06 season, Jacques was assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL. where he played the first half of the season. He was recalled to the Oilers to replace injured forward Ethan Moreau, making his NHL debut on February 2, 2006 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[3]
Jacques broke through and began the 2009–10 season with a regular spot on the Oilers' checking line. On November 3, 2010, the Oilers assigned him to their AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons for conditioning.[4]
On September 24, 2011, Jacques was suspended for the remainder of the pre-season and the first five games of the regular season due to leaving the bench to initiate a fight with Mike Duco of the Vancouver Canucks.[5]
On July 5, 2012, Jacques signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Florida Panthers. He was directly assigned to start the 2012–13 season with affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, due to the 2012 NHL lockout. Failing to establish a defined role with the Rampage, Jacques was traded by the Panthers to the Tampa Bay Lightning for future considerations on January 21, 2013.[6]
On August 16, 2013, Jacques signed a PTO with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.[7]
At the conclusion of his contract with KAC, Jacques left as a free agent to sign in the neighbouring German league, agreeing to a one-year deal with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on August 22, 2016.[9] In the 2016–17 campaign, Jacques was unable to translate his scoring rate from the EBEL, posting 9 goals and 16 points in 52 games before suffering a preliminary playoff loss to the Fischtown Pinguins to conclude his tenure with ERC.[10]
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