Jimmy Bonneau

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Jimmy Bonneau
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Born (1985-03-22) March 22, 1985 (age 38)
Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Right
Played for Hamilton Bulldogs
Portland Pirates
Rochester Americans
Worcester Sharks
NHL Draft 241st overall, 2003
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2005–2016

Jimmy Bonneau (born March 22, 1985) is a former hockey forward who last played for the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL. He was drafted 241st overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He is an assistant coach for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League, and served as their co-head coach in 2019–20.

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Playing career

Bonneau played major junior hockey starting with the Montreal Rocket in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the next two seasons with the same franchise after it moved to Prince Edward Island. During the 2005–06 season, he played for Long Beach Ice Dogs in ECHL. In the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, he split time with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.

After spending two seasons with various organizations, he signed an AHL contract on July 2, 2010, with Hamilton to bring him back to the Canadiens' organization. [1]

On September 27, 2011, Bonneau was signed as a free agent by the AHL's Worcester Sharks. [2] After four seasons with the Worcester Sharks, including their last season as a franchise in 2014–15, Bonneau was a free agent in the off-season signed a one-year deal in the ECHL with the Rapid City Rush on August 18, 2015. He announced his retirement on April 10, 2016. [3]

Coaching career

Bonneau was hired as an associate coach for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League in 2018 and was named a co-head coach of the team during the 2019–20 season. [4] When regular head coach Roy Sommer returned to his post on September 22, 2020, Bonneau reverted to his assistant duties. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02Jonquière ÉlitesQMAAA405101555—————
2002–03 Montreal Rocket QMJHL 65156261700012
2003–04 P.E.I. Rocket QMJHL70712192631110112
2004–05 P.E.I. RocketQMJHL70111122234—————
2005–06 Long Beach Ice Dogs ECHL 65156137—————
2006–07 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 900059—————
2006–07 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL46257891000023
2007–08 Hamilton BulldogsAHL61015—————
2007–08 Cincinnati CyclonesECHL180446130000
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL46066122—————
2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL57426187—————
2010–11 Hamilton BulldogsAHL771231801512316
2011–12 Worcester Sharks AHL54235168—————
2012–13 Worcester SharksAHL2610181—————
2013–14 Worcester SharksAHL45235106—————
2014–15 Worcester SharksAHL3003380—————
2015–16 Rapid City Rush ECHL4614573—————
ECHL totals175418223601300023
AHL totals3481119309881512316

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References

  1. ↑ "Bulldogs sign Jimmy Bonneau to contract". Hamilton Bulldogs. 2010-07-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  2. ↑ "Worcester Sharks sign forward Jimmy Bonneau". Worcester Sharks. 2011-09-27. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Rush add Kelly Cup Champion veteran to roster". Rapid City Rush . 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  4. ↑ "SHARKS, BARRACUDA ANNOUNCE CHANGES TO COACHING STAFF". San Jose Barracuda. December 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "San Jose Sharks Announce Organizational Coaching Staff". San Jose Sharks . National Hockey League. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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