Marc-Olivier Vallerand

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Marc-Olivier Vallerand
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Marc-Olivier Vallerand in 2024
Born (1989-04-17) April 17, 1989 (age 35)
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Shoots Left
EIHL team
Former teams		 Sheffield Steelers
Coventry Blaze
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Rockford IceHogs
Norfolk Admirals
Greenville Road Warriors
Odense Bulldogs
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
HC Bolzano
EHC Lustenau
HC Eppan Pirates
HK Olimpija
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Marc-Olivier Vallerand (born April 17, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Sheffield Steelers. Vallerand previously played with ICEHL side HK Olimpija.

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Undrafted, Vallerand previously played with the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL, [1] and the Odense Bulldogs in the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen during the 2013-14 season. [2] After a season with HC Eppan Pirates of the Italian Serie A, Vallerand continued his journeyman career in returning to North America briefly before signing a contract in Switzerland. [3]

On July 27, 2016, Vallerand made a return to Italy, signing a one-year deal with Austrian EBEL participants, HCB South Tyrol. [4]

On July 27, 2017, Vallerand moved to the UK to sign for Elite Ice Hockey League side Coventry Blaze. [5]

For the 2018/2019 season, Vallerand moved to Austria to sign for Alps Hockey League side EHC Lustenau.

For the 2019/2020 season, Vallerand moved back to the UK to sign for EIHL side Sheffield Steelers. [6]

On July 2, 2020, Vallerand re-signed with Sheffield for the 2020/21 campaign. [7]

However, following the indefinite suspension of the 2020/21 Elite League season, Vallerand and Sheffield teammate Robert Dowd signed for Italian club HC Eppan Pirates in October 2020. [8]

Before returning to Eppan for a second spell, Vallerand signed a contract extension with Sheffield - committing him to the club for the 2021-22 Elite League season. [9]

In February 2021, Vallerand signed for AlpsHL side HK Olimpija on a deal until the end of the season. [10]

Ahead of the 2021-22 EIHL season, Vallerand re-joined the Sheffield Steelers as planned. For the 2022-23 season, Vallerand returned to HK Olimpija. He then rejoined Sheffield in January 2023. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Berkstresser, Vallerand return to Road Warriors". ECHL . January 14, 2011. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Canadian should bomb the Bulldogs" (in Danish). Odense Bulldogs. June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Eppan Pirates intensifies its offense with Vallerand" (in Italian). HC Eppan Pirates. August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "New new signing for Bolzano: Marc-Olivier Vallerand". HCB South Tyrol (in Italian). July 27, 2016. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Blaze capture Marc-Olivier Vallerand". www.coventryblaze.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ "DeLuca Returns and Vallerand Arrives in Sheffield".
  7. ↑ "Thursday ….. It was some day ………".
  8. ↑ "EIHL Board Suspend 2020-21 Season".
  9. ↑ "Dowd & Vallerand Head to Italy After Signing Steelers Extension".
  10. ↑ "Ekipi se je pridružil Marc-Olivier Vallerand – HK SŽ Olimpija".
  11. ↑ "Welcome Home Marco – we've missed you".


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