Maxim Noreau

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Maxim Noreau
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Noreau with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2014
Born (1987-05-24) May 24, 1987 (age 37)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams		 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Minnesota Wild
HC Ambrì-Piotta
SC Bern
ZSC Lions
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Maxim Noreau (born May 24, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League (NL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota Wild.

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Playing career

On May 22, 2008, Noreau was signed as a free agent to a three-year entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild. [1] He spent most of the 2009–10 season with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League. He posted 52 points in 76 games to earn selection in the AHL Second All-Star Team. [2] Noreau also made his National Hockey League debut on April 8, 2010, with the Minnesota Wild. [3]

Following the conclusion of the 2010–11 season, Noreau was traded from the Wild to the New Jersey Devils for David McIntyre on June 16, 2011. [4] With his rights owned by the Devils on August 1, 2011, Noreau signed a one-year European deal with HC Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss National League A. In his first season with Piotta in 2011–12, Noreau led the defense and scored 30 points in 44 games. As a result, he was selected to the NLA All-Star Team and was re-signed to a three-year contract extension on November 6, 2011. [5] In the 2012–13 season, despite missing out on the post-season for the second consecutive season, he was again the offensive presence from the blueline for Piotta, contributing with 10 goals and 35 assists to lead the league in defensive scoring.

Noreau posted 102 points in 146 games over three seasons before he was released from the final year of his contract with Ambri-Piotta to sign a two-year, one-way contract with the Colorado Avalanche on July 7, 2014. [6] He spent the entirety of his contract within the Avalanche's AHL affiliates. During the 2014–15 season with the Lake Erie Monsters, he was leading defensemen with 30 points in 39 games before he suffered a season-ending injury. In the following season, Noreau was reassigned to new AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, again leading the blueline in scoring, placing second overall among the Rampage with 45 points in 64 games.

In April 2016, unable to further his NHL career, Noreau put pen to paper on a two-year deal to return to Switzerland with SC Bern of the NLA [7]

On March 1, 2018, Noreau agreed to a two-year contract with rival NL club, the ZSC Lions, worth CHF 1.8 million, starting from the 2018–19 season. [8]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Spengler Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Davos
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Davos
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Davos
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Davos
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang

In December 2016, he won his second Spengler Cup with Team Canada and was named to the tournament's all-star team. [9] One year later, he captained Canada to another victory at the Spengler Cup. [10]

In January 2022, Noreau was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics, marking his second consecutive Olympic appearance. [11] [12] [13]

Personal

His younger brother, Samuel Noreau, is a professional hockey player currently with the Missouri Mavericks of the ECHL; he was formerly a prospect within the New York Rangers organization. [14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2003–04West Island LionsQMAAA4212203282—————
2004–05 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 6558134770008
2005–06 Victoriaville TigresQMJHL6922436511652467
2006–07 Victoriaville TigresQMJHL6917537010662138
2007–08 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 20330—————
2007–08 Houston Aeros AHL 5088164850004
2008–09 Houston AerosAHL77142539492047112
2009–10 Houston AerosAHL7618345260—————
2009–10 Minnesota Wild NHL 10000—————
2010–11 Houston AerosAHL7610445458242101223
2010–11 Minnesota WildNHL50000—————
2011–12 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 447233022—————
2012–13 HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA4510253538—————
2013–14 HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA35816242840002
2014–15 Lake Erie Monsters AHL398223029—————
2015–16 San Antonio Rampage AHL6412334531—————
2016–17 SC Bern NLA3541418841234
2017–18 SC BernNL328162418111672
2018–19 ZSC Lions NL4611162738—————
2019–20 ZSC LionsNL4510293926—————
2020–21 ZSC LionsNL50531363580330
2021–22 ZSC LionsNL48830381018311148
NHL totals60000—————
NL totals38071200271223506253118

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2012 Canada SC Gold medal icon.svg40002
2013 CanadaSC4th21010
2016 CanadaSCGold medal icon.svg53140
2017 CanadaSCGold medal icon.svg956110
2018 Canada OG Bronze medal icon.svg62570
2022 CanadaOG6th51340
Senior totals1138110

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
First All-Star Team 2011 [15]
Second All-Star Team 2010 [2]
NLA
All-Star Team 2012
Most assists by defenceman 2013
Most points by defenceman2013
Most goals by defenceman 2014
International
Olympic All-Star Team 2018 [16]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "First and Second All-Star Team named". American Hockey League. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
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  5. ↑ "Noreau in Biancoblu until 2015" (in Italian). HC Ambri-Piotta. 2011-11-06. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  6. ↑ "Maxim Noreau off to Colorado, Ambrì-Piotta signs another Canadian". swisshockeynews.ch. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
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