Maxime Lajoie

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Maxime Lajoie
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Lajoie at the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic Game
Born (1997-11-05) November 5, 1997 (age 26)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Seattle Kraken
Ottawa Senators
Carolina Hurricanes
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL draft 133rd overall, 2016
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2017–present

Maxime Lajoie (born November 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lajoie was chosen 133rd overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

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Early life

Lajoie was born in Quebec City and moved to Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Ontario and then Calgary, Alberta by the age of seven. His first language is French but is now bilingual. [1]

Playing career

Junior career

Lajoie played major junior hockey for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2013 to 2017. He was drafted by the Broncos, 95th overall, in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft. [2] Lajoie played one game in 2013–14 and earned a roster spot in 2014–15. He increased his points per game over his three seasons with the Broncos. He returned to Swift Current as an alternate captain for his final season in junior. [3]

Professional career

Lajoie was selected by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in his first season of eligibility, going 133rd overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft. Lajoie's coach until 2016, former Senator Mark Lamb, considered the selection of Lajoie a "steal" at 133rd overall, noting he was the team's No. 1 penalty killer, No. 1 shut-down defenceman and assistant captain. [4] Lajoie signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Senators on October 3, 2016, and attended their training camp, [5]

In 2017, he became a professional, joining the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) in September 2017. In November 2017, Lajoie was assigned to the Brampton Beast of the ECHL, returning to Belleville after one game at Brampton. In 2018, Lajoie made the jump to the NHL, earning a roster spot in training camp. He made his NHL debut on October 4, 2018, scoring a goal and an assist in a 4–3 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. [6] Lajoie became the second Ottawa defenceman (after Wade Redden) to score in his NHL debut. [6]

After attending the Senators training camp for the delayed 2020–21 season, on January 12, 2021, Lajoie was traded by Ottawa to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Clark Bishop. [7] He was directly assigned by the Hurricanes to join AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. On August 6, 2022 the Hurricanes re-signed Lajoie's to an additional one-year contract. [8]

Following three seasons with the Hurricanes organization, Lajoie left as an unrestricted free agent and agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1, 2023. [9] He attended the Maple Leafs 2023 training camp, but failed to make the team and was placed on waivers. After going unclaimed Lajoie was assigned to the Maple Leafs AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies to start the 2023–24 season. [10] [11] He was recalled by the Maple Leafs on November 4 after an injury to Timothy Liljegren and made his season debut against the Buffalo Sabres that night. [12] He was returned to the Marlies on November 9. [13] He spent the majority of the season with the Marlies, appearing in 56 games, scoring 4 goals and 24 points. He also appeared in seven games with the Maple Leafs, registering one assist. [14]

An unrestricted free agent in the offseason, Lajoie signed a one-way, two-way contract with the Seattle Kraken on July 1, 2024. [14]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2012–13Calgary Royals AMHL 28110111251230
2013–14Calgary RoyalsAMHL327101710—————
2013–14 Swift Current Broncos WHL 10000—————
2014–15 Swift Current BroncosWHL72733402241230
2015–16 Swift Current BroncosWHL628293728—————
2016–17 Swift Current BroncosWHL6873542261418910
2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL 561141512—————
2017–18 Brampton Beast ECHL 10002—————
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 56781520—————
2018–19 Belleville SenatorsAHL30110—————
2019–20 Belleville SenatorsAHL484131724—————
2019–20 Ottawa SenatorsNHL60000—————
2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL276152124—————
2020–21 Carolina Hurricanes NHL—————20002
2021–22 Chicago WolvesAHL6042933101844818
2021–22 Carolina HurricanesNHL50000—————
2022–23 Chicago WolvesAHL6311344558—————
2022–23 Carolina HurricanesNHL30000—————
2023–24 Toronto Marlies AHL51420243130000
2023–24 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL70110—————
NHL totals7779162020002

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves) 2022 [15]

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References

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