Nicolas Blanchard

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Nicolas Blanchard
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Born (1987-05-31) May 31, 1987 (age 37)
Granby, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Carolina Hurricanes
NHL draft 192nd overall, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2007–2015

Nicolas Blanchard (born May 31, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the Carolina Hurricanes. He was selected in the 6th round, 192nd overall, by the Hurricanes in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Blanchard played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens and was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Hurricanes on March 4, 2007. [1]

Blanchard while on the Albany River Rats was involved in a bus crash which took him to hospital in a serious condition and injured five members of the team. [2]

Although Blanchard played 9 games with the Hurricanes during the 2012-13 NHL Season, he spent the rest of his career within the organization playing for its AHL affiliate (initially the River Rats, then the Charlotte Checkers).

After the 2013–14 season with the Checkers, Blanchard became an unrestricted free agent and did not re-sign with the team. [3] He signed a one-year AHL contract with the St. John's IceCaps on October 9, 2014. In the 2014–15 season, Blanchard established a checking line role, contributing with 14 points in 63 games.

An un-signed free agent into the 2015–16 season, Blanchard belatedly signed a contract with the Norfolk Admirals of the ECHL on November 27, 2015. He featured in 4 games with the Admirals, before opting to end his professional career on December 7, 2015. [4]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2003–04 Collège Antoine–Girouard QMAAA42242852281396154
2004–05 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 69132639311722410
2005–06 Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL601529445191234
2006–07 Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL622235574140228
2006–07 Albany River Rats AHL 7123250002
2007–08 Albany River RatsAHL641112237070222
2008–09 Albany River RatsAHL5571219132—————
2009–10 Albany River RatsAHL7614822171800013
2010–11 Charlotte Checkers AHL72810181011623516
2011–12 Charlotte CheckersAHL6891221103—————
2012–13 Charlotte CheckersAHL6145912430117
2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 900020—————
2013–14 Charlotte CheckersAHL657815111—————
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL633111481—————
2015–16 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 43144—————
2015–16 Saint–Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 1910132318404412
2016–17Saint–Georges Cool FM 103.5LNAH2641822431220213
AHL totals53164801448953926840
NHL totals900020—————

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References

  1. ↑ "Hurricanes sign center Nicolas Blanchard". Carolina Hurricanes . 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  2. ↑ "AHL's River Rats in bus accident". ESPN. February 19, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Branecky, Paul (July 23, 2014). "Checkers' Roster Taking Shape". gocheckers.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rimmer recalled by Bakersfield, Blanchard retires". Norfolk Admirals . 2015-12-07. Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
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