Philippe Cornet

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Philippe Cornet
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Born (1990-03-28) March 28, 1990 (age 35)
Val-Senneville, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
DEL2 team
Former teams
Kassel Huskies
Edmonton Oilers
Stavanger Oilers
NHL draft 133rd overall, 2008
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2010present

Philippe Cornet (born March 28, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Kassel Huskies of the German second tier DEL2. Cornet was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fifth round (133rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

As a youth, Cornet played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Val'd-Or Foreurs minor ice hockey team. [1]

Before turning professional, Cornet played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with Rimouski Oceanic and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.[ citation needed ]

On May 4, 2010, the Edmonton Oilers signed Cornet to a three-year entry-level contract. [2]

During the 2011–12 season, Cornet made his NHL debut on January 31, 2012, skating for the Oilers in a 3-2 home game win over the Colorado Avalanche. On just his second shift, he earned an assist on a Jordan Eberle goal. [3]

On August 7, 2013, Cornet was signed as a free agent to a one-year AHL contract with the San Antonio Rampage. [4] He attended NHL affiliate, the Florida Panthers training camp before returning to the Rampage to start the 2013–14 season. After only 4 games with the Rampage, Cornet was reassigned to the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones. On November 22, 2013, he returned to the AHL after the Rampage traded Cornet to the Charlotte Checkers in exchange for Adam Brace.[ citation needed ]

On August 18, 2014, Cornet agreed to a one-year AHL contract as a free agent with the Hershey Bears. [5]

On October 4, 2015, after going un-signed over the summer in North America, he signed as a free agent with Norwegian club, the Stavanger Oilers of the GET-ligaen. [6] Cornet scored 23 goals and assisted on 22 others in 50 games en route to winning the Norwegian national championship.[ citation needed ]

On April 30, 2016, he signed a contract with HPK of the Finnish top-flight Liiga. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2006–07 Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL 46714218
2007–08 Rimouski OceanicQMJHL612326492493366
2008–09 Rimouski OceanicQMJHL6329487734134111514
2009–10 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL65284977321156116
2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 60716238
2011–12 Oklahoma City BaronsAHL6724133726142572
2011–12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 20110
2012–13 Stockton Thunder ECHL 18914232
2012–13 Oklahoma City BaronsAHL4615183318172790
2013–14 San Antonio Rampage AHL40110
2013–14 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL30000
2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL5813152816
2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL55913221750000
2015–16 Stavanger Oilers GET 331717347817651116
2016–17 HPK Liiga 30124168
2017–18 Stavanger OilersGET189112049511228
NHL totals20110

Awards and honours

AwardYear
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Gold Medal with Team Quebec 2006 [8]

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. "Cornet signs NHL Entry Level contract". Edmonton Oilers. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  3. "Oilers post 3-2 victory over Avalanche". The Sports Network. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  4. "Rampage sign former AHL All-Star Philippe Cornet". San Antonio Rampage. 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  5. "Bears agree to terms with forward Philippe Cornet". Hershey Bears. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  6. "Philippe Cornet klar for Oilers". Stavanger Oilers. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  7. "HPK julkisti kauden 2016-17 joukkueensa". liiga.fi. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  8. "Hockey Awards & Achievements - U17 WHC Gold Medal". Eliteprospects.com. 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2012-01-31.