Philippe Maillet | |||
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![]() Maillet with the Hershey Bears in 2020 | |||
Born | Lachenaie, Quebec, Canada | November 7, 1992||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams | Free agent Washington Capitals Metallurg Magnitogorsk | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2017–present |
Philippe Maillet (born November 7, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally undrafted by teams in the NHL, Maillet has also previously played for the Washington Capitals.
Maillet was born on November 7, 1992, in Lachenaie, Quebec (now Terrebonne, Quebec) [1] to firefighter Mario Maillet and consultant Line Richard. [2]
Maillet began his youth hockey career with the Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix of the Ligue de hockey Midget AAA du Québec (QMAAA), where he set the franchise record for most assists in a season with 34. His record, which was achieved during the 2008–09 season, stayed until Laurent Dauphin completed the 2011–12 season. [3] Following his record-setting season, Malliet was drafted by the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) but requested that they allow him to stay in midget AAA in order to develop. [4] He returned to Phénix where he recorded 10 points in four games before earning a chance with the Victoriaville Tigres. After playing three games for the team and recording one goal, the Tigres agreed to keep him for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. [5] During the season, he remarked that "I prefer to play with better players than me, it pushes me to go further and it allows me to evolve faster. Besides, my ability to follow the game has greatly improved since the start of the season." [6]
Upon completing the previous season with 12 points in 58 games, Maillet returned to the team for his first full-length campaign. During the 2010–11 season, the Tigres traded their captain Philip-Michael Devos, forcing Maillet to step up in scoring. [7] He finished the season with a new career high of 69 points in 67 games. [1] The following season, Maillet continued to lead the team in scoring but felt he lacked consistency. He recorded 60 points in 52 games but admitted that "since the start of the campaign, I have produced in sequence... have to work on my consistency to help the team." [8]
Going into the 2012–13 season, Malliet acknowledged this would be his last in major junior before joining U Sports. [9] Malliet led the Tigres in scoring with 83 points in 65 games as they qualified for the 2013 QMJHL playoffs. He competed in eight playoff games, recording nine points, before suffering an ankle injury in the second round against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar and missing the remainder of the competition. In spite of his injury, he was invited to participate in the Vancouver Canucks 2013 training camp in September. [10]
Maillet attended the University of New Brunswick as he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration, playing for the UNB Varsity Reds from 2013–14 to 2016–17. Within his first 12 games with the team, he recorded 15 points including five goals. [11] He completed his rookie season leading the Reds in scoring and finished third in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference with 41 points. [12] He received the A.J. MacAdam Trophy as the 2014 AUS Rookie of the Year, and was selected for the Second Team All-Stars and All-Rookie Team. [12]
Malliet continued his offensive output in 2014–15, leading the AUS with 39 points in 28 games. [13] He led the team to the 2015 CIS University Cup championship final, where they lost to the University of Alberta Golden Bears. [14] As a result of his play, Malliet was awarded the 2015 Kelly Trophy as League MVP and was selected as a First Team All-Star. [13]
In the 2015–16 AUS season, an injury held back Maillet to 31 points in 17 games played. [15] Without his assistance, the Reds won the 2016 CIS University Cup Championship. [16]
In the 2016–17 AUS season, Maillet recorded a conference leading 55 points, in what head coach Gardiner MacDougall referred to as a "breakout season". [17] The Varsity Reds won the 2017 U Sports University Cup national championship, with Maillet winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award as Most Valuable Player of the tournament. [18] He also received the 2017 U Sports Player of the Year Award and the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan trophy. [19] Maillet received UNB's 2017 Male Athlete Of The Year Award [20] and was named the Top Male University Athlete across Canada. [15] Maillet concluded his university career with a total of 166 points in 101 games for the UNB Reds. [1]
On March 27, 2017, just days after winning the 2017 University Cup, Maillet signed an Amateur tryout (ATO) agreement with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League (AHL). [21]
He made his AHL debut on March 31, 2017, where he scored his first professional goal in the 3–1 win over the Bakersfield Condors. [22] He later recorded his first multi-point game in a 3–2 overtime win against the Stockton Heat on April 12. [23] Maillet completed the 2016–17 season with the Reign and was invited to the Los Angeles Kings training camp prior to the 2017–18 season. [24] He returned to the Reign for the season and increased his previous seasons scoring output to set a new career high in goals, assists, and points. [1] As a result of his play, he swapped his ATO for an AHL contract with the Reign on July 19, 2018. [25]
Maillet was invited to return to the Reign for the 2018–19 season in what would be his last season with the team. [26] During this season, he recorded his first professional career hat trick in a 5–4 overtime win against the Tucson Roadrunners. [27] His second career hat trick would come within the same month in a 7–6 game shootout win over the San Diego Gulls. [28] He ended the season with a career high 54 points in 68 games which caught the eye of the Washington Capitals organization. He officially left the Reign on July 1, 2019, after signing a two-year, two-way $700,000 contract with the Capitals. [29]
Maillet began the 2019–20 season with the Capitals AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, where he recorded 44 points in 61 games. [1] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, the AHL suspended play and he was invited to the Washington Capitals return to play camp on July 13. [30]
After two seasons with the Capitals organization, Maillet, as an impending free agent, left North America and signed a one-year contract with Russian club Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on June 11, 2021. [31]
After two prolific seasons in Russia, on July 1, 2023, Maillet returned to North America as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for the 2023–24 season. [32]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2008–09 | Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix | QMAAA | 45 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix | QMAAA | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 58 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 67 | 31 | 38 | 69 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 62 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 65 | 25 | 58 | 83 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | UNB Varsity Reds | CIS-AUS | 26 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | UNB Varsity Reds | CIS-AUS | 28 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | UNB Varsity Reds | CIS-AUS | 17 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | UNB Varsity Reds | CIS-AUS | 30 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 64 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 68 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 16 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 47 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 66 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 67 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
KHL totals | 113 | 37 | 55 | 92 | 32 | 34 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 10 |
Award | Year | Ref |
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Second Team All-Stars | 2014 | [12] |
All-Rookie Team | 2014 | |
A.J. MacAdam Trophy | 2014 | |
Kelly Trophy | 2015 | [13] |
First Team All-Stars | 2015 | |
BLG Awards | 2017 | [15] |
Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award | 2017 | [18] |
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