Brandon Gignac

Brandon Gignac (born November 7, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Brandon Gignac
Born (1997-11-07) November 7, 1997
Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Laval Rocket
New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft 80th overall, 2016
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2019–present

Playing career

Gignac played major junior hockey with the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before he was selected in the third round, 80th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

During his final season with the Cataractes in the 2016–17, on November 12, 2016, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Devils.[2][3] After posting 62 points in 59 regular season games with Shawinigan, Gignac joined the Devils' AHL affiliate, the Albany Devils, on an amateur try-out basis following a first round defeat in the QMJHL playoffs. He made his professional debut in Albany's penultimate regular season game against the Rochester Americans in a 5–4 defeat on April 14, 2017.[4]

In his first professional season, Gignac was assigned by New Jersey to new AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Devils, for their inaugural season in 2017–18. In his first two months, he contributed with just two goals and one assist, while also developing his two-way game before suffering a season-ending knee injury, tearing both his ACL and MCL, on December 13, 2017.[5]

Before the 2018–19 season, Gignac participated in the Devils' training camp.[5] On March 9, 2019, Gignac received his first call-up to the NHL by the Devils and made his NHL debut, making one shot and skating for 9:04 minutes as the Devils lost 4–2 to the New York Rangers.[6]

On July 29, 2021, signed a one-year contract with the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL).[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix QMAAA 42 20 17 37 46 3 0 1 1 4
2013–14 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 53 5 9 14 18 4 0 1 1 6
2014–15 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 63 9 31 40 18 7 2 1 3 4
2015–16 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 67 24 37 61 41 20 7 9 16 8
2016–17 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 59 23 39 62 30 6 0 4 4 2
2016–17 Albany Devils AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Binghamton Devils AHL 21 2 1 3 4 — — — — —
2018–19 Binghamton Devils AHL 66 12 24 36 28 — — — — —
2018–19 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Binghamton Devils AHL 36 4 10 14 19 — — — — —
2020–21 Binghamton Devils AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 35 10 17 27 6 — — — — —
2021–22 Laval Rocket AHL 48 10 16 26 12 13 5 4 9 6
2022–23 Laval Rocket AHL 49 13 20 33 14 2 0 1 1 0
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada Quebec U17 4th 6 1 0 1 4
Junior totals 6 1 0 1 4

References
  1. Ryan, Chris (June 26, 2016). "Meet the 2016 Devils draft class". nj.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. "Devils sign forward Brandon Gignac to entry-level contract" (PDF). njdevilspr.com. November 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  3. "À travers la LNH : un 1er contrat pour Gignac". RDS.ca (in Canadian French). November 12, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  4. "Game Summary Americans 5, Devils 4". American Hockey League. April 14, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  5. Robenhymer, Julie (August 15, 2018). "Gignac aims to impress at Devils Training Camp". NHL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  6. Stein, Amanda (March 9, 2019). "Rangers rally by Devils, 4-2". NHL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  7. @RocketLaval (July 29, 2021). "The Laval Rocket announced on Thursday that the team has agreed to terms on a one-year contract (2021-22 - AHL, one-way) with Quebec-born forward Brandon Gignac" (Tweet). Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
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