Max Comtois

Maxime Comtois (born January 8, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL). He previously played with the Anaheim Ducks.

Max Comtois
Comtois (right) with the Anaheim Ducks in 2023.
Born (1999-01-08) January 8, 1999
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Chicago Wolves
Anaheim Ducks
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 50th overall, 2017
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2018–present

Playing career

Comtois was drafted by the Victoriaville Tigres third overall in the 2015 QMJHL Entry Draft.[1] On June 24, 2017, Comtois was selected in the second round, 50th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Ducks on March 3, 2018.[2]

Comtois made the Ducks' 2018 opening night roster out of training camp.[3] On October 3, 2018, he made his professional debut in the Ducks' 2018–19 season opener in San Jose and scored his first professional goal in the first minute of the game, on his first shot attempt at goaltender Martin Jones.[4] The Ducks went on to win the game 5–2. Comtois contributed to be amongst the Ducks scoring leaders to start the season, scoring 7 points in his first 10 games before suffering an injury. On his return he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, before he was returned to his junior club, the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) on November 24, 2018.[5]

Following his fifth season within the Ducks organization, as a pending restricted free agent Comtois was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Ducks and was released as a free agent on July 1, 2023.[6] Several months later, on September 12, Comtois signed a professional tryout agreement with the Vegas Golden Knights;[7] he was subsequently released on October 9, after the conclusion of the preseason.[8]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Latvia
Silver medal – second place2022 Finland
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 United States

On December 25, 2018, Comtois was named captain for Canada national junior team while they competed at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[9] He is the only player to return from the 2018 gold medal-winning team.[10] On December 26, Comtois scored four goals in a 14–0 win over Denmark national junior team in the first game of the tournament.[11] Comtois became the fifth player from Team Canada to score four goals in a World Juniors game, with the last being Taylor Raddysh in 2017.[12] After Canada was eliminated from the tournament, Comtois revealed he had been playing with a separated shoulder.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2015–16Victoriaville TigresQMJHL 6426346068 51564
2016–17Victoriaville TigresQMJHL 6422295188 41018
2017–18Victoriaville TigresQMJHL 5444418579 13481216
2018–19Anaheim DucksNHL 102577 —————
2018–19San Diego GullsAHL 41012 125494
2018–19Drummondville VoltigeursQMJHL 2531174832 161141524
2019–20San Diego GullsAHL 319152453 —————
2019–20Anaheim DucksNHL 29561124 —————
2020–21Anaheim DucksNHL 5516173340 —————
2021–22Anaheim DucksNHL 526101646 —————
2022–23Anaheim DucksNHL 649101976 —————
NHL totals 210384886193 —————

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Canada IH18 5th 4 4 1 5 8
2017 Canada U18 5th 5 2 0 2 28
2018 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 3 3 6 4
2019 Canada WJC 6th 5 5 1 6 8
2021 Canada WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 4 2 6 14
2022 Canada WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 3 4 7 29
Junior totals 21 14 5 19 48
Senior totals 20 7 6 13 43

References
  1. "Le plus beau jour de ma vie!". tigresvictoriaville.com (in French). June 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. "Ducks Sign Comtois to Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. March 3, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  3. "Ducks Open 25th Anniversary Season Tomorrow in San Jose". NHL.com. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  4. "Max Comtois first NHL goal gives Ducks quick lead over Sharks". NBCSports.com. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  5. "Maxime Comtois to join the Voltigeurs!". Drummondville Voltigeurs. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  6. "Ducks extend qualifying offers to five restricted free agents". Anaheim Ducks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  7. "Vegas Golden Knights Sign Forward Maxime Comtois to Professional Tryout Agreement". nhl.com. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  8. Granger, Jesse [@JesseGranger_] (October 10, 2023). "Bruce Cassidy said Max Comtois was released from his PTO yesterday without a contract. He said they were very happy with how Cotter and Dorofeyev performed in camp and preseason and "there are only so many spots."" (Tweet). Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
  9. "Ducks prospect Comtois named captain for Canada at World Juniors". NHL.com. December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  10. Karstens-Smith, Gemma (December 27, 2018). "'We're all leaders,' says captain Comtois of Canadian junior hockey squad". CTV News. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  11. Cuthbert, Justin (December 26, 2018). "Max Comtois scores 4 as Canada thumps Denmark at world juniors". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  12. @TSN_Sports (December 26, 2018). "Maxime Comtois (@comtois20) becomes the 5th player in Canadian Juniors history to score 4 goals in one game! He joins Taylor Raddysh (2017), Brayden Schenn (2011), Simon Gagne (1999) & Mario Lemieux (1983)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. "Comtois played with shoulder injury for Canada at WJC". NHL.com. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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