Sébastien Piché (born February 4, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for CSM Corona Brasov in the Erste Liga. Piché most recently iced with Sheffield Steelers, and was previously with HK Olimpija and EHC Black Wings Linz of the International Central European IceHL.
| Sébastien Piché | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 4, 1988 La Sarre, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Erste Liga team Former teams |
CSM Corona Brasov Grand Rapids Griffins HC Bolzano EHC Black Wings Linz HK Olimpija Sheffield Steelers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Playing career
editPiché began his major junior career playing five seasons in the QMJHL before on March 30, 2009, he was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings.[1]
On February 21, 2012, he was traded along with Detroit's 2012 first round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenceman Kyle Quincey.[2] On the next day, he was assigned by the Lightning to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.[3]
As a free agent, Piché was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Connecticut Whale on September 26, 2012.[4] He was reassigned to ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors for the duration of the 2012–13 season.
On August 7, 2013, Piche signed his first European contract, agreeing to a one-year deal as a free agent with HC Bolzano for their first season in the Austrian Hockey League.[5] Piché immediately paid dividends for Bolzano in 2013–14 season, scoring an elite 43 points in just 50 games from the blueline to lead the Foxes. In the EBEL playoffs, Piché contributed with 11 points in 13 games to help Bolzano become the first non-Austrian club, to claim the EBEL Championship.
On May 1, 2014, Piché opted to continue in the EBEL, however left Bolzano to sign with Austrian club EHC Black Wings Linz.[6]
He has since had two spells with EHC Black Wings Linz, and stints in the Czech Republic with Mountfield HK, HC Litvínov, Pirati Chomutov and HC Dynamo Pardubice, with Bratislava Capitals in Slovakia and HK Olimpija in Slovenia.
In August 2022, Piché agreed terms to join UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Sheffield Steelers for the 2022–23 season.[7]
In 2023, Piché moved to Romania to join CSM Corona Brasov in the Erste Liga.[8]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Lewiston MAINEiacs | QMJHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lewiston MAINEiacs | QMJHL | 65 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Lewiston MAINEiacs | QMJHL | 62 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 122 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 18 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 32 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 39 | ||
| 2008–09 | Rimouski Oceanic | QMJHL | 62 | 23 | 49 | 72 | 69 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 46 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 48 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 51 | ||
| 2012–13 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 27 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Bolzano | EBEL | 50 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 50 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 2015–16 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 52 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 2016–17 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 46 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 46 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Mountfield HK | CZE | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Litvinov | CZE | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HC Dynamo Pardubice | CZE | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Pirati Chomutov | CZE-2 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Bratislava Capitals | SVK-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | EHC Black Wings Linz | IceHL | 47 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Olimpija | IceHL | 45 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HK Olimpija | SVN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 33 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 42 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL Second All-Star Team | 2008–09 | [9] |
References
edit- ^ "Red Wings sign QMJHL defender Piche". mlive.com. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ^ "Lightning flip Quincey to Red Wings". The Sports Network. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "Everblades welcome Piche". Florida Everblades. 2012-02-22. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ "Whale sign defenseman Piche". Connecticut Whale. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
- ^ "Two new defenders for Bolzano" (in German). HC Bolzano. 2013-08-07. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- ^ "Champion Sebastien Piche lands in Linz". EHC Black Wings Linz (in German). 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ "Sébastien Piché Complete the Steelers Defence".
- ^ "Sébastien Piché - Stats, Contract, Salary & More".
- ^ "Sebastien Piche player profile". The Hockey News. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database