Maxim Lapierre
Maxim Lapierre | |||
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Born |
Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada | March 29, 1985||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Anaheim Ducks Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins Modo Hockey HC Lugano Eisbären Berlin | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft |
61st overall, 2003 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 2006–2020 |
Maxim Lapierre (born March 29, 1985) is a
Lapierre spent five-and-a-half seasons in the Canadiens organization before being traded to the Anaheim Ducks in December 2010. Two months later, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks and helped the team to the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Boston Bruins. On July 5, 2013, Lapierre signed with the St. Louis Blues as a free agent. On January 27, 2015, Lapierre was traded from St. Louis to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Marcel Goc.
Early life
Lapierre was born in
Playing career
Junior
QMJHL
During the
Professional
Montreal Canadiens
In the off-season, he was signed by the Canadiens to a three-year, entry-level contract on July 28, 2005. Lapierre played his first professional season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Canadiens' minor league affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. He was called up to the NHL in November 2005 for a five-day stint, playing his first NHL game on November 15 against the Florida Panthers. He registered three minutes of ice time in 4–3 Canadiens win,[5] his lone NHL game during the 2005–06 season. In the AHL, Lapierre recorded 13 goals and 36 points over 73 games with the Bulldogs.
During the
With Montreal not qualifying for the
After competing for a Canadiens roster spot in the 2007 NHL pre-season, Lapierre was returned to the Bulldogs to start the 2007–08 season. On December 5, 2007, he was recalled to the Canadiens,[1] earning a role as the club's third or fourth line centre. His time with the Canadiens increased as he spent 53 games in the NHL with seven goals and 18 points, while registering 14 points over 19 games in the AHL.
By the 2008–09 campaign, Lapierre had established himself as a full-time NHLer and earned a roster spot with the Canadiens out of training camp for the first time in his career.[1] Just over a month into the season, he was elbowed in the head by opposing forward Jarkko Ruutu during a game against the Ottawa Senators on November 11, 2008. Lapierre was not injured on the play, while Ruutu received a two-game suspension for the infraction.[9] The following month, Lapierre recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick (a goal, an assist and a fight) in a 6–2 win against the New York Rangers on December 4, 2008.[10] Later that month, on December 29, 2008, Lapierre recorded his first career NHL hat-trick during a 5–2 win against the Florida Panthers.[11] Lapierre had a career year in 2008–09, finishing with 15 goals and 13 assists for 28 points over 79 games. After going scoreless in four playoff games, as the Canadiens were eliminated in the first round by the Boston Bruins, it was revealed that Lapierre had played the majority of the season in pain with an ankle injury. He underwent surgery in the off-season, recovering in time for the 2009 training camp.[12]
Lapierre's offensive production decreased to 14 points in
Anaheim and Vancouver
On December 31, 2010, after five-and-a-half seasons playing within the Canadiens organization, Lapierre was traded to the
Canucks' head coach
St. Louis Blues
After the completion of his contract with Vancouver, Lapierre agreed to a two-year, $2.2 million contract with the St. Louis Blues. On October 15, 2013 against the San Jose Sharks, Lapierre checked Dan Boyle into the boards, hospitalizing him and causing a fight between the two teams; Lapierre was ejected from the game. He was subsequently suspended, and a disciplinary hearing was held. Lapierre was suspended for five games by NHL director of player safety Brendan Shanahan on October 18, 2013.[24]
Pittsburgh Penguins
On January 27, 2015, Lapierre was traded from the Blues to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Marcel Goc.[25] Lapierre played a key role during the 2015 playoffs, getting under the skin of the New York Rangers by drawing penalties, instigating fights, taunting and most notably doing play-by-play towards the Rangers' bench. He played an important role on the face-off dot and on the penalty kill, frustrating the New York Rangers and his former head coach in Vancouver, Alain Vigneault.
MODO
On September 1, 2015, Lapierre signed a one-year contract with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League.[26] The contract comes with an option for a second year. On January 20, 2016 Lapierre's asked for his contract to be terminated with Modo. After beginning the season with head coach Larry Hurras who was later relieved of his duties as Modo coach. Andreas Johansson the new coach brought in a system that was not favourable for Lapierre's style of play. Maxim Lapierre who was leading Modo in scoring posting 8G, 11A, 19P in 34 games asked for his contract to be formally terminated. Lapierre was the third NHL player to leave Modo during the 2015–16 season, both Ryan Whitney and Kyle Wilson left prior to Lapierre's departure as well.
HC Lugano
On January 25, 2016, he signed a contract with HC Lugano of the Swiss National League for the remainder of the season.
On July 28, 2016, Lapierre, with ambition to make a comeback to the NHL, signed a professional try-out with the New York Rangers. At the completion of training camp and pre-season, Lapierre was released without a contract offer on October 5. On October 9, 2016, HC Lugano announced that Lapierre would be re-joining the team for the remainder of the season. At the conclusion of the 2017 playoffs, the team exercised Lapierre's option on his contract for the 2017–18 season. On October 5, 2017, Lapierre agreed to a one-year contract extension with HC Lugano, valid through the 2018–19 season.
On December 5, 2018, Lapierre agreed to a two-year contract extension with Lugano through the 2020–21 season. On July 13, 2019, Lapierre and HC Lugano mutually agreed to part ways, despite a valid contract for the next two seasons.
Eisbären Berlin
Lapierre opted to remain in Europe, continuing his career on a two-year contract with German outfit Eisbären Berlin of the DEL on July 14, 2019.[27] On December 6, 2020, Lapierre announced his retirement from professional ice hockey.[28]
International play
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2018 Pyeongchang |
Lapierre earned a spot on the Canadian national team in the 2018 Winter Olympics after successful playing in the 2017 Spengler Cup tournament. Lapierre scored his first career Olympic goal in Canada's 4–0 win over the South Korean national team. Lapierre won a bronze medal during these Olympics.
Playing style
Lapierre was known primarily as a checking forward, centring either the third or fourth line. He had a reputation as an agitator, distracting and provoking opposing players to take penalties.[29][30] He played with an aggressive edge and led all Canadiens forwards in hits in his last full season with the club.[31] Defensively responsible, he earned time on the penalty kill. In 2008–09, he ranked third on the Canadiens in average short-handed time on ice per game.[32]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2001–02 | Cap-de-la-Madeleine Estacades | QMAAA | 42 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||
2001–02 | Montreal Rocket | QMJHL
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9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Montreal Rocket | QMJHL | 72 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
2003–04 | PEI Rocket
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QMJHL | 67 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 138 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | ||
2004–05 | PEI Rocket | QMJHL | 69 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 73 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 37 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 59 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 41 | ||
2006–07 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 46 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 53 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
2008–09 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 79 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
2009–10 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 76 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | ||
2010–11 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 38 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 66 | ||
2011–12 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 130 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
2012–13 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2013–14 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 71 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 45 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 34 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | HC Lugano | NLA
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6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 88 | ||
2016–17 | HC Lugano | NLA | 28 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 79 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 38 | ||
2017–18
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HC Lugano | NL | 49 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 56 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 12 | ||
2018–19
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HC Lugano | NL | 45 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 112 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
2019–20 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 50 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 614 | 65 | 74 | 139 | 586 | 80 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 144 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2018 | Canada | OG | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Senior totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- ^ "Polar Bears commit to Maxim Lapierre" (in German). Eisbären Berlin. July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^ "Former Hab Maxim Lapierre hanging up his skates at age 35". 6 December 2020.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database