Alexandre Rouleau

French-Canadian Ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Alexandre Rouleau
Born (1983-07-29) July 29, 1983 (age 40)
Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for WBS Penguins
San Antonio Rampage
Diables Rouges de Briançon
Brûleurs de Loups
National team  France
NHL Draft 96th overall, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2003–2012

Alexandre Rouleau (born July 29, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Former General Manager of major junior team in which he played, the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He is currently amateur scout for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Playing career

Rouleau was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After spending four years between the ECHL and the AHL, Rouleau headed to Europe to play for Briançon of France's Ligue Magnus.

After a season with Briançon, Rouleau joined Brûleurs de Loups in 2008.[1] Rouleau was named Alternate Captain for Brûleurs de Loups during the 2010–11 and 2011-12 seasons. Rouleau competed in the 2012 IIHF World Championship as a member of the France men's national ice hockey team.

After being in negotiations with Västerås and agreeing to a contract on April 17, 2012,[2] Rouleau retired from professional hockey on August 10, 2012 to become a general manager of the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the QMJHL,[3] the team that Rouleau played for from 2000 until 2003.[4]

Awards and accomplishments

  • 2000–01: QMJHL Champion
  • 2002–03: QMJHL Second All-Star Team
  • 2002–03: U20 WJC Silver Medal
  • 2008–09: French All-Star Team
  • 2008–09: French Champion (Grenoble)
  • 2008–09: French Cup Champion (Grenoble)
  • 2008–09: French League Cup Champion (Grenoble)
  • 2009–10: French All-Star Team
  • 2009–10: French League Most Points by Defenseman (26)
  • 2010–11: French League Cup Champion (Grenoble)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1998–99 Amos Forestiers QMAAA 41 7 6 13 144
1999–2000 Amos Forestiers QMAAA 25 5 10 15 114
1999–2000 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 41 3 3 6 39
2000–01 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 70 8 17 25 124 21 1 0 1 46
2001–02 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 69 14 25 39 174 7 0 2 2 16
2002–03 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 31 7 12 19 92
2002–03 Québec Remparts QMJHL 24 9 17 26 74 11 2 4 6 23
2003–04 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 14 0 2 2 16
2003–04 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 30 3 1 4 38 5 0 1 1 6
2004–05 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 70 3 13 16 127
2004–05 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 2 0 0 0 7
2005–06 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 71 5 20 25 114 9 1 2 3 14
2006–07 San Antonio Rampage AHL 25 1 0 1 27
2006–07 Phoenix Roadrunners ECHL 41 9 24 33 65 4 1 1 2 10
2007–08 Diables Rouges de Briançon FRA 26 9 16 25 89 9 4 4 8 10
2008–09 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 26 10 11 21 89 11 6 4 10 14
2009–10 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 25 8 18 26 46 9 6 1 7 12
2010–11 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 25 7 10 17 98 2 1 0 1 22
2011–12 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 25 7 9 16 72 20 9 12 21 49
AHL totals 39 1 2 3 43 2 0 0 0 7
ECHL totals 212 20 58 78 344 18 2 4 6 30
FRA totals 127 41 64 105 394 51 26 21 47 107

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2003 Canada WJC 6 0 1 1 0
2012 France WC 7 1 1 2 6
Senior totals 7 1 1 2 6

References

  1. ^ "Profile". bruleursdeloups.com. May 5, 2012. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012.
  2. ^ Robert Pettersson (April 17, 2012). "Västerås värvar fransk landslagsback" (in Swedish). hockeysverige.se. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  3. ^ Jimmy Gerdin (August 10, 2012). "Rouleau slutar med ishockeyn" (in Swedish). vik.se. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  4. ^ Eurohockey.com (August 10, 2012). "Alexandre Rouleau suddenly retires". Retrieved March 3, 2012.

External links

  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database