| Alexandre Rouleau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
July 29, 1983 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
- ↑ "Profile". bruleursdeloups.com. May 5, 2012. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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