Pierre-Cédric Labrie

Pierre-Cédric Labrie
Labrie with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2013
Born (1986-06-12) June 12, 1986 (age 38)
Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		 Free agent
Tampa Bay Lightning
Eisbären Berlin
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Pierre-Cédric "Nacho"[1] Labrie (born June 12, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Jonquière Marquis of the LNAH.

Playing career

Juniors and early life

As a youth, Labrie played in the 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Baie-Comeau.[2]

Labrie left hockey at the age of 17 when he was cut from the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.[3] He worked the night shift at a convenience store and worked at a restaurant as a chef's assistant. Labrie found it within himself to restart his hockey career completely, first playing in a weekend rec league, then Junior A, Juniors, the AHL, and finally making it to the NHL.[4]

Professional

Labrie as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

On January 7, 2012, Labrie made his NHL debut playing with the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 3–1 defeat on the road against the Montreal Canadiens.[5] He later recorded his first NHL point, an assist, in a victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on January 21, 2012.[6]

On July 1, 2014, Labrie signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks.[7] They assigned him to their AHL-affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs on September 30, 2014. In the 2014-15 season, Labrie added a veteran presence in producing 16 points in 60 games. On June 18, 2015, Labrie was re-signed to a one-year AHL contract to remain with the IceHogs.[8]

In the following off-season, Labrie opted to remain within the Blackhawks organization, agreeing to another one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 1, 2016.[9]

On July 1, 2017, Labrie signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators for the 2017–18 season.[10] On February 26, 2018, Labrie along with Trevor Murphy was traded by the Predators to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Tyler Gaudet and John Ramage.[11] He was immediately assigned and played out the remainder of the season with affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners.[citation needed]

As a free agent in the following off-season, Labrie agreed to his first ECHL contract, signing a one-year deal with the Wichita Thunder on August 15, 2018.[12] Labrie contributed with 47 points through 60 games with the Thunder before signing a tryout with Rockford IceHogs of the AHL to end the season.

In the following off-season, Labrie opted to pursue a contract in Europe for the first time in his career, accepting an initial try-out contract with German club, Eisbären Berlin of the DEL, on July 26, 2019[13] which he later secured a one-year contract for the 2019–20 DEL season after the pre-season games.[14]

Following two seasons in Germany, Labrie opted to return to North America for the 2021–22 season, signing a professional try-out contract, after making the opening night roster with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL on October 15, 2021.[15] He posted 2 goals and 8 points through 21 games before leaving the team after securing a two-year AHL contract with former team, the Syracuse Crunch, on January 7, 2022.[16]

Prior to the commencement of the 2022–23 season, Labrie was signed to a one-year, two-way NHL contract with the Lightning on October 9, 2022.[17]

On January 9, 2024, the Jonquière Marquis of the LNAH signed Labrie to a contract out of free agency. It was announced Labrie would wear number 22 for the team.[18]

Personal life

Labrie is married to Jana Piuze-Roy, the daughter of former NHL goaltender Patrick Roy. Labrie and Roy have two boys together.[19]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Coaticook Frontaliers QJAHL 46 13 12 25 96 — — — — —
2003–04 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2004–05 Coaticook Frontaliers QJAHL 15 3 4 7 59 — — — — —
2005–06 Restigouche Tigers MJAHL 54 43 43 86 153 — — — — —
2005–06 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL — — — — — 4 2 2 4 6
2006–07 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 68 35 28 63 113 11 8 6 14 35
2007–08 Manitoba Moose AHL 67 7 11 18 108 3 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Manitoba Moose AHL 63 6 9 15 79 14 0 1 1 37
2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL 45 5 1 6 69 — — — — —
2009–10 Peoria Rivermen AHL 16 0 1 1 16 — — — — —
2010–11 Norfolk Admirals AHL 64 7 19 26 148 6 0 1 1 4
2011–12 Norfolk Admirals AHL 56 14 21 35 107 18 5 4 9 34
2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14 0 2 2 15 — — — — —
2012–13 Syracuse Crunch AHL 39 11 7 18 83 — — — — —
2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 19 2 1 3 30 — — — — —
2013–14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 13 0 0 0 20 — — — — —
2013–14 Syracuse Crunch AHL 38 2 4 6 112 — — — — —
2014–15 Rockford IceHogs AHL 60 9 7 16 113 8 0 1 1 28
2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 66 20 14 34 102 — — — — —
2016–17 Rockford IceHogs AHL 52 1 7 8 96 — — — — —
2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 50 5 7 12 57 — — — — —
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 8 1 0 1 9 3 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Wichita Thunder ECHL 60 19 28 47 180 — — — — —
2018–19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 5 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2019–20 Eisbären Berlin DEL 51 11 9 20 68 — — — — —
2020–21 Eisbären Berlin DEL 19 2 0 2 8 9 0 1 1 0
2021–22 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 21 2 6 8 23 — — — — —
2021–22 Syracuse Crunch AHL 35 4 4 8 31 3 0 0 0 2
2022–23 Syracuse Crunch AHL 23 0 1 1 41 1 0 0 0 2
AHL totals 708 95 120 215 1200 56 5 7 12 109
NHL totals 46 2 3 5 65 — — — — —

Awards and honours

Award Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Norfolk Admirals) 2012
DEL
Champion (Eisbären Berlin) 2021 [20]

References

  1. ^ Tampa Bay Lightning (January 21, 2012). "Labrie scored first NHL point". Twitter. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Labrie savors stint with Tampa Bay Lightning". TampaBay.com. February 3, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Lightning's Labrie an early camp standout". TampaBay.com. September 30, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "Blunden and Pacioretty score to lift Canadiens over Lightning 3-1". CTV Montreal. January 7, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Lightning Win 3rd Straight Against Coyotes". aeryssports.com. January 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  7. ^ "Regin signs one-year contract to stay with Blackhawks". National Hockey League. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "IceHogs re-sign Labrie for another year". Rockford IceHogs. June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  9. ^ "Blackhawks agree to terms with forwards Sam Carrick and Pierre-Cedric Labrie". Chicago Blackhawks. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "Predators ink Labrie to a one-year contract". Nashville Predators. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  11. ^ "Preds Acquire Tyler Gaudet, John Ramage from Arizona". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "Wichita add AHL veteran Labrie". ECHL. August 15, 2018. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  13. ^ "Three tryout players with Eisbaren Berlin" (in German). eishockeynews.de. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  14. ^ "Labrie und Streu stay with Eisbären" (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "Wolf Pack announce season opening roster". Hartford Wolf Pack. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  16. ^ "Syracuse Crunch sign P.C. Labrie to AHL contract". Syracuse Crunch. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "Lightning sign P.C. Labrie to a one-year contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "NHL former Pierre-Cédric Labrie brings in with the Marquis de Jonquière". ((CBC)). January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  19. ^ Kallman, Dave (January 5, 2018). "An Admirals tough guy, a tiny baby, a snowstorm and an opponent's act of kindness". Journal Sentinel.
  20. ^ "New champion in unique DEL season". IIHF. May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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