Maxim Lapierre
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maxim Lapierre (born March 29, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Drafted out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), he was selected 61st overall in 2003 by the Montreal Canadiens. He spent parts of his first three professional seasons with the Canadiens' minor league affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL), before playing his first full NHL season in 2008–09.
Maxim Lapierre | |||
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Born |
(1985-03-29) March 29, 1985 (age 39) Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada | ||
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 |
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.