Blue Jackets Sign Frederic St. Denis
Published on July 8, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenseman Frédéric St. Denis a to one-year, two-way (NHL/AHL) contract for the 2013-14 season, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. As is club policy, further terms were not disclosed.
St. Denis, 27, has spent the past four seasons with the Montréal Canadiens organization, recording 1-2-3 and a +3 plus/minus rating in 17 games with Montréal and 19-69-88, +27 in 263 games with Hamilton of the American Hockey League. The 5-11, 192-pound defenseman competed in the AHL All-Star Game in 2011-12 and was named the Bulldogs' Top Defenseman for 2010-11.
In five seasons with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Drummondville Voltigeurs, St. Denis recorded 44-111-155 and a +21 rating in 285 games from 2002-07. He was named an Ontario University Athletics First-Team All-Star in 2007-08, his lone season of Canadian Interuniversity Sport hockey.
FRÃDÃRIC ST. DENIS, DEFENSE
Hgt.: 5-11, Wgt.: 192, Shoots: Left, Born: Jan. 23, 1986 (Greenfield Park, Québec)
Career Statistics Regular Season Playoffs
Year Team League GP TOI G A PTS PIM +/- GP G A PTS PIM 2002-03 Drummondville QMJHL 14 n/a 0 0 0 0 -2 -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 Drummondville QMJHL 67 n/a 7 10 17 30 -7 5 0 1 1 2
2004-05 Drummondville QMJHL 70 n/a 11 22 33 36 9 6 2 3 5 0
2005-06 Drummondville QMJHL 69 n/a 17 50 67 74 22 7 2 2 4 6
2006-07 Drummondville QMJHL 65 n/a 9 29 38 59 -1 12 1 7 8 8
2007-08 U. of Quebec (T-R) OUA 28 n/a 4 14 18 4 n/a -- -- -- -- --
2008-09 Hamilton AHL 7 n/a 1 1 2 6 -4 -- -- -- -- --
Cincinnati ECHL 41 n/a 1 22 23 22 28 15 0 5 5 14
2009-10 Hamilton AHL 59 n/a 3 14 17 38 20 19 0 1 1 20
2010-11 Hamilton AHL 76 n/a 5 18 23 34 16 20 1 9 10 12
2011-12 Hamilton AHL 58 n/a 3 25 28 18 -3 -- -- -- -- --
Montreal NHL 17 14:31 1 2 3 10 3 -- -- -- -- --
2012-13 Hamilton AHL 63 n/a 7 11 18 24 -2 -- -- -- -- -
NHL Totals 17 14:31 1 2 3 10 3 ... ... ... ... ...
AHL Totals 263 ... 19 69 88 120 27 39 1 10 11 32
ECHL Totals 41 ... 1 22 23 22 28 15 0 5 5 14
CIS Totals 28 ... 4 14 18 4 ... -- -- -- -- --
QMJHL Totals 285 ... 44 111 155 199 21 30 5 13 18 16
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