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'''Émile Poirier''' (born December 14, 1994) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] junior [[ice hockey]] player. He a member of the [[Gatineau Olympiques]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]], and is currently playing with the [[Abbotsford Heat]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) on an [[hockey contracts|amateur try-out]]. Poirier is a prospect of the [[Calgary Flames]], selected in the first round, 22nd overall, at the [[2013 NHL Entry Draft]].
'''Émile Poirier''' (born December 14, 1994) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] junior [[ice hockey]] player. He a member of the [[Gatineau Olympiques]] of the [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|QMJHL]]. Poirier is a prospect of the [[Calgary Flames]], selected in the first round, 22nd overall, at the [[2013 NHL Entry Draft]].


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Émile Poirier
Born (1994-12-14) December 14, 1994 (age 29)
Montreal, QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Calgary Flames
Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
NHL draft 22nd overall, 2013
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2013–present

Émile Poirier (born December 14, 1994) is a Canadian junior ice hockey player. He a member of the Gatineau Olympiques of the QMJHL. Poirier is a prospect of the Calgary Flames, selected in the first round, 22nd overall, at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

A native of Montreal, Poirier began his junior hockey career with the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in 2011–12. He appeared in 67 games, scoring 15 goals and 40 points.[1] Previously unheralded, Poirier improved to 70 points in 65 games in 2012–13; he was the team's scoring leader, 16 points ahead of his nearest teammate.[2] He established himself as a top-40 prospect for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. The NHL Central Scouting Bureau placed him 39th in their final pre-draft list, and Poirier moved higher in the projections with a standout performance in the playoffs; he had ten points in ten playoff games, including six "highlight reel" goals.[3]

Capable of playing at either the wing or at centre, Poirier is a fast skater, though he says his style is "not pretty".[4] Describing his playing style, Poirier stated: "I love to play hard. I compete, got to the net hard and fight a little bit, too. I want to bring energy."[5] He was invited to attend summer camp for the Canadian national junior team ahead of the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[5] At the draft, Poirier was selected in the first round by the Calgary Flames, 22nd overall.[6]

Returning to Gatineau, Poirier had his best season as a junior in 2013–14.[7] He set career highs and led his team with 43 goals, 44 assists and 87 points to go along with a plus-minus rating of +30]].[8] He also signed an entry-level contract with the Flames,[7] and joined Calgary's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat on an amateur try-out agreement after Gatineau was eliminated from the QMJHL playoffs.[9] Poirier scored a goal in his first professional game,[10] then added another to go with two assists in his second as the Heat prepared for the AHL playoffs.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 67 15 25 40 53 4 1 0 1 8
2012–13 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 65 32 38 70 101 10 6 4 10 14
2013–14 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 63 43 44 87 129 9 7 3 10 26
2013–14 Abbotsford Heat AHL 2 2 2 4 0 3 1 0 1 2
QMJHL totals 195 90 107 197 283 23 14 7 21 48

References

  1. ^ "Emile Poirier statistics". Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  2. ^ Peterson, Torie (July 1, 2013). "Numerology: Emile Poirier". Calgary Flames Hockey Club. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  3. ^ Campbell, Don (June 26, 2013). "Olympiques star Poirier could be a surprise first-round pick". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  4. ^ Mellas, Connor (July 1, 2013). "Rebuilding Flames use first-rounders on forwards". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Sportak, Randy (July 1, 2013). "Pressure on Poirier, Klimchuk". Calgary Sun. p. S5.
  6. ^ Cruickshank, Scott (July 1, 2013). "Picks boiled down to best players available". Calgary Herald. p. C1.
  7. ^ a b Vickers, Aaron (February 25, 2014). "Poirier has future in mind during QMJHL playoffs". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "Skaters, 2013–14, Gatineau Olympiques". Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  9. ^ Sportak, Randy (April 18, 2014). "Heat welcome Flames picks". Calgary Sun. p. S11.
  10. ^ "Youngsters Poirier and Carr star as Heat blank Rampage 3-0". Abbotsford News. April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  11. ^ "Poirier's three points sees Heat finish AHL season with 4-3 win against Stars". Vancouver Sun. April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Calgary Flames' first round draft pick
2013
Succeeded by

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