Paul Bissonnette

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Paul Bissonnette
Date of birth March 11, 1985
place of birth Welland , Ontario , Canada
Nickname BizNasty
size 191 cm
Weight 100 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2003 , 4th lap, 121st position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
2001-2002 North Bay Centennials
2002-2005 Saginaw Spirit
2005 Owen Sound Attack
2005-2009 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
2009-2014 Phoenix Coyotes
2014 Portland Pirates
2014-2015 Manchester monarchs
2015-2017 Ontario Reign

Paul Albert Bissonnette (born March 11, 1985 in Welland , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player . The winger denied during his 2005 to 2017 ongoing professional career, among others, over 200 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phoenix Coyotes in the National Hockey League . The Enforcer was mainly used in the American Hockey League , where it won the Calder Cup with the Manchester Monarchs in 2015 .

Career

Paul Bissonnette began his career as a hockey player in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Hockey League , in which he was active from 2001 to 2005 for the North Bay Centennials , Saginaw Spirit and Owen Sound Attack . During this period he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2003 in the fourth round as a total of 121 players by the Pittsburgh Penguins .

After the defender was used exclusively for their farm teams , the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League and the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL , in his first three years in the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise , he gave up in the 2008/09 season made his debut in the National Hockey League for Pittsburgh. In his rookie year , the left-shooter made an assist in 15 games, but mainly played again for Wilkes-Barre in the AHL. For the 2009/10 season , Bissonnette was hired by the Phoenix Coyotes , for which he was active until the end of the 2013/14 season.

While preparing for the 2014/15 season, Bissonnette could not find a new employer for the time being, so he rejoined the Cardiff Devils in October 2014 , with whom he had already spent the lockout of the 2012/13 season. However, he could end this employment immediately if he signed a contract with a team from NHL the AHL. This happened two days later when he signed a try-out contract with the Portland Pirates of the AHL, the Arizona Coyotes' farm team, his last NHL team. After eight games in Portland, his contract was not renewed, so he found a new employer in the Manchester Monarchs (also AHL) in December 2014 . There, his initial trial contract was extended so that he won the Calder Cup with the Monarchs at the end of the season .

It remained with the team when it was relocated to California and henceforth operated under the name Ontario Reign . After the 2016/17 season, the attacker ended his active career, in which he had played over 200 NHL games. Then Bissonnette returned to the organization of the Coyotes and functions there as a commentator and analyst on radio broadcasts. He also runs the podcast “Spittin 'Chiclets” together with his former teammate Ryan Whitney .

International

For Canada , Bissonnette took part in the U18 World Junior Championship in 2003 , where he and his team became world champions.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2001/02 North Bay Centennials OHL 57 3 3 6th 21st 5 0 0 0 2
2002/03 Saginaw Spirit OHL 67 7th 16 23 57 - - - - -
2003/04 Saginaw Spirit OHL 67 5 14th 19th 96 - - - - -
2004/05 Saginaw Spirit OHL 28 1 6th 7th 46 - - - - -
2004/05 Owen Sound Attack OHL 35 2 11 13 46 8th 1 3 4th 2
2005/06 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 14th 3 7th 10 4th - - - - -
2005/06 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 55 1 5 6th 60 11 0 1 1 4th
2006/07 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2006/07 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 65 10 32 42 115 - - - - -
2007/08 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 22nd 3 14th 17th 43 - - - - -
2007/08 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 46 3 5 8th 145 7th 0 0 0 11
2008/09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 15th 0 1 1 22nd - - - - -
2008/09 Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins AHL 57 9 7th 16 176 8th 0 2 2 9
2009/10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 41 3 2 5 117 - - - - -
2010/11 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 48 1 0 1 71 1 0 0 0 0
2011/12 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 31 1 0 1 41 3 0 0 0 15th
2012/13 Cardiff Devils EIHL 11 6th 15th 21st 8th - - - - -
2012/13 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 28 0 6th 6th 36 - - - - -
2013/14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 39 2 6th 8th 53 - - - - -
2014/15 Portland Pirates AHL 8th 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
2014/15 Manchester monarchs AHL 48 1 6th 7th 167 11 0 0 0 5
2015/16 Ontario Reign AHL 35 2 1 3 51 13 1 1 2 17th
2016/17 Ontario Reign AHL 18th 0 3 3 48 - - - - -
OHL total 254 18th 50 68 266 13 1 3 4th 4th
ECHL total 101 16 53 69 162 - - - - -
AHL total 270 16 27 43 653 50 1 4th 5 46
NHL overall 202 7th 15th 22nd 340 4th 0 0 0 15th

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2002 Canada U18-JWC 1st place, gold 5 0 0 0 2
2003 Canada U18 World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 0 1 1 2
Juniors overall 12 0 1 1 4th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Bissonnette, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bissonnette, Paul Albert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Welland , Ontario , Canada