Jean-Gabriel Pageau

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Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 2017-05-13.jpg
Pageau with the Ottawa Senators in 2017
Born (1992-11-11) November 11, 1992 (age 28)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 New York Islanders
Ottawa Senators
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 96th overall, 2011
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2012–present

Jean-Gabriel "J-G" Pageau (/pæˈʒoʊ/; born November 11, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the fourth round, 96th overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft with whom he spent the first part of his NHL career prior to his trade to the Islanders in 2020.

Playing career[]

Junior[]

Pageau was born in Ottawa and raised in neighbouring Hull, Quebec.[citation needed] As a youth, he played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gatineau.[1] He later played with the Gatineau Olympiques and Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).[citation needed]

Professional[]

Ottawa Senators[]

Selected by his hometown Ottawa Senators in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Pageau began his professional career in 2012–13 with Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, registering 7 goals and 29 points in 69 games before being called-up to Ottawa on April 10, 2013.[2] Pageau stayed in Ottawa for the remainder of the season, registering two goals and four points in nine regular season games. On May 5, 2013, he scored a hat-trick in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series as the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6–1. In so doing, he became just the second Senators player to score a hat-trick in the playoffs after Daniel Alfredsson.[3]

Pageau with the Senators during a game in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs

Following the season, Pageau was honoured by his hometown; on June 18, 2013, he signed the official guestbook at the start of the Gatineau City Council meeting and received a plaque. Mayor of Gatineau Marc Bureau called him "a true ambassador for the city".[4]

Pageau would only appear in parts of the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons under head coach Paul MacLean. Upon MacLean being fired, new head coach Dave Cameron would allow Pageau to play more games during the 2014–15 season, including all six of the Senators' 2015 playoff games. In June 2015, it was announced Pageau signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Senators worth an annual average of $900,000.[5] Pageau would play in all 82 games during the 2015–16 season and achieve career highs in goals (19), assists (24) and points (43), and led the NHL in short-handed goals with seven.[6] Pageau scored four goals in Game 2 of round two of the 2017 playoffs against the New York Rangers, including the game-winner in double overtime.[7]

On July 17, 2017, Pageau signed a new three-year, $9.3 million contract worth $3.1 million annually, avoiding arbitration.[8]

In the final year of his contract with the Senators in the 2019–20 season, Pageau emerged as the club's top line center, scoring at a career high pace with 24 goals and 40 points in 60 games.

New York Islanders[]

With the Senators out of playoff contention and as a potential free agent, Pageau ended his eight-year tenure with Ottawa when he was traded to the New York Islanders at the NHL trade deadline in exchange for a conditional first-round pick and a second-round pick in 2020 and a conditional third-round selection in 2021 on February 24, 2020.[9] He was subsequently signed to a six-year, $30 million contract extension to remain with the Islanders through 2026.[10][11] He scored his first playoff goal with the Islanders on August 1, 2020 against the Florida Panthers.

On March 25, 2021, he recorded his 100th career goal in a 4–3 win over the Boston Bruins.[12]

On August 7, 2021, Pageau was voted the winner of the Bob Nystrom Award for 2020-21 as the Islander who best exemplifies leadership, hustle and dedication.[13]

International play[]

On April 12, 2018, Pageau was one of the 18 players to be named to the 2018 IIHF World Championship to represent Canada, where he scored one goal and tallied three assists.[14][15]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 62 16 15 31 20 4 1 0 1 0
2010–11 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 67 32 47 79 22 24 13 16 29 20
2011–12 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 23 23 16 39 12 — — — — —
2011–12 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 23 9 17 26 13 16 4 10 14 6
2012–13 Binghamton Senators AHL 69 7 22 29 33 — — — — —
2012–13 Ottawa Senators NHL 9 2 2 4 0 10 4 2 6 8
2013–14 Binghamton Senators AHL 46 20 24 44 23 4 1 0 1 2
2013–14 Ottawa Senators NHL 28 2 0 2 12 — — — — —
2014–15 Binghamton Senators AHL 27 11 10 21 27 — — — — —
2014–15 Ottawa Senators NHL 50 10 9 19 9 6 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 19 24 43 26 — — — — —
2016–17 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 12 21 33 24 19 8 2 10 16
2017–18 Ottawa Senators NHL 78 14 15 29 34 — — — — —
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 39 4 8 12 14 — — — — —
2019–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 60 24 16 40 32 — — — — —
2019–20 New York Islanders NHL 7 2 0 2 17 21 8 3 11 21
2020–21 New York Islanders NHL 54 14 14 28 10 19 3 10 13 6
NHL totals 489 103 109 212 180 76 23 17 40 51

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Canada WC 4th 10 1 4 5 12
Senior totals 10 1 4 5 12

References[]

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. ^ "Sens recall Ottawa native Pageau" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. April 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "Senators defeat Canadiens in game 3 to take 2–1 serie lead". The Sports Network. 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
  4. ^ Hempstead, Doug (June 19, 2013). "Gatineau honours Senators rookie Jean-Gabriel Pageau". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Senators lock up both Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Dave Cameron (for the short term)". Ottawa Citizen. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  6. ^ "Statistics". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  7. ^ Siegel, Jonas (April 29, 2017). "Pageau scores 4, including double-OT winner as Sens take 2–0 series lead". CBC Sports. Canadian Press. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  8. ^ "Senators re-sign Jean-Gabriel Pageau to 3-year deal". cbc.ca. July 17, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "Islanders acquire Pageau from Senators". New York Islanders. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Pageau signs six-year extension". New York Islanders. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  11. ^ Kaplan, Emily (February 24, 2020). "Islanders acquire Jean-Gabriel Pageau from Senators, sign him to 6-year deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Beauvillier's OT goal gives Isles a win over Bruins". Newsday. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  13. ^ "Pageau Wins 2020-21 Bob Nystrom Award". newyorkislanders.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  14. ^ "Team Canada names 18 to WHC roster". tsn.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  15. ^ "Player Statistics - 2018 IIHF World Championship - Hockey Canada". hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

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