Max Comtois
Maxime Comtois | |||
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Born |
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada | January 8, 1999||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team | Anaheim Ducks | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
50th overall, 2017 Anaheim Ducks | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
Maxime Comtois (born January 8, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]
Playing career[]
Comtois was drafted by the Victoriaville Tigres third overall in the 2015 QMJHL Entry Draft.[2] On June 24, 2017, Comtois was selected in the second round, 50th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Ducks on March 3, 2018.[3]
Comtois made the Ducks' 2018 opening night roster out of training camp.[4] On October 3, 2018, he made his professional debut in the Ducks' 2018–19 season opener in San Jose and scored his first professional goal in the first minute of the game, on his first shot attempt at goaltender Martin Jones.[5] The Ducks went on to win the game 5–2. Comtois contributed to be amongst the Ducks scoring leaders to start the season, scoring 7 points in his first 10 games before suffering an injury. On his return he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, before he was returned to his junior club, the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) on November 24, 2018.[6]
International play[]
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Representing ![]() | ||
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World Championships | ||
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2021 Latvia | |
World Junior Championships | ||
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2018 United States |
On December 25, 2018, Comtois was named captain for Team Canada's national junior team while they compete at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[7] He is the only player to return from the 2018 gold medal winning team.[8] On December 26, Comtois scored four goals in a 14–0 win over Denmark in the first game of the tournament.[9] Comtois became the fifth player from Team Canada to score four goals in a World Juniors game, with the last being Taylor Raddysh in 2017.[10] After Canada was eliminated from the tournament, Comtois revealed he had been playing with a separated shoulder.[11]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2015–16 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 64 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 64 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
2017–18 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 54 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 79 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | ||
2018–19 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 25 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 24 | ||
2019–20 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 31 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 29 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 55 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 94 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | Canada | IH18 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
2017 | Canada | U18 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | |
2018 | Canada | WJC | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
2019 | Canada | WJC | 6th | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
2021 | Canada | WC | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
Junior totals | 21 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 48 | ||||
Senior totals | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
References[]
- ^ "Max Comtois at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
- ^ "Le plus beau jour de ma vie!". tigresvictoriaville.com (in French). June 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Ducks Sign Comtois to Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. March 3, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Ducks Open 25th Anniversary Season Tomorrow in San Jose". NHL.com. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Max Comtois first NHL goal gives Ducks quick lead over Sharks". NBCSports.com. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Maxime Comtois to join the Voltigeurs!". Drummondville Voltigeurs. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ "Ducks prospect Comtois named captain for Canada at World Juniors". NHL.com. December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (December 27, 2018). "'We're all leaders,' says captain Comtois of Canadian junior hockey squad". CTV News. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Cuthbert, Justin (December 26, 2018). "Max Comtois scores 4 as Canada thumps Denmark at world juniors". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ @TSN_Sports (December 26, 2018). "Maxime Comtois (@comtois20) becomes the 5th player in Canadian Juniors history to score 4 goals in one game! He joins Taylor Raddysh (2017), Brayden Schenn (2011), Simon Gagne (1999) & Mario Lemieux (1983)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Comtois played with shoulder injury for Canada at WJC". NHL.com. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1999 births
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Anaheim Ducks draft picks
- Anaheim Ducks players
- Drummondville Voltigeurs players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Longueuil
- San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
- Victoriaville Tigres players