Alex Barré-Boulet (born May 21, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally undrafted by teams in the NHL, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning in March 2018. Barré-Boulet has also previously played for the Seattle Kraken.
| Alex Barré-Boulet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Barré-Boulet with the Syracuse Crunch in 2020 | |||
| Born |
May 21, 1997 Montmagny, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Laval Rocket (AHL) Tampa Bay Lightning Seattle Kraken | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Playing career
editJunior
editBarré-Boulet played in his native Quebec, at the midget level with the Rive-Sud Express Midget Espoir and Lévis Commandeurs. He was a late round draft pick to the Drummondville Voltigeurs (102nd overall) in the 2013 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Entry Draft. Developing early as an offensive under-sized forward, Barré-Boulet lead the Voltigeurs with 54 assists, placing second in team scoring with 89 points in just his second season in the QMJHL in 2015–16.
During his third season in the QMJHL in 2016–17, Barré-Boulet was traded by the Voltigeurs to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in exchange for two players and three draft selections on January 6, 2017.[1] In scoring at a greater than point-per-game pace with the Armada, Barré-Boulet recorded 14 goals to lead the league in that year's playoffs.[2]
Originally undrafted into the National Hockey League (NHL), Barré-Boulet secured a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 1, 2018.[3] He finished the 2017–18 QMJHL season recording a league-leading 53 goals and 63 assists for 116 points in 65 games to claim the Jean Béliveau Trophy as well as the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as league MVP.[4] Barré-Boulet would help the Armada advance to the President's Cup Finals that spring, ultimately falling short against the Acadie–Bathurst Titan in six games.[5]
Professional
editHaving ended his junior career, Barré-Boulet attended both the Tampa Bay Lightning's rookie and main training camps, before he was reassigned to American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Syracuse Crunch to begin the 2018–19 season. Barré-Boulet scored the game-winning goal in his professional debut on October 6 and went on to be the top-scoring rookie in the AHL during the regular season with 68 points in 74 games for the Crunch, placing sixth in the league's overall scoring race. He earned a share of the Willie Marshall Award as the league co-leader with 34 goals, alongside teammate Carter Verhaeghe.[6] He likewise won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as most outstanding rookie.[7]
During the 2019–20 AHL season, Barré-Boulet exploded offensively, putting up 40 points in 43 games before the annual All-Star break.[8] He recorded his professional hat-trick on February 28, 2020, against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.[9]
Barré-Boulet was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.[10]
On February 22, 2021, Barré-Boulet skated in his first career NHL game in a 4–2 Lightning win over the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena.[11][12] On April 25, he recorded his first career NHL goal and point in a 4–3 Lightning overtime win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets at Amalie Arena.[13] Barré-Boulet subsequently signed a three-year contract exentension to remain with the Lightning in July 2021.[14]
On October 10, 2021, he was placed on waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning, and was claimed by the Seattle Kraken the next day.[15] He played two games for Seattle recording an assist before, on October 21, he was placed on waivers by the Kraken, and was reclaimed by the Lightning the next day.[16]
As an unrestricted free agent following the 2023–24 NHL season, Barré-Boulet signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 1, 2024.[17] After beginning the 2024–25 NHL season with the Canadiens, Barré-Boulet was placed on waivers and after going unclaimed, assigned to the Laval Rocket, Montreal's AHL affiliate, on October 14, 2024.[18]
Personal life
editBarré-Boulet's wife, Anne-Marie, gave birth to their first son, Zack, on February 16, 2022.[19] The couple welcomed their second child, a daughter named Anna, in March 2023.[20]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Lévis Commandeurs | QMAAA | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lévis Commandeurs | QMAAA | 32 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 68 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 65 | 35 | 54 | 89 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 37 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | QMJHL | 28 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | QMJHL | 65 | 53 | 63 | 116 | 67 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 74 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 60 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 58 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 69 | 24 | 60 | 84 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 36 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 23 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 68 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards & honours
edit| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2018 | [21] |
| Jean Béliveau Trophy | 2018 | [22] |
| Michel Brière Memorial Trophy | 2018 | [23] |
| CHL | ||
| CHL Player of the Year | 2018 | [24] |
| AHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2019 | [25] |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award | 2019 | [26] |
| Willie Marshall Award | 2019 | [6] |
| All-Star Game | 2020, 2023 | [27][28] |
| Second All-Star Team | 2020 | [29] |
| First All-Star Team | 2023 | [30] |
References
edit- ^ "Armada unveil Dubois and Boulet". CHL.ca. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "QMJHL Playoff Scoring Leaders 2017". QuantHockey.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Lightning sign free agent forward Alex Barre-Boulet to entry-level contract". Tampa Bay Lightning. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via NHL.com.
- ^ Blouin, Maxime (April 5, 2018). "The 2018 Golden Puck Awards: a night to remember!". CHL.ca. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "QMJHL's Acadie-Bathurst Titan win President's Cup, head to Memorial Cup". CBC News. May 14, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Crunch teammates claim AHL top scoring awards". TheAHL.com. April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "Crunch's Alex Barre-Boulet wins AHL's Outstanding Rookie Award". LocalSYR.com. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "ALEX BARRE-BOULET NAMED 2020 AHL ALL-STAR". TheAHL.com. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Barre-Boulet's hat trick lifts Syracuse Crunch past Wilkes-Barre/Scranton". TheAHL.com. February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ "Lightning announce 2020 training camp roster, schedule". Tampa Bay Lightning. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020 – via NHL.com.
- ^ @TBLightning (February 22, 2021). "Couldn't be happier for ya, BB!
Congrats! 🥳" (Tweet) – via Twitter. - ^ "Palat, Stamkos, Hedman help Lightning beat Hurricanes". Sportsnet.ca. February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Barre-Boulet scores first NHL goal on power play". NBC Sports. April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ Faiello, Mari (July 30, 2021). "Lightning sign Alex Barre-Boulet to three-year deal". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ @SeattleKrakenPR (October 11, 2021). "The Seattle Kraken have claimed forward Alex Barré-Boulet off waivers from Tampa Bay" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lightning claim forward Alex Barre-Boulet off waivers from Kraken". Sportsnet.ca. October 22, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "One-year contract for Alex Barré-Boulet". Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via NHL.com.
- ^ Cowan, Stu (October 13, 2024). "Canadiens forward Alex Barré-Boulet clears waivers, headed to Laval". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Joe (February 19, 2022). "'I can't believe this is my baby': Alex Barre-Boulet becomes a father as he works his way back to the Lightning". The Athletic. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ @SyracuseCrunch (March 2, 2023). "Another BB 💕
Congratulations to Alex Barré-Boulet and his wife Anne-Marie on the birth of their daughter Anna!" (Tweet) – via Twitter. - ^ "Awards - QMJHL First All-Star Team". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Awards - QMJHL Most Points (Jean Beliveau Trophy)". Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "Armada star Alex Barre-Boulet named QMJHL MVP; Zadina top prospect". Sportsnet.ca. April 4, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "CHL Awards: David Branch Player of the Year Award". CHL.ca. 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "2018-19 American Hockey League All-Rookie Team Named". OurSportsCentral.com. April 10, 2019.
- ^ "Barre-Boulet voted AHL's Outstanding Rookie". TheAHL.com. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "ALEX BARRE-BOULET NAMED 2020 AHL ALL-STAR". TheAHL.com. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "ALEX BARRÉ-BOULET, DARREN RADDYSH, GABRIEL DUMONT NAMED 2023 AHL ALL-STARS". TheAHL.com. January 11, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ "2019-20 AHL First, Second All-Star Teams unveiled". TheAHL.com. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "ALEX BARRE-BOULET, DARREN RADDYSH NAMED TO 2022-23 AHL FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM". TheAHL.com. April 13, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database