Olivier Magnan-Grenier (born May 1, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils.
| Olivier Magnan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 1, 1986 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New Jersey Devils HC Pustertal Wölfe Dornbirn Bulldogs | ||
| NHL draft |
148th overall, 2006 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2021 | ||
Playing career
editMagnan was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1999 and 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Sherbrooke.[1] He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 5th Round (148th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, and played 18 National Hockey League games in the 2010–11 season with the Devils.
On July 10, 2012, Magnan joined newly promoted Austrian club, Dornbirner EC, from his first European club abroad in Italy with HC Pustertal Wölfe.[2]
On September 1, 2020, having played eight seasons with Dornbirn and captaining the club, Magnan opted to return by agreeing to a one-year contract extension with the Bulldogs.[3]
Following his ninth season with Dornbirn, and his third as captain in 2020–21, Magnan announced his retirement from professional hockey after 15 years on July 9, 2021.[4]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Magog Cantonniers | QMAAA | 42 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Val–d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Magog Cantonniers | QMAAA | 37 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Rouyn–Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 69 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Rouyn–Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 70 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rouyn–Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 69 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Trenton Titans | ECHL | 45 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 75 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 76 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 71 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 50 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | ITA | 36 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 80 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Dornbirner EC | EBEL | 54 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Dornbirner EC | EBEL | 53 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Dornbirner EC | EBEL | 53 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dornbirner EC | EBEL | 52 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Dornbirner EC | EBEL | 48 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Dornbirn Bulldogs | EBEL | 49 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Dornbirn Bulldogs | EBEL | 50 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Dornbirn Bulldogs | EBEL | 50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Dornbirn Bulldogs | ICEHL | 45 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| AHL totals | 296 | 9 | 51 | 60 | 251 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| EBEL/ICEHL totals | 454 | 27 | 103 | 130 | 487 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ "Dornbirner sign NHL defenseman Magnan". Dornbirner EC. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ "Magnan stays and trio arrives" (in German). Dornbirn Bulldogs. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Olivier Magnan announces retirement" (in German). Facebook. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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