Alexandre R. Picard

This article is about the hockey defenceman. For the left winger of the same name, see Alexandre Picard (ice hockey).

Alexandre R. Picard
Picard with the Penguins in 2011.
Born	(1985-07-05) July 5, 1985 Gatineau, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NLA team Former teams	HC Fribourg-Gottéron Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins HC Lev Praha Graz 99ers ERC Ingolstadt
NHL Draft	85th overall, 2003 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2005–present

Alexandre Remi Picard (born July 5, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League A (NLA).

Playing career

Picard began his career by playing major junior hockey for the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. The team was highly successful while he was there, even helping them reach the President's Cup finals in 2002–03. In fact, following that season, he was one of eight players on the team chosen in 2003 NHL Entry Draft. However, he was among several players traded to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, but returned to the Mooseheads for his final season in the QMJHL, but they had a short post-season berth.

Following the post-season, Picard went to Philadelphia, and began to work-out with the Philadelphia Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, who were in the Calder Cup finals. When teammate Randy Jones was injured in game two, he was signed to an amateur tryout contract to fill the roster spot. So, Picard played alongside veteran John Slaney in about a dozen shifts in games three and four to help the Phantoms sweep the Chicago Wolves.

A month later, the Flyers announced that they had signed Picard to a three-year contract to fill the spot left on the Phantoms roster by Patrick Sharp. So, Picard played his first full professional season for the Phantoms, and also played six games for the Flyers in four stints. He was also called up to be backup for the Flyers during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Picard began the 2006–07 NHL season with the Phantoms, but after just six games, he was called up to replace the injured Mike Rathje and began his rookie season in the NHL. Picard proved he could stay in the NHL when, on February 1, 2007, he recorded five assists in a game against the New Jersey Devils, nearly tying the franchise record set by Eric Lindros.

Picard was dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 25, 2008 (along with a draft pick), for forward Vaclav Prospal.

On August 29, 2008, Picard was traded to the Ottawa Senators along with Filip Kuba and a first round draft pick for Andrej Meszaros. On February 12, 2010, Picard, who had been a healthy scratch for much of the season, along with Ottawa's second round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Matt Cullen.

On July 31, 2010, Picard signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens

On July 5, 2011, Picard was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins worth $600,000 at the NHL level. He split the 2011–12 season between Pittsburgh and AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, appearing in 17 NHL games for 4 assists.

Picard who was in a familiar role as a free agent at seasons end, embarked upon a European career, signing with Czech club, HC Lev Praha of the Kontinental Hockey League. Picard followed his season in the KHL with stints in Austria and Germany before continuing his journeyman career by signing a two-year contract with Swiss club, HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the NLA on June 19, 2015.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL		59	2	12	14	28		13	2	3	5	6
2002–03	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL		71	4	30	34	64		25	1	5	6	14
2003–04	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	QMJHL		57	10	26	36	44		5	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL		68	15	23	38	46		13	1	5	6	14
2004–05	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		75	7	26	33	82		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		6	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		6	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		62	3	19	22	17		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		53	8	30	38	31		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		20	3	3	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Ottawa Senators	NHL		47	6	8	14	8		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Ottawa Senators	NHL		45	4	11	15	20		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		9	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
2010−11	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		43	3	5	8	17		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		43	8	13	21	20		12	0	6	6	6
2011−12	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		17	0	4	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Lev Praha	KHL		11	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Graz 99ers	EBEL		43	3	16	19	50		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		29	0	13	13	24		18	3	6	9	10
NHL totals				253	19	50	69	86		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honours

Award	Year
QMJHL
Second All-Star Team	2005

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database