Alexandre Carrier
Carrier with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2017
Born (1996-10-08) October 8, 1996 (age 27)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team Nashville Predators
NHL Draft 115th overall, 2015
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2016–present

Alexandre Carrier (born October 10, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Predators in the fourth round, 115th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Early life

Carrier was born on October 10, 1996, in Quebec City, Quebec, to father Bernard Carrier.[1] He was born into a hockey family as his father played major junior hockey for the Quebec Remparts while his brother was drafted by the Washington Capitals.[2]

Playing career

Carrier played amateur midget junior hockey in his native Quebec, with Collège Antoine-Girouard Gaulois of the QMAAA. He embarked on a major junior career, after he was selected 4th overall in the 2012 QMJHL Entry Draft, by the Gatineau Olympiques. A mobile, two-way defenceman, following a breakout 55-point campaign in the 2014–15 season, Carrier was selected in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators.

During his final junior season with the Olympiques, Carrier was signed to his first NHL contract, agreeing to a three-year entry-level deal with the Predators on November 12, 2015.[3] Limited to 57 games with Gatineau in the 2015–16 season, Carrier matched his previous goal total with 12 and contributed with 47 points before suffering a second-round defeat in the post-season.

In his first professional season and after attending the Predators training camp, Carrier was assigned to begin the 2016–17 season in the AHL with affiliate the Milwaukee Admirals. Carrier made a seamless transition to the AHL ranks, leading the Admirals defence in scoring and earning selection to the AHL All-Star Game before he received his first NHL recall on January 13, 2017.[4] He made his NHL debut with the Predators in a 1–0 shutout defeat to the Vancouver Canucks on January 21, 2017.[5] He was returned to the Admirals after two scoreless games with Nashville.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Collège Antoine-Girouard Gaulois QMAAA 40 5 25 30 30 11 1 1 2 2
2012–13 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 50 2 5 7 28 9 1 0 1 6
2013–14 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 67 3 25 28 29 9 1 4 5 4
2014–15 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 68 12 43 55 64 11 2 3 5 18
2015–16 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 57 12 35 47 50 10 0 5 5 4
2016–17 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 72 6 33 39 45 3 0 2 2 0
2016–17 Nashville Predators NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 73 4 24 28 52 — — — — —
2018–19 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 76 5 32 37 47 5 0 0 0 2
2019–20 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 55 5 32 37 44 — — — — —
2019–20 Nashville Predators NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2020–21 Nashville Predators NHL 19 1 2 3 8 6 0 2 2 4
2021–22 Nashville Predators NHL 77 3 27 30 50 4 0 3 3 2
2022–23 Nashville Predators NHL 43 2 7 9 27 — — — — —
NHL totals 144 6 36 42 87 10 0 5 5 6

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada Quebec U17 4th 6 0 1 1 10
2013 Canada IH18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 0
2014 Canada U18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 18 0 1 1 10

Awards and honours

Award Year
QMJHL
Second All-Star Team 2015 [6]

References

  1. ^ "Alexandre Carrier". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Plante, Jean-Francois (October 16, 2014). "Alexandre Carrier récolte les fruits de son sacrifice" (in French). Le Droit. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Preds sign fourth-rounder Carrier to entry-level deal". Nashville Predators. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Preds recall Carrier from Milwaukee". Nashville Predators. January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Henrik Sedin gets 999th point in winner over Predators". CBS Sports. January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "The Golden Puck Awards: An unforgettable evening". Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. April 8, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

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