Pierre Dagenais
Pierre Dagenais | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1978 Blainville, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey player (retired) |
| Years active | 1998–2011 |
| Known for | NHL career with New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens |
Pierre Brüno Dagenais (born March 4, 1978) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey athlete, best recognized for his tenure in the NHL. His last active season was with the Akwesasne Warriors competing in the Federal Hockey League.
Amateur
In 1991, Dagenais took part in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament representing a minor hockey squad from Mille-Îles, Laval, Quebec. At 17, he launched his junior ice hockey journey with the Moncton Alpines in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), quickly emerging as the team's leading scorer during the 1995–96 campaign. Selected 47th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, he opted to continue developing in the QMJHL.
Early in the subsequent season, he was traded first to the Laval Titan and later moved to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. In the 1997–98 season, Dagenais topped the QMJHL goal-scoring charts and ranked second in total points, playing alongside Mike Ribeiro who closely followed him in scoring.
After not signing with New Jersey initially, Dagenais was re-selected by the Devils at 105th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
Professional
Dagenais began his professional career during the 1998–99 season with Albany River Rats, New Jersey’s AHL affiliate. The following year, he made notable progress by netting 35 goals, placing him among the league’s leading scorers.
In the 2000–01 season, he was honored with a spot on the AHL’s second all-star team and made his NHL debut with New Jersey. The next season saw him appear in 16 games for the Devils before being claimed off waivers by the Florida Panthers, where he spent most of that year. After attending Florida’s training camp the following year, he was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage.
In 2003, Montreal Canadiens’ general manager Bob Gainey signed Dagenais to a one-year deal. He started 2003–04 with Montreal’s AHL affiliate, Hamilton Bulldogs, then featured in 50 games on Montreal’s second line, contributing 27 points as part of their most productive forward line.
During the NHL lockout of 2004–05, Dagenais played briefly in Switzerland and stirred debate by publicly supporting a salary cap, which contrasted with NHLPA positions. Returning to action for 2005–06, he scored Montreal’s inaugural game-winning shootout goal but was later demoted to Hamilton due to a dip in offensive output. As a restricted free agent in 2006, he signed a tryout agreement with Jokerit of Finland’s SM-liiga; however, this contract was not extended beyond the Christmas break.
He then joined Austria’s HC TWK Innsbruck for the 2006–07 season and delivered an exceptional performance by scoring 37 goals in just 27 games, prompting a contract renewal for another year. In 2008, Dagenais moved to Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), tallying 14 goals over 40 games during his debut season and earning a one-year contract extension in 2009.
In 2010, Dagenais signed with the Akwesasne Warriors of the Federal Hockey League and maintained an impressive scoring rate with 26 goals and 54 points across 23 games. Later that year, reports indicated he was recalled by Austria’s third division club Oslo Elite; however, after committing to ATSE Graz, he chose not to join Oslo Elite.
On January 5, 2011, Dagenais inked a contract with Vålerenga competing in Norway’s GET-ligaen.
Following his retirement from professional hockey, Dagenais pursued a career in real estate within the Montreal region.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Moncton Alpines | QMJHL | 67 | 43 | 25 | 68 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Laval Titan Collège Français | QMJHL | 37 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 27 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 60 | 66 | 67 | 133 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 69 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 80 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 69 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 52 | |||||||
| 2000–01 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 3 |2 |5 |6 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | AHL |6 |0 |2 |2 |2 |- ALIGN="center" | 2001–02 | NHL |16 |3 |3 |6 |4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | Utah Grizzlies |AHL |4 |1 |1 |2 |2 |- ALIGN="center" | Florida Panthers |NHL |26 |7 |1 |8 |4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | San Antonio Rampage |AHL |49 |21 |14 |35 |28 |- ALIGN="center" | 2002–03 | NHL |9 |0 |0 |0 |4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) |AHL |
20 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 19 |- ALIGN="center" |
2003–04 NHL season | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
2004–05 | HC Ajoie | National League B | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 |- ALIGN="center" |
2005–06 NHL season | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
2005–06 AHL season | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 38 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 23 |- ALIGN="center" |
2006–07 SM-liiga season | Jokerit| SM-l| 16| 2| 7| 9| 12 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
2006–07 Austrian Hockey League season | HC TWK Innsbruck| EBEL| 27| 37| 20| 57| 12 |- ALIGN="center" |
2007–08 Austrian Hockey League season | HC TWK Innsbruck| EBEL| 44| 23| 17| 40| 18| 3| 1| 0| 1| 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
2008–09 KHL season | Traktor Chelyabinsk| KHL| 40| 14| 5| 19| 28| 3| 1| 0| 1| 10 |- ALIGN="center" |
2009–10 KHL season | Traktor Chelyabinsk| KHL| 54| 9| 11| 20| 44| 4| 2| 0| 2| 6 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
2010–11 GET-ligaen season | Vålerenga Ishockey | GET| 12| 11| 1| 12| 8| 5| 0| 0| 0| 14 |- ALIGN="center" |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP Playoffs | G Playoffs | A Playoffs | Pts Playoffs | PIM Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
201011 |
Akwesasne Warriors |
Federal Hockey League |
23 |
26 |
28 |
54 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
|
201112 |
Akwesasne Warriors |
Federal Hockey League |
45 |
81 |
62 |
143 |
89 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
| NHL totals !142 !35 !23 !58 !58 !8 !0 !1 !1 !6 | ||||||||||||
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- 1978 births
- Akwesasne Warriors players
- Albany River Rats players
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Florida Panthers players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Laurentides
- HC TWK Innsbruck players
- Jokerit players
- Laval Titan Collège Français players
- Living people
- Moncton Alpines (QMJHL) players
- Moncton Wildcats players
- Montreal Canadiens players
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- New Jersey Devils players
- People from Blainville, Quebec
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Traktor Chelyabinsk players
- Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players
- Vålerenga Ishockey players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland