Alexandre Bolduc

Alexandre Bolduc (born June 26, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Alexandre Bolduc
Bolduc with the Chicago Wolves in January 2014
Born	(1985-06-26) June 26, 1985 (age 40) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Vancouver Canucks Arizona Coyotes Traktor Chelyabinsk Medveščak Zagreb Kölner Haie Nottingham Panthers
NHL draft	127th overall, 2003 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	2005–2020

Playing career

Bolduc during the Canucks' 2009 training camp

Bolduc played major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for four seasons with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Shawinigan Cataractes. After his second season in the QMJHL, a 14-goal, 43-point campaign with the Huskies, he was selected in the fourth round, 127th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. However, at the end of his junior career, he was a free agent and signed with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL.

During his first season with the Condors, he moved up to the AHL with the Manitoba Moose. In 2007–08, Bolduc recorded a strong 37-point campaign with the Moose and was signed by the Moose's NHL affiliate, the Vancouver Canucks on July 9, 2008.^[1]

Continuing to play for the Moose as part of the Canucks' farm system in 2008–09 season, Bolduc was called up by the Canucks on November 25, 2008, to replace an injured Ryan Johnson^[2] and played his first NHL game on November 27 against the Calgary Flames.^[3] He scored his first career NHL goal against Craig Anderson of the Colorado Avalanche on January 2, 2011.^[4]

Bolduc with the Phoenix Coyotes in April 2013

On July 2, 2011, Bolduc left Vancouver, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Phoenix Coyotes.^[5]

Bolduc playing with the Chicago Wolves in April 2014

On July 5, 2013, Bolduc left the Coyotes after recording no points with the club in two years. He signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Blues worth $550,000. In the following 2013–14 season, he was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the duration of the season scoring 37 points in 59 games.

On July 1, 2014, Bolduc agreed to return to the Coyotes organization, signing a one-year, two-way contract with Arizona.^[6] In the 2014–15 season, Bolduc appeared in three games with the Coyotes. He primarily spent the duration of the year in his second stint as captain of the Portland Pirates, contributing 52 points in 62 games.

Bolduc left the NHL as an impending free agent on June 3, 2015, after signing a one-year contract with a Russian club, Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL.^[7] Bolduc struggled to cement a role in Traktor and after a stint with VHL affiliate, Chelmet Chelyabinsk, he was traded to Croatian KHL participant, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, on October 21, 2015. He left Zagreb on February 1, 2017, and signed with Kölner Haie of the German DEL.^[8]

After a season with the Nottingham Panthers, Bolduc signed for Rivière-du-Loup 3L in 2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001–02	Rouyn–Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		64	6	14	20	69		4	1	1	2	4
2002–03	Rouyn–Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		66	14	29	43	131		4	0	2	2	2
2003–04	Rouyn–Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		65	23	35	58	115		11	3	4	7	18
2004–05	Rouyn–Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		33	7	10	17	46		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		29	7	11	18	14		3	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL		24	10	6	16	56		11	4	4	8	28
2005–06	Manitoba Moose	AHL		29	3	7	10	35		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL		16	7	17	24	42		6	2	4	6	9
2006–07	Manitoba Moose	AHL		32	4	5	9	35		5	0	0	0	8
2007–08	Manitoba Moose	AHL		70	18	19	37	93		6	1	0	1	6
2008–09	Manitoba Moose	AHL		62	12	21	33	116		13	5	4	9	14
2008–09	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		7	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		15	0	0	0	13		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Manitoba Moose	AHL		13	2	1	3	20		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		24	2	2	4	21		3	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Manitoba Moose	AHL		26	6	9	15	28		14	4	0	4	20
2011–12	Portland Pirates	AHL		23	3	12	15	30		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Portland Pirates	AHL		56	24	27	51	90		1	1	1	2	2
2012–13	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		14	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Chicago Wolves	AHL		59	18	19	37	82		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Portland Pirates	AHL		62	23	29	52	106		2	0	0	0	0
2014–15	Arizona Coyotes	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL		3	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Chelmet Chelyabinsk	VHL		6	2	2	4	15		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL		26	2	6	8	49		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	KHL Medveščak Zagreb	KHL		47	4	8	12	120		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Kölner Haie	DEL		8	0	4	4	12		7	1	0	1	10
2017–18	Kölner Haie	DEL		14	1	2	3	34		6	0	1	1	2
2018–19	Nottingham Panthers	EIHL		45	9	17	26	70		3	0	0	0	0
2019–20	Rivière–du–Loup 3L	LNAH		20	6	18	24	26		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				433	113	149	262	635		41	11	5	16	50
NHL totals				65	2	3	5	44		3	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Canada	WJC18			7	1	0	1	8
Junior totals					7	1	0	1	8