Rémi Royer

Rémi Royer (born February 12, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 18 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1998–99 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1996 to 2012, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.

Rémi Royer
Born	(1978-02-12) February 12, 1978 (age 47) Donnacona, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Chicago Blackhawks Briançon EC Salzburg
NHL draft	31st overall, 1996 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	1998–2012

Biography

Royer was born in Donnacona, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Sainte-Foy, Quebec City.^[1]

Royer was drafted 31st overall by the Blackhawks in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.^{[citation needed]} He played 18 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks. He scored no points, but collected 67 penalty minutes.^[2] He later played for EC Red Bull Salzburg, HDD Olimpija Ljubljana, and Rivière-du-Loup CIMT in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Ste-Foy Gouverneurs	QMAAA		44	8	24	32	86		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		57	3	17	20	144		4	0	1	1	7
1995–96	Victoriaville Tigres	QMJHL		43	12	14	26	209		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser	QMJHL		19	10	9	19	80		12	1	4	5	29
1996–97	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		29	3	12	15	87		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		10	0	1	1	17		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		66	20	48	68	205		6	1	3	4	8
1997–98	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		5	0	2	2	4		5	1	2	3	12
1998–99	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		18	0	0	0	67		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Portland Pirates	AHL		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		54	4	15	19	164		7	0	0	0	44
1999–00	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		57	3	13	16	204		8	1	1	2	12
2000–01	Portland Pirates	AHL		40	1	7	8	140		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Louisville Panthers	AHL		18	1	1	2	50		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL		15	0	7	7	67		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Providence Bruins	AHL		24	3	5	8	69		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Florida Everblades	ECHL		3	1	1	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Quebec Citadelles	AHL		24	1	7	8	78		3	1	0	1	4
2002–03	Houston Aeros	AHL		3	0	0	0	15		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Florida Everblades	ECHL		2	0	1	1	18		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Reading Royals	ECHL		29	7	7	14	186		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Salavat Yulaev Ufa-2	RUS-3		1	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Indianapolis Ice	CHL		27	4	4	8	136		5	0	1	1	12
2004–05	Caron & Guay de Trois-Rivières	LNAH		22	3	6	9	100		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Radio X de Québec	LNAH		12	3	5	8	29		11	0	8	8	40
2005–06	Radio X de Québec	LNAH		51	12	40	52	315		4	0	3	3	52
2006–07	Briançon	FRA		20	2	10	12	110		8	0	0	0	12
2007–08	EC Salzburg	EBEL		26	2	9	11	66		10	3	4	7	14
2007–08	EC Salzburg 2	AUT-2		10	6	8	14	59		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	EC Salzburg 2	AUT-2		22	8	17	25	61		4	0	1	1	20
2009–10	Olimpija Ljubljana	EBEL		9	3	6	9	14		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	CIMT de Rivière-du-Loup	LNAH		23	5	18	23	57		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	EHC Visp	NLB		2	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	3L de Rivière-du-Loup	LNAH		22	4	15	19	73		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	VEU Feldkirch	AUT-2		6	2	3	5	24		10	4	4	8	26
2011–12	Cool FM 103,5 de Saint-Georges	LNAH		35	10	15	25	151		—	—	—	—	—
LNAH totals				165	37	99	136	725		15	0	11	11	92
NHL totals				18	0	0	0	67		—	—	—	—	—