Adam Pineault

Adam Joseph Pineault (born May 23, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played three games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career As a youth, Pineault played in the 1999 and 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Boston Junior Eagles, and then the Minuteman Flames minor ice hockey teams.

Pineault was drafted 46th overall in the 2004 NHL entry draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Pineault originally was a product of the U.S National Development Program. He then played collegiate hockey in 2003–04 with Boston College before moving on to the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL.

Pineault made his professional debut in the 2006–07 season with the Blue Jackets affiliate, Syracuse Crunch. Pineault made his NHL debut in the 2007–08 season on April 3, 2008, against the Detroit Red Wings.

On January 10, 2009, Pineault was traded by the Blue Jackets to the Chicago Blackhawks for Michael Blunden. He was then assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.

Pineault left for Europe and signed during the 2009–10 season to trial with HC in the Czech Extraliga on November 2, 2009. After appearing in ten games with Pardubice, Pineault established himself offensively and was offered a contract to remain on the team on December 8, 2009. Adding a physical presence and scoring 10 goals and 20 points in 31 games as a role player, Pineault was given an extended multi-year contract to stay in the Czech Republic on May 14, 2010.

After resuming his career in North America, with a tenure in the Central Hockey League with the Allen Americans, Pineault signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL on August 28, 2013.

Personal Pineault took 2011 away from hockey to be with his wife, Monique Pineault who was battling Leukemia at the time. After his wife went into remission he continued playing hockey for the Allen Americans, but only played in 3 games before returning to be with his wife. Upon retirement, Pinealt opted for a career in pharmaceutical sales, driven by his wife Monique's battle with acute myeloid leukemia.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Boston Junior Bruins EJHL 57 30 35 65 56 — — — — — 2001–02 US NTDP U17 USDP 20 5 4 9 14 — — — — — 2001–02 US NTDP U18 NAHL 38 11 4 15 11 — — — — — 2002–03 US NTDP U17 USDP 43 13 15 28 76 — — — — — 2002–03 US NTDP U18 USDP 4 4 3 7 6 — — — — — 2002–03 US NTDP U18 NAHL 9 5 4 9 13 — — — — — 2003–04 Boston College HE 29 4 4 8 30 — — — — — 2004–05 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 61 26 20 46 64 12 2 6 8 18 2005–06 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 55 29 30 59 94 21 14 8 22 25 2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 57 12 16 28 66 — — — — — 2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 74 21 27 48 64 8 0 2 2 2 2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Syracuse Crunch AHL 29 5 7 12 36 — — — — — 2008–09 Rockford IceHogs AHL 41 5 9 14 16 4 0 0 0 2 2009–10 HC Eaton Pardubice ELH 31 10 10 20 67 13 0 5 5 12 2010–11 HC Eaton Pardubice ELH 48 9 5 14 60 7 0 0 0 6 2011–12 Allen Americans CHL 3 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Allen Americans CHL 53 16 23 39 63 1 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 28 3 8 11 20 5 0 1 1 0 AHL totals 201 43 59 102 182 12 0 2 2 4 NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2002 United States U17 6 1 2 3 4 2003 United States WJC18 4th 5 0 2 2 4 2005 United States WJC 4th 7 0 1 1 2 Junior totals 18 1 5 6 10