Alexandre Picard

Alexandre Picard (born October 9, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for HK Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets with the eighth overall pick of the 2004 NHL entry draft, ultimately appearing in 67 career NHL games.

Playing career As a youth, Picard played in the 1999 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Quebec City.

After playing four full seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), Picard was drafted in the first round, eighth overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2004 NHL entry draft. Picard joined the Syracuse Crunch, Columbus' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, for the 2005–06 season. He made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut with the Blue Jackets in the same season.

On March 3, 2010, the Blue Jackets traded Picard to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Chad Kolarik.

On July 7, 2011, Picard signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was assigned to Tampa Bay's. AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. On June 9, 2012, Picard won the Calder Cup with the Admirals and was named MVP of the playoffs.

Picard opted to sign a multi-year contract abroad with Swiss club Genève-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA) from the 2012–13 season. In December 2013 and in December 2014, he won the Spengler Cup with Genève-Servette. He left after three years with the club. In December 2015, Picard was added to the roster of NLA side HC Davos for the Spengler Cup, and for the third time was part of the Cup-winning team. Following his impressive showing, Davos offered him a contract for the remainder of the 2015–16 season, which he signed in January 2016.

Picard left Switzerland upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 season and signed a one-year contract with Kunlun Red Star for their inaugural Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) season, but eventually did not play for the team. On November 29, 2016, he joined HK Hradec Králové of the Czech Extraliga.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Sainte–Foy Gouverneurs QMAAA 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 6 0 3 3 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Séminaire St–François Blizzard QMAAA 41 21 30 51 48 8 2 7 9 8 2002–03 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 66 14 15 29 41 12 4 0 4 10 2003–04 Lewiston Maineiacs QMJHL 69 39 41 80 88 7 7 4 11 6 2004–05 Lewiston Maineiacs QMJHL 65 40 45 85 160 8 5 2 7 18 2005–06 Syracuse Crunch AHL 45 15 15 30 52 6 1 0 1 19 2005–06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 17 0 0 0 14 — — — — — 2006–07 Syracuse Crunch AHL 48 11 18 29 73 — — — — — 2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 23 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 50 7 13 20 116 13 2 1 3 14 2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 15 0 1 1 26 — — — — — 2008–09 Syracuse Crunch AHL 49 22 10 32 107 — — — — — 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 9 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 2009–10 Syracuse Crunch AHL 42 17 18 35 111 — — — — — 2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 16 9 6 15 4 — — — — — 2010–11 San Antonio Rampage AHL 59 24 22 46 84 — — — — — 2011–12 Norfolk Admirals AHL 42 6 19 25 65 18 9 7 16 48 2012–13 Genève–Servette HC NLA 32 14 7 21 82 6 2 4 6 4 2013–14 Genève–Servette HC NLA 41 10 19 29 148 11 6 2 8 26 2014–15 Genève–Servette HC NLA 30 10 10 20 22 8 1 3 4 122015–16HC DavosNLA13831134412329 2016–17 Mountfield HK ELH 25 7 13 20 91 11 3 2 5 28 2017–18 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 28 5 6 11 28 4 0 1 1 48 2018–19 Kunlun Red Star KHL 4 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Jonquière Marquis LNAH 8 6 2 8 14 — — — — — 2018–19 Dornbirn Bulldogs AUT 11 4 5 9 16 — — — — — 2019–20 Jonquière Marquis LNAH 24 9 10 19 28 — — — — — 2021–22 Jonquière Marquis LNAH 23 15 13 28 22 10 2 4 6 6 AHL totals 351 111 121 232 622 37 12 8 20 81 NHL totals 67 0 2 2 58 — — — — — NLA totals 116 42 39 81 286 29 10 11 21 71

Awards 2003–04 QMJHL Mike Bossy Trophy 2012 AHL Jack Butterfield Trophy (Playoff MVP)