Andre Payette

Andre Payette (29 July 1976 – 28 September 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger.

Payette was drafted in 1994 by the NHL Philadelphia Flyers, and won a Calder Cup with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms.

Payette signed for the Manchester Phoenix of the English Premier Ice Hockey League in the summer of 2009, following the organisation's move into the EPL from the EIHL. Payette is known for his physical play and amassed more than 3,000 minutes in the penalty box during his time in the United Kingdom.

On 23 November 2010, it was announced that Payette had signed to play for Sheffield Steeldogs of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.

Payette was released from his contract as Head Coach of the Sheffield Steeldogs in 2015, and replaced by Dominic Osman, who the club had signed from Hull Stingrays of the Elite Ice Hockey League. He later signed for the Whitley Warriors and played two seasons in the north east.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Cumberland Grads CJHL 54 6 8 14 122 — — — — — 1993–94 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 40 2 3 5 98 — — — — — 1994–95 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 50 15 15 30 177 — — — — — 1995–96 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 57 20 19 39 257 4 0 0 0 5 1996–97 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 4 3 0 3 9 4 0 0 0 9 1996–97 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 29 10 13 23 143 — — — — — 1997–98 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 56 5 5 10 209 4 0 0 0 9 1998–99 Mohawk Valley Prowlers UHL 51 9 21 30 241 — — — — — 1998–99 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 12 0 1 1 34 — — — — — 1999–00 Mohawk Valley Prowlers UHL 58 9 23 32 160 7 4 1 5 33 1999–00 Rochester Americans AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Mohawk Valley Prowlers UHL 45 9 18 27 244 4 0 1 1 6 2000–01 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 23 0 1 1 94 4 0 1 1 6 2001–02 Manchester Monarchs AHL 20 3 0 3 86 — — — — — 2001–02 Houston Aeros AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 33 2 8 10 157 11 1 4 5 39 2002–03 Toledo Storm ECHL 11 3 2 5 85 3 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Manitoba Moose AHL 8 0 0 0 67 — — — — — 2002–03 Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin QSPHL 11 1 6 7 118 — — — — — 2000–01 Saint-Hyacinthe Cousin QSPHL 30 10 16 26 177 — — — — — 2004–05 Coventry Blaze EIHL 28 10 12 22 194 8 1 2 3 64 2005–06 Newcastle Vipers EIHL 38 10 15 25 272 8 2 2 4 26 2006–07 Newcastle Vipers EIHL 53 16 16 32 284 2 1 1 2 6 2007–08 Newcastle Vipers EIHL 50 3 14 17 321 3 0 1 1 11 2008–09 Newcastle Vipers EIHL 47 4 7 11 175 — — — — — 2009–10 Manchester Phoenix EPIHL 51 12 13 25 186 3 0 1 1 14 2010–11 Sheffield Steeldogs EPIHL 26 6 12 18 260 1 0 0 0 35 2011–12 Sheffield Steeldogs EPIHL 51 10 28 38 216 3 1 0 1 28 2012–13 Sheffield Steeldogs EPIHL 40 9 15 24 255 — — — — — 2013–14 Sheffield Steeldogs EPIHL 43 5 9 14 264 — — — — — 2014–15 Sheffield Steeldogs EPIHL 30 2 4 6 255 2 0 0 0 10 2015–16 Whitley Warriors NIHL 27 6 10 16 108 1 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Whitley Warriors NIHL 20 2 4 6 153 — — — — — AHL totals 155 10 15 25 647 19 1 5 6 54 EIHL totals 216 43 64 107 1,246 21 4 6 10 107