Jimmy Bonneau

Jimmy Bonneau (born March 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional hockey forward who is currently working as a pro scout for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the eighth round, 241st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2003 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Bonneau played major junior hockey starting with the Montreal Rocket in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the next two seasons with the same franchise after it moved to Prince Edward Island. During the 2005–06 season, he played for Long Beach Ice Dogs in ECHL. In the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, he split time with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.

After spending two seasons with various organizations, he signed an AHL contract on July 2, 2010, with Hamilton to bring him back to the Canadiens' organization.

On September 27, 2011, Bonneau was signed as a free agent by the AHL's Worcester Sharks. After four seasons with the Worcester Sharks, including their last season as a franchise in 2014–15, Bonneau was a free agent in the off-season signed a one-year deal in the ECHL with the Rapid City Rush on August 18, 2015. He announced his retirement on April 10, 2016.

Coaching career Bonneau was hired as an associate coach for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2018 and was named a co-head coach of the team during the 2019–20 season. When regular head coach Roy Sommer returned to his post on September 22, 2020, Bonneau reverted to his assistant duties.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 Jonquière Élites QMAAA 40 5 10 15 55 — — — — — 2002–03 Montreal Rocket QMJHL 65 1 5 6 261 7 0 0 0 12 2003–04 P.E.I. Rocket QMJHL 70 7 12 19 263 11 1 0 1 12 2004–05 P.E.I. Rocket QMJHL 70 11 11 22 234 — — — — — 2005–06 Long Beach Ice Dogs ECHL 65 1 5 6 137 — — — — — 2006–07 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 9 0 0 0 59 — — — — — 2006–07 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 46 2 5 7 89 10 0 0 0 23 2007–08 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 6 1 0 1 5 — — — — — 2007–08 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 18 0 4 4 61 3 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 46 0 6 6 122 — — — — — 2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL 57 4 2 6 187 — — — — — 2010–11 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 77 1 2 3 180 15 1 2 3 16 2011–12 Worcester Sharks AHL 54 2 3 5 168 — — — — — 2012–13 Worcester Sharks AHL 26 1 0 1 81 — — — — — 2013–14 Worcester Sharks AHL 45 2 3 5 106 — — — — — 2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 30 0 3 3 80 — — — — — 2015–16 Rapid City Rush ECHL 46 1 4 5 73 — — — — — ECHL totals 175 4 18 22 360 13 0 0 0 23 AHL totals 348 11 19 30 988 15 1 2 3 16