Maxime Legault

Maxime Legault (born March 28, 1989) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently playing for Boxers de Bordeaux in the French Ligue Magnus. He was originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the seventh round (194th overall) of the 2009 NHL entry draft.

Playing career On Oct. 10, 2009, Legault made his professional debut with the Portland Pirates, but appeared in only five games during the 2009–10 season for the AHL team before being returned to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Legault played the full 2010–11 season in the AHL, getting into 67 regular season games and 9 playoff games with the Pirates.

On August 2, 2011, the Buffalo Sabres announced that Legault was re-signed to a two-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans.

After playing with the Americans, he joined the Gwinnett Gladiators in the ECHL for the 2013–14 season.

On May 30, 2016, Legault left North America as a free agent and opted for a second stint in Europe, agreeing to a one-year deal with French Ligue Magnus outfit, Gothiques d'Amiens.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 55 7 12 19 98 4 0 0 0 4 2007–08 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 31 6 4 10 61 — — — — — 2008–09 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 63 28 16 44 66 21 10 3 13 23 2009–10 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 22 10 10 20 29 — — — — — 2009–10 Portland Pirates AHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2009–10 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 21 7 12 19 25 5 1 0 1 4 2010–11 Portland Pirates AHL 67 12 12 24 83 9 1 1 2 8 2011–12 Rochester Americans AHL 62 8 9 17 19 3 0 1 1 2 2012–13 Rochester Americans AHL 60 11 7 18 26 1 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 66 17 25 42 58 — — — — — 2014–15 Lausitzer Füchse DEL2 42 20 16 36 86 3 1 0 1 0 2015–16 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 30 4 2 6 16 — — — — — 2016–17 Gothiques d'Amiens FRA 32 6 8 14 95 5 0 1 1 16 2017–18 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 40 9 16 25 95 12 2 2 4 27 2018–19 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 26 15 7 22 57 15 6 0 6 18 2019–20 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2020–21 Brûleurs de Loups FRA 21 7 8 15 43 — — — — — 2021–22 Boxers de Bordeaux FRA 29 12 11 23 10 — — — — — 2022–23 Boxers de Bordeaux FRA 40 21 10 31 58 4 1 0 1 0 2023–24 Boxers de Bordeaux FRA 26 10 5 15 13 18 4 6 10 4 AHL totals 194 31 28 59 132 13 1 2 3 10