Olivier Magnan

Olivier Magnan-Grenier (born May 1, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils.

Playing career Magnan was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1999 and 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Sherbrooke. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 5th Round (148th overall) of the 2006 NHL entry draft, and played 18 National Hockey League games in the 2010–11 season with the Devils.

On July 10, 2012, Magnan joined newly promoted Austrian club, Dornbirner EC, from his first European club abroad in Italy with HC Pustertal Wölfe.

On September 1, 2020, having played eight seasons with Dornbirn and captaining the club, Magnan opted to return by agreeing to a one-year contract extension with the Bulldogs.

Following his ninth season with Dornbirn, and his third as captain in 2020–21, Magnan announced his retirement from professional hockey after 15 years on July 9, 2021.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 Magog Cantonniers QMAAA 42 3 9 12 50 — — — — — 2002–03 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Magog Cantonniers QMAAA 37 5 15 20 107 — — — — — 2003–04 Rouyn–Noranda Huskies QMJHL 69 1 8 9 67 11 0 2 2 6 2004–05 Rouyn–Noranda Huskies QMJHL 70 5 15 20 82 10 0 2 2 14 2005–06 Rouyn–Noranda Huskies QMJHL 69 14 27 41 97 5 0 1 1 6 2006–07 Trenton Titans ECHL 45 1 9 10 63 1 0 0 0 0 2006–07 Lowell Devils AHL 24 1 1 2 13 — — — — — 2007–08 Lowell Devils AHL 75 1 15 16 69 — — — — — 2008–09 Lowell Devils AHL 76 2 8 10 66 — — — — — 2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL 71 3 16 19 68 5 0 0 0 6 2010–11 Albany Devils AHL 50 2 11 13 35 — — — — — 2010–11 New Jersey Devils NHL 18 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2011–12 HC Pustertal Wölfe ITA 36 5 21 26 80 11 4 3 7 8 2012–13 Dornbirner EC EBEL 54 4 8 12 68 — — — — — 2013–14 Dornbirner EC EBEL 53 4 14 18 95 6 0 0 0 12 2014–15 Dornbirner EC EBEL 53 3 10 13 75 — — — — — 2015–16 Dornbirner EC EBEL 52 4 9 13 76 6 0 0 0 6 2016–17 Dornbirner EC EBEL 48 3 11 14 47 — — — — — 2017–18 Dornbirn Bulldogs EBEL 49 3 20 23 36 6 0 1 1 6 2018–19 Dornbirn Bulldogs EBEL 50 3 16 19 40 — — — — — 2019–20 Dornbirn Bulldogs EBEL 50 2 7 9 36 — — — — — 2020–21 Dornbirn Bulldogs ICEHL 45 1 8 9 14 6 0 0 0 10 AHL totals 296 9 51 60 251 5 0 0 0 6 NHL totals 18 0 0 0 4 — — — — — EBEL/ICEHL totals 454 27 103 130 487 24 0 1 1 34