Philippe Cornet

Philippe Cornet (born March 28, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Cornet was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fifth round (133rd overall) of the 2008 NHL entry draft.

Playing career As a youth, Cornet played in the 2003 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Val'd-Or Foreurs minor ice hockey team.

Before turning professional, Cornet played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with Rimouski Oceanic and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

On May 4, 2010, the Edmonton Oilers signed Cornet to a three-year entry-level contract.

During the 2011–12 season, Cornet made his NHL debut on January 31, 2012, skating for the Oilers in a 3-2 home game win over the Colorado Avalanche. On just his second shift, he earned an assist on a Jordan Eberle goal.

On August 7, 2013, Cornet was signed as a free agent to a one-year AHL contract with the San Antonio Rampage. He attended NHL affiliate, the Florida Panthers training camp before returning to the Rampage to start the 2013–14 season. After only 4 games with the Rampage, Cornet was reassigned to the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones. On November 22, 2013, he returned to the AHL after the Rampage traded Cornet to the Charlotte Checkers in exchange for Adam Brace.

On August 18, 2014, Cornet agreed to a one-year AHL contract as a free agent with the Hershey Bears.

On October 4, 2015, after going un-signed over the summer in North America, he signed as a free agent with Norwegian club, the Stavanger Oilers of the GET-ligaen. Cornet scored 23 goals and assisted on 22 others in 50 games en route to winning the Norwegian national championship.

On April 30, 2016, he signed a contract with HPK of the Finnish top-flight Liiga.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL 46 7 14 21 8 — — — — — 2007–08 Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL 61 23 26 49 24 9 3 3 6 6 2008–09 Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL 63 29 48 77 34 13 4 11 15 14 2009–10 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 65 28 49 77 32 11 5 6 11 6 2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 60 7 16 23 8 — — — — — 2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 67 24 13 37 26 14 2 5 7 2 2011–12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Stockton Thunder ECHL 18 9 14 23 2 — — — — — 2012–13 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 46 15 18 33 18 17 2 7 9 0 2013–14 San Antonio Rampage AHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Charlotte Checkers AHL 58 13 15 28 16 — — — — — 2014–15 Hershey Bears AHL 55 9 13 22 17 5 0 0 0 0 2015–16 Stavanger Oilers GET 33 17 17 34 78 17 6 5 11 16 2016–17 HPK Liiga 30 12 4 16 8 — — — — — 2017–18 Stavanger Oilers GET 18 9 11 20 49 5 1 1 2 28 2018–19 HPK Liiga 44 12 12 24 47 15 0 2 2 2 2019–20 HPK Liiga 51 11 16 27 41 — — — — — 2020–21 Kassel Huskies DEL2 28 23 14 37 10 11 5 7 12 6 2021–22 HPK Liiga 46 4 6 10 29 2 0 0 0 0 2022–23 Bayreuth Tigers DEL2 36 6 15 21 12 12 9 3 12 22 NHL totals 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —

Awards and honours Award Year World U-17 Hockey Challenge Gold Medal with Team Quebec 2006