Philippe Maillet

Philippe Maillet (born November 7, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League (NL). Originally undrafted by teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), Maillet has previously played for the Washington Capitals.

Early life Maillet was born on November 7, 1992, in Lachenaie, Quebec (now Terrebonne, Quebec) to firefighter Mario Maillet and consultant Line Richard.

Playing career Minor Maillet began his youth hockey career with the Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix of the Ligue de hockey Midget AAA du Québec (QMAAA), where he set the franchise record for most assists in a season with 34. His record, which was achieved during the 2008–09 season, stayed intact until the 2011–12 season when it was topped by Laurent Dauphin. Following his record-setting season, Malliet was drafted by the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) but requested that they allow him to stay in midget AAA in order to develop. He returned to Phénix where he recorded 10 points in four games before earning a chance with the Victoriaville Tigres. After playing three games for the team and recording one goal, the Tigres agreed to keep him for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. During the season, he remarked that "I prefer to play with better players than me, it pushes me to go further and it allows me to evolve faster. Besides, my ability to follow the game has greatly improved since the start of the season."

Junior

Upon completing the previous season with 12 points in 58 games, Maillet returned to the team for his first full-length campaign. During the 2010–11 season, the Tigres traded their captain Philip-Michael Devos, forcing Maillet to step up in scoring. He finished the season with a new career high of 69 points in 67 games.

Going into the 2012–13 season, Malliet acknowledged this would be his last in major junior before joining U Sports. Malliet led the Tigres in scoring with 83 points in 65 games as they qualified for the 2013 QMJHL playoffs. He competed in eight playoff games, recording nine points, before suffering an ankle injury in the second round against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar and missing the remainder of the competition. In spite of his injury, he was invited to participate in the Vancouver Canucks training camp that September.

University Maillet attended the University of New Brunswick as he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration, playing for the UNB Varsity Reds from 2013 to 2017. Within his first 12 games with the team, he recorded 15 points including five goals. He completed his rookie season leading the Reds in scoring and finished third in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference with 41 points. He received the A.J. MacAdam Trophy as the 2014 AUS Rookie of the Year, and was selected for the Second Team All-Stars and All-Rookie Team respectively. He led the Reds to the 2015 CIS University Cup championship final, where they lost to the University of Alberta Golden Bears. As a result of his play, Malliet was awarded the 2015 Kelly Trophy as League MVP and was selected as a First Team All-Star. Without his assistance, the Reds won the 2016 CIS University Cup Championship.

In the 2016–17 AUS season, Maillet recorded a conference leading 55 points, in what head coach Gardiner MacDougall referred to as a "breakout season". The Varsity Reds won the 2017 U Sports University Cup national championship, with Maillet winning the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award as Most Valuable Player of the tournament. He also received the 2017 U Sports Player of the Year Award and the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan trophy. Maillet received UNB's 2017 Male Athlete Of The Year Award and was named the Top Male University Athlete across Canada.

He made his AHL debut on March 31, 2017, where he scored his first professional goal in the 3–1 win over the Bakersfield Condors. He later recorded his first multi-point game in a 3–2 overtime win against the Stockton Heat on April 12. Maillet completed the 2016–17 season with the Reign and was invited to the Los Angeles Kings training camp prior to the 2017–18 season. He returned to the Reign for the season and increased his previous seasons scoring output to set a new career high in goals, assists, and points.

Maillet was invited to return to the Reign for the 2018–19 season in what would be his last season with the team. During this season, he recorded his first professional career hat-trick in a 5–4 overtime win against the Tucson Roadrunners. His second career hat-trick would come within the same month in a 7–6 game shootout win over the San Diego Gulls. He ended the season with a career high 54 points in 68 games, garnering the interest of the Washington Capitals organization. He officially left the Reign on July 1, 2019, after signing a two-year, two-way $700,000 contract with the Capitals.

Maillet began the 2019–20 season with the Capitals' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, where he recorded 44 points in 61 games.

After two seasons with the Capitals organization, Maillet, as an impending free agent, left North America and signed a one-year contract with Russian club Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), on June 11, 2021.

After two prolific seasons in Russia, on July 1, 2023, Maillet returned to North America as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for the 2023–24 season. Maillet was unable to add to his NHL experience, and played exclusively with AHL affiliate the Laval Rocket, posting a team-leading 21 goals for 53 points in 67 regular season games.

As a free agent following a lone season within the Canadiens organization, Maillet opted for a return abroad in securing a one-year deal with HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss-based National League (NL), on July 28, 2024.

In November 2025, Maillet signed with the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the NL.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix QMAAA 45 26 34 60 22 15 7 10 17 4 2009–10 Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix QMAAA 4 5 5 10 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 58 3 9 12 4 16 6 1 7 2 2010–11 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 67 31 38 69 17 9 4 10 14 2 2011–12 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 62 33 43 76 28 4 2 1 3 2 2012–13 Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 65 25 58 83 17 8 2 7 9 0 2013–14 UNB Varsity Reds CIS-AUS 26 16 25 41 4 4 0 1 1 0 2014–15 UNB Varsity Reds CIS-AUS 28 14 25 39 28 7 5 2 7 0 2015–16 UNB Varsity Reds CIS-AUS 17 7 24 31 4 5 2 2 4 0 2016–17 UNB Varsity Reds CIS-AUS 30 23 32 55 26 9 8 8 16 4 2016–17 Ontario Reign AHL 8 2 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Ontario Reign AHL 64 18 18 36 18 4 2 0 2 4 2018–19 Ontario Reign AHL 68 16 38 54 20 — — — — — 2019–20 Hershey Bears AHL 61 17 27 44 18 — — — — — 2020–21 Washington Capitals NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Hershey Bears AHL 16 6 15 21 8 — — — — — 2021–22 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 47 15 24 39 14 23 8 13 21 6 2022–23 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 66 22 31 53 18 11 1 5 6 4 2023–24 Laval Rocket AHL 67 21 32 53 14 — — — — — 2024–25 HC Ambrì-Piotta NL 43 15 23 38 10 4 2 0 2 2 NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — KHL totals 113 37 55 92 32 34 9 18 27 10

Awards and honours + CIS University Hockey Award Year Ref Second Team All-Stars 2014 All-Rookie Team2014 A.J. MacAdam Trophy 2014 Kelly Trophy 2015 First Team All-Stars 2015 BLG Awards 2017 Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award2017