Francis Paré

Francis Paré
Born (1987-06-30) June 30, 1987
LeMoyne, Quebec, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Medveščak Zagreb
Grand Rapids Griffins
HC TPS
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk
HC Slovan Bratislava
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present

Francis Paré (born June 30, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Paré previously played with the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL). On July 27, 2011, Pare signed a two-year, two-way contract extension with the Griffins NHL affiliate, the Detroit Red Wings.[1]

On July 8, 2013, after helping the Griffins capture the Calder Cup, Paré was signed to a two-year contract abroad in Finland with TPS of the SM-liiga.[2] In the following years, Paré played for different teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), including Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk and HC Slovan Bratislava. In 2014, he won the Gagarin Cup with Magnitogorsk. After returning to TPS for a second stint during the 2015–16 season, he again inked a deal with a KHL side, agreeing terms with Medvescak Zagreb in June 2016.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 5 2 0 2 2 — — — — —
2004–05 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 70 24 23 47 52 4 0 3 3 4
2005–06 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 55 26 48 74 66 5 1 3 4 4
2006–07 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 68 29 44 73 37 4 1 1 2 8
2007–08 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 69 54 48 102 54 6 5 3 8 4
2008–09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 63 24 24 48 14 10 2 2 4 2
2009–10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 77 16 23 39 20 — — — — —
2010–11 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 80 24 30 54 49 — — — — —
2011–12 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 75 16 36 52 18 — — — — —
2012–13 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 68 22 22 44 37 24 3 9 12 12
2013–14 HC TPS Liiga 30 13 15 28 4 — — — — —
2013–14 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 20 7 2 9 0 21 7 2 9 6
2014–15 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 35 4 4 8 20 — — — — —
2014–15 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 23 10 5 15 8 5 1 1 2 4
2015–16 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 14 3 1 4 2 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 16 3 2 5 0 — — — — —
2015–16 HC TPS Liiga 18 10 4 14 18 8 2 2 4 26
AHL totals 363 102 135 237 138 34 5 11 16 14
KHL totals 108 27 14 41 30 26 8 3 11 10

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Canada Quebec U17 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 2 7 9 4
Junior totals 6 2 7 9 4

Awards and honours

Award Year
QMJHL
First All-Star Team 2008 [4]
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy 2008 [5]
CHL Second All-Star Team 2008 [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Red Wings sign two to contract extensions". Detroit News. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  2. ↑ "Pare, Sexton and Seiga sign contracts" (in Finnish). TPS. 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  3. ↑ "Unbelievable reinforcement - Calder and Gagarin cup winner joins the Bears". www.medvescak.com. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  4. 1 2 National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  5. ↑ "Francis Paré player profile". The Hockey News. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
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