# Jimmy Bonneau

Jimmy Bonneau (born March 22, 1985) is a Canadian former professional hockey forward who is currently working as a pro scout for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the eighth round, 241st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing career

Bonneau played major junior hockey starting with the Montreal Rocket in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the next two seasons with the same franchise after it moved to Prince Edward Island. During the 2005–06 season, he played for Long Beach Ice Dogs in ECHL. In the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, he split time with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.
After spending two seasons with various organizations, he signed an AHL contract on July 2, 2010, with Hamilton to bring him back to the Canadiens' organization.
On September 27, 2011, Bonneau was signed as a free agent by the AHL's Worcester Sharks. After four seasons with the Worcester Sharks, including their last season as a franchise in 2014–15, Bonneau was a free agent in the off-season signed a one-year deal in the ECHL with the Rapid City Rush on August 18, 2015. He announced his retirement on April 10, 2016.

## Coaching career

Bonneau was hired as an associate coach for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2018 and was named a co-head coach of the team during the 2019–20 season. When regular head coach Roy Sommer returned to his post on September 22, 2020, Bonneau reverted to his assistant duties.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2001–02 | Jonquière Élites | QMAAA | 40 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Montreal Rocket | QMJHL | 65 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 261 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2003–04 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 70 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 263 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2004–05 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 70 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | ECHL | 65 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 46 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2007–08 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 46 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 57 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 77 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 180 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 2011–12 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 54 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 45 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Rapid City Rush | ECHL | 46 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECHL totals | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | 175 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 360 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 348 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 988 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |