# Jonathan Paiement

Jonathan Paiement (born March 7, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Paiement was selected by the New York Rangers in the eighth round (247th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

## Amateur career

Paiement played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

## Professional career

Paiement's first professional season was played in the ECHL with the 2006–07 Texas Wildcatters.
On February 19, 2009, Paiement and four other people were seriously injured when the bus carrying the Albany River Rats home from a game in Lowell, Massachusetts struck a guard rail and rolled on its side on the Massachusetts Turnpike. Paiement, Nicolas Blanchard, Joe Jensen, Casey Borer, and the River Rats' radio color commentator, John Hennessy, were all taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with "serious" injuries.

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| QMJHL First team All-Star | 2003–04 |

## 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 |
| 2000–01 | Lac St–Louis Lions | QMAAA | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 65 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 71 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 118 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 2003–04 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 68 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 140 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2004–05 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 67 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 198 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 34 |
| 2005–06 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 63 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 136 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| 2006–07 | Texas Wildcatters | ECHL | 72 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2007–08 | Texas Wildcatters | ECHL | 22 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 37 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008–09 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 45 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2009–10 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 73 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 52 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | HC TWK Innsbruck | AUT.2 | 32 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 81 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| 2012–13 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 40 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013–14 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 33 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 36 |
| 2014–15 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 38 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 86 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| 2015–16 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 40 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| 2016–17 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 37 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 35 |
| 2017–18 | Jonquière Marquis | LNAH | 35 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | Les Pétroliers du Nord | LNAH | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019–20 | Rivière–du–Loup 3L | LNAH | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Sorel–Tracy Éperviers | LNAH | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 158 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 106 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| LNAH totals | LNAH totals | LNAH totals | 289 | 36 | 124 | 160 | 449 | 82 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 153 |