Pierre Dagenais Pierre Dagenais ( born December 29 , 1978 in Blainville , Quebec ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Vålerenga of the Norwegian GET - ligaen . Playing career . Amateur . Pierre Dagenais began his junior career after being drafted by the Moncton Alpines of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) when he was 17 years old . He quickly became a young star on his team , leading the team in points and goals in his rookie campaign in the 1995 - 96 season . Dagenais was drafted 47th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils , but remained in the QMJHL . Six games into the following season , Dagenais was traded to the Laval Titan for Mathieu Letourneau . At mid - season he was traded to the Rouyn - Noranda Huskies for Yannick Hubert and Jean - Philippe Soucy . In the 1997 – 98 season , Dagenais led the QMJHL in goals and was second in points . That year Dagenais met Mike Ribeiro , who finished second in points after Pierre . Ribeiro and Dagenais developed a great friendship while playing on the same line throughout the entire season . In the summer of 1998 , Dagenais was once again draft eligible as he had not signed a contract with the Devils , he was then re - drafted by New Jersey with the 105th overall pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft . Professional . The 1998 – 99 season was Dagenais ' professional hockey debut . He played with the New Jersey Devils ' AHL affiliate , the Albany River Rats . The 1999 – 00 season was better than his first professional season . He finished among the top scorers in the league with 35 goals . In 2000 – 01 season Dagenais made it to the NHL . In the 2001 – 02 season he played 16 games with the Devils , and in the minor leagues with the River Rats and the Utah Grizzlies . Eventually he was traded to the Florida Panthers . After next year ' s training camp , he was sent to the affiliate AHL team , the San Antonio Rampage . During the summer 2003 , the Montreal Canadiens ' general manager Bob Gainey surprised some by signing Dagenais to a one year contract . Dagenais started the 2003 – 04 season with the Canadiens ' AHL affiliate , the Hamilton Bulldogs . He played 50 games on the Habs ' second line with Mike Ribeiro and Michael Ryder . The line was the most productive of the team and Dagenais scored 27 points . During the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout , he played 7 games with HC Ajoie in Switzerland . In his return to the NHL in 2005 – 06 , Dagenais scored the first game winning shootout goal in Montreal for the Canadiens on November 22 , 2005 . With dwindling offensive numbers he was sent back to the Hamilton Bulldogs on January 6 . He became a restricted free agent during the summer of 2006 , and signed a tryout contract with Jokerit in the Finnish SM - liiga in October 2006 . His tryout lasted until the SM - liiga Christmas break , and the contract was not renewed . He signed a new contract with Austria n team , HC TWK Innsbruck of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga and had an excellent 2006 – 07 season , scoring 37 goals in only 27 games . He almost led the league in goals , despite playing only half the year . He resigned with Innsbruck for 2007 – 08 season . In 2008 , he signed with Kontinental Hockey League club , Traktor Chelyabinsk . After potting 14 goals in 40 games in 2008 – 09 , Pierre was re - signed to a one - year contract extension on August 5 , 2009 . In 2010 , he signed with the Akwesasne Warriors of the Federal Hockey League . Being one of a few Federal League players with NHL experience , Dagenais was able to score on a regular basis . At the time of his departure , he had played 23 games and scored 26 goals and 54 points and still had a share of the scoring lead a month after his departure from the team . On December 5 , Dagenais was listed on the Federal League ' s site as being recalled to Oslo Elite , a third division team in Austria The news was reported the following day by ATSE Graz ' s page . Despite signing a contract , Dagenais said he would not be reporting to ATSE Graz . On 5 January 2011 , he signed a contract with Norwegian team Vålerenga of the GET - ligaen .