Cédric Paquette

Cédric Paquette (born August 13, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice-hockey currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Paquette was selected by the Lightning in the fourth round, 101st overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
==Playing career==
As a youth, Paquette played in the 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Chandler, Quebec.
===Junior===
Paquette played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with Montreal Juniors and Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, scoring 58 goals and 73 assists for 131 points, with 193 penalty minutes, in 130 games played.
===Professional===
On May 3, 2013, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Paquette to a three-year, entry-level professional contract,Lightning Agree To Terms With 2012 Draftee Cedric Paquette - Tampa Bay Lightning - News assigning him to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, to start the 2013–14 season.Lightning Assign Four to Syracuse - Tampa Bay Lightning - News On April 11, 2014, after posting 20 goals and 22 assists, with 153 penalty minutes, in 70 games played with the Crunch, the Lighting recalled Paquette.Syracuse Crunch forward Cedric Paquette gets first promotion to Tampa Bay | syracuse.com
On November 4, 2014, during the 2014–15 season the Lightning recalled Paquette from Syracuse, his second recall of the season after having previously appeared in four games with the team. Two nights later, on November 6, Paquette scored his first two NHL goals in Tampa Bay's victory over the Calgary Flames, 5–2. On January 29, 2015, Paquette scored his first career NHL hat-trick in a 5–1 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings. On April 27, he scored his first career Stanley Cup playoff goal in a 5–2 Lightning win over the Red Wings in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals.
On June 24, 2016, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed Paquette to a two-year contract extension. Paquette appeared in 56 games with the team last season, registering six goals, eleven points, and 51 penalty minutes. His 51 penalty minutes were good for fourth on the team during the regular season. He was also one of five Lightning players to score a shorthanded goal last season. Paquette also played in 17 Stanley Cup Playoff games with the team, posting one assist and 24 penalty minutes. Paquette has played in 122 NHL games, all with the Lightning, over the past three seasons. During that span he has recorded 18 goals and 31 points to go along with 102 penalty minutes.
On November 30, 2017, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Paquette had been suspended for one game for boarding Boston Bruins' defenseman Torey Krug on November 29, 2017, at TD Garden.
On July 5, 2019, the Lighting signed Paquette to a two-year, $3.3 million contract extension.
==Personal life==
Paquette's cousin, Christopher Paquette, was also drafted by the Lightning in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. His cousin was taken in the fifth round with the 148th overall pick.
==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
2008–09 	Collège Notre-Dame Albatros 	QMAAA 		45 	12 	6 	18 	34 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4
2009–10 	Collège Notre-Dame Albatros 	QMAAA 		32 	10 	18 	28 	83 		8 	5 	2 	7 	24
2010–11 	Collège Notre-Dame Albatros 	QMAAA 		34 	28 	27 	55 	102 		17 	5 	11 	16 	36
2010–11 	Montreal Juniors 	QMJHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL 		63 	31 	17 	48 	88 		11 	7 	10 	17 	22
2012–13 	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL 		63 	27 	56 	83 	103 		15 	7 	5 	12 	33
2012–13 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2013–14 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		70 	20 	24 	44 	153 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		4 	0 	2 	2 	16
2014–15 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		5 	4 	3 	7 	7 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		64 	12 	7 	19 	51 		24 	3 	0 	3 	28
2015–16 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		56 	6 	5 	11 	51 		17 	0 	1 	1 	24
2016–17 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		58 	4 	6 	10 	80 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		56 	5 	4 	9 	41 		17 	1 	1 	2 	37
2018–19 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		80 	13 	4 	17 	80 		4 	1 	0 	1 	0
2019–20 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		61 	7 	11 	18 	42 		 	 	 	 	
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		377 	47 	38 	85 	345 		66 	5 	4 	9 	105
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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