Alex Barré-Boulet

Alex Barré-Boulet (born May 21, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Barré-Boulet played in his native Quebec, at the midget level with the Rive-Sud Express Midget Espoir and Lévis Commandeurs. He was a late round draft pick to the Drummondville Voltigeurs, 102nd overall in the 2013 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Entry Draft. Developing early as an offensive under-sized forward, Barré-Boulet lead the Voltigeurs with 54 assists, placing second in team scoring with 89 in just his second season in the QMJHL in 2015–16.
During his third season in the QMJHL in 2016–17, Barré-Boulet was traded by the Voltigeurs to Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in exchange for two players and three draft selections on January 6, 2017. In scoring at a greater than point-per-game pace with Armada, Barré-Boulet recorded 14 goals to lead the league in goals in the playoffs.
Undrafted, Barré-Boulet was leading the team and league in scoring in the 2017–18 season, when he secured a three-year, entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 1, 2018. He finished the season recording a league-leading 53 goals and 63 assists for 116 points in 65 games to claim the Jean Béliveau Trophy. Voted as the League's MVP, capturing the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy, Barré-Boulet helped league leading Armada advance to the QMJHL finals, falling short in the President's Cup final against Acadie–Bathurst Titan.
===Professional===
Having ended his junior career, Barré-Boulet attended the Tampa Bay Lightning's rookie and main training camp, before he was reassigned to AHL affiliate the Syracuse Crunch to begin the 2018–19 season. Barré-Boulet scored the game-winning goal in his professional debut on October 6 and went on to be the top-scoring rookie in the AHL during the regular season with 68 points in 74 games for the Crunch, placing sixth in the league's overall scoring race. He earned a share of the Willie Marshall Award as the league co-leader with 34 goals, alongside teammate Carter Verhaeghe. He won the AHL's Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the league's most outstanding rookie. He was an all-star during the 2019–20 season, putting up 40 points in 43 games before the All-Star break.
He recorded his professional hat trick on February 28, 2020, against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.The Crunch won the game, 4–3, and Barré-Boulet scored the first three Crunch goals.
Barré-Boulet was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.
On February 22, 2021, Barré-Boulet skated in his first career NHL game in a 4–2 Lightning win over the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. On April 25, 2021, Barré-Boulet recorded his first career NHL goal and point in a 4-3 Lightning overtime win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets at Amalie Arena.
==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
2012–13 	Lévis Commandeurs 	QMAAA 		11 	1 	2 	3 	4 		4 	2 	1 	3 	2
2013–14 	Lévis Commandeurs 	QMAAA 		32 	21 	19 	40 	6 		6 	2 	7 	9 	8
2014–15 	Drummondville Voltigeurs 	QMJHL 		68 	23 	28 	51 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Drummondville Voltigeurs 	QMJHL 		65 	35 	54 	89 	42 		4 	1 	1 	2 	8
2016–17 	Drummondville Voltigeurs 	QMJHL 		37 	17 	31 	48 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL 		28 	12 	21 	33 	16 		20 	14 	17 	31 	10
2017–18 	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL 		65 	53 	63 	116 	67 		19 	13 	14 	27 	14
2018–19 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		74 	34 	34 	68 	18 		4 	1 	2 	3 	0
2019–20 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		60 	27 	29 	56 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		134 	27 	29 	116 	40 		4 	1 	2 	3 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards & honours==
Award 	Year 	
QMJHL 	QMJHL	QMJHL
First All-Star Team 	2018 	
Jean Béliveau Trophy 	2018 	
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy 	2018 	
CHL Player of the Year 	2018 	
AHL 	AHL 	AHL
All-Rookie Team 	2019 	
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award	2019 	
Willie Marshall Award 	2019 	
All-Star Game 	2020 	
Second All-Star Team 	2020 	
 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1997 births
Category:Living people
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Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players