#26 Nicolas Blanchard
| Position |
Left Wing |
| Height |
6'3" |
| Weight |
205 |
| Shoots |
Left |
| Born |
May 31, 1987 |
| Birthplace |
Granby, Quebec |
| Drafted |
CAR 2005 (6th, 192nd) |
Career Statistics
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Regular Season |
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Playoffs |
| Season |
Team |
League |
|
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
|
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
| 2004-05 |
Chicoutimi |
QMJHL |
|
69 |
13 |
26 |
39 |
31 |
|
17 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
| 2005-06 |
Chicoutimi |
QMJHL |
|
60 |
15 |
29 |
44 |
51 |
|
9 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| 2006-07 |
Chicoutimi |
QMJHL |
|
62 |
22 |
35 |
57 |
41 |
|
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
| |
Albany |
AHL |
|
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 2007-08 |
Albany |
AHL |
|
64 |
11 |
12 |
23 |
70 |
|
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 2008-09 |
Albany |
AHL |
|
55 |
7 |
12 |
19 |
132 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2009-10 |
Albany |
AHL |
|
76 |
14 |
8 |
22 |
171 |
|
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
| 2010-11 |
Charlotte |
AHL |
|
72 |
8 |
10 |
18 |
101 |
|
16 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
16 |
| 2011-12 |
Charlotte |
AHL |
|
68 |
9 |
12 |
21 |
103 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 2012-13 |
Charlotte |
AHL |
|
61 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Carolina |
NHL |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
|
|
| AHL TOTALS |
|
403 |
54 |
61 |
115 |
703 |
|
36 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
33 |
| NHL TOTALS |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| PRO TOTALS |
|
403 |
54 |
61 |
115 |
703 |
|
36 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
33 |
Biography
Through games of 2011-12, ranked second on the Checkers' all-time penalty minutes chart with 204 ... Scored between 18 and 23 points in each of his first five AHL seasons ... Recorded at least 100 penalty minutes in four consecutive seasons ... Signed a two-year deal with Carolina on 5/21/12 ... Drafted by Carolina in the sixth round (192nd overall) in 2005.
2011-12
Completed his fifth professional season, all with Carolina's top minor-league affiliate ... Served as one of the team's two alternate captains ... Tied his career high with 12 assists and fell two points short of his career high with 21 points ... Ranked second on the team with 103 penalty minutes ... Scored his first goal of the season and took a season-high five shots, a mark he would go on to match three more times, vs. PEO (10/15) ... Registered his first assist of the campaign on Michal Jordan's goal vs. NOR (10/23) ... Tied the game with his second goal of the season at GR (11/5) ... Had the primary assist a Brett Sutter goal for the second game in a row vs. TEX (12/3) ... Opened the scoring at the 5:45 mark of the first period at CHI (12/31) ... Scored his fifth goal of the season at CHI (1/8), giving him goals in consecutive games for the only time during the season ... Scored on his first career shootout attempt in the 11th round vs. HER (1/11) ... Found the back of the net at ABB (1/20), giving him a four-game point streak (1g, 3a) that was his longest since a five-game run in his rookie season ... Scored six points in seven games (3g, 3a) from 1/7-1/20 ... Assisted on Zac Dalpe's goal at Returned from an upper-body injury on April 13 and posted points in two of the Checkers' last three games (1g, 1a) ... Helped set up Sean Dolan's goal for his second assist in as many games and picked up a fighting major at MIL (2/10) ... Tied the game with 1:37 remaining in regulation to force overtime at LE (3/3) ... Notched the Checkers' first goal that held up as his only game-winner of the season vs. CHI (3/11) ... Set up Dalpe's goal and dropped the gloves vs. PEO (3/20) ... Returned from a seven-game absence (upper-body) and recorded the primary assist on Justin Krueger's goal to tie his career high at PEO (4/13) ... Scored Charlotte's first goal, his ninth of the season, at RFD (4/10) ... Games missed due to injury: 7 (upper body: 3/25-4/10) ... Longest goal streak: 2 games (1/7-1/8: 2g, 0a) ... Longest assist streak: 3 games (1/12-1/17: 0g, 3a) ... Longest point streak: 4 games (1/12-1/20: 1g, 3a).
2010-11
Earned 18 points (8g, 10a) in 72 games for Charlotte, serving as an alternate captain for the Checkers... Ranked third on the team with 101 penalty minutes... Charlotte was 7-0-1 when he scored a goal in the regular season and 2-0 when he found the net in the playoffs... Earned three assists vs. Manchester (1/14)... Netted game-winning goals at Norfolk (1/11) and at Hershey (2/20)... Had 10 points (2g, 8a) in 10 January games... Took Charlotte's first-ever penalty shot at home vs. Albany (2/13)... Reached the 100-penalty minute mark for the third consecutive season vs. Norfolk (4/4)... Earned five points (2g, 3a) and 16 penalty minutes in 16 Calder Cup Playoff games for the Checkers... Netted the series-clinching goal in overtime at Hershey (4/24).
2009-10
Totaled 22 points, including a career-high 14 goals, with Albany (AHL)... Played in his 200th career AHL game vs. Adirondack (4/3/10).
2008-09
Completed second full professional season with Albany (AHL), scoring 19 points (7g, 12a) in 55 games... Had 19 points (7g, 12a) in 55 games before having his season cut short when he was injured in the team's bus crash on 2/19/09... ...Ranked second on the team with 132 penalty minutes.
2007-08
Completed his first full professional season with Albany (AHL), notching 23 points (11g, 12a) in 64 games.
2006-07
Joined Albany (AHL) at the conclusion of his junior season and made his professional debut on 4/4... Notched his first AHL goal with the River Rats on 4/11.
Junior
Scored 50 goals and earned 90 assists (140 points) in 191 regular-season games over three seasons with Chicoutimi of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 2004-2007... Posted 22 goals and 35 assists (57 points) in 62 games during his final junior season with Chicoutimi in 2006-07.