Maxime Lacroix

Maxime Lacroix
Born	June 5, 1987 (1987-06-05) (age 24) Quebec, PQ, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
ECHL team Former teams	South Carolina Stingrays Hershey Bears Hamilton Bulldogs
NHL Draft	127th overall, 2006 Washington Capitals
Playing career	2007–present

Maxime Lacroix (born June 5, 1987 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft with the 127th pick overall.

Playing career

Lacroix spent his junior career (2004–07) with the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL. While with the Remparts, he scored 176 points in combined goals and assists and earned 287 penalty minutes in regular season play. In the 2005–06 postseason, Lacroix scored 7 goals and 5 assists, helping the Remparts to their eventual 6–2 victory over the Moncton Wildcats to win the Memorial Cup.

Lacroix turned pro at the end of the 2007–08 season, entering the Washington Capitals organization and joining the Hershey Bears in the Calder Cup playoffs. He scored one goal in the two games leading up to the Bears' first-round elimination by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

For the 2008–09 season Lacroix joined the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays in the race for what would become the team's third Kelly Cup championship. He placed second in points during the regular season with the Stingrays, scoring 33 goals and adding 31 assists for 64 points in 63 games, a 1.02 point-per-game average. Lacroix made Kelly Cup finals history when he scored back-to-back goals within 13 seconds of each other to seal a 3–2 comeback win over the Alaska Aces in the first game of the finals. Additionally, he tied the ECHL record for second-highest number of goals in a final series with 6 goals against the Aces.^[1]

Lacroix signed with the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs for the 2009–10 season, posting three points and two penalty minutes in 27 games. Lacroix spent the rest of the season with the Cincinnati Cyclones, scoring 28 points in the regular season and 12 points in the playoffs to lead the Cyclones to their second Kelly cup title in three years, as well as Lacroix's second in two years.^[2]

Lacroix returned to the Stingrays to begin the 2010–11 season.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		49	6	8	14	34		13	0	0	0	8
2005–06	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		70	25	22	47	79		23	7	5	12	21
2006–07	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		68	22	31	53	85		5	2	1	3	2
2007–08	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL		67	30	32	62	89		8	1	5	6	16
2007–08	Hershey Bears	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	1	0	1	0
2008–09	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		63	33	31	64	86		23	13	5	18	37
2008–09	Hershey Bears	AHL		6	1	0	1	7		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		27	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL		38	17	11	28	51		19	3	9	12	20
2010–11	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL		13	7	3	10	20		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Hershey Bears	AHL		57	6	10	16	25		6	0	0	0	0
AHL totals				90	8	12	20	34		8	1	0	1	0
ECHL totals				114	57	45	102	157		42	16	14	30	57

References

1. ^ Miller, Andrew (2009-05-27). "Rays' Lacroix on his game". Post and Courier. http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch09/0509/arc05278029099.shtml. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 
2. ^ Miller, Andrew (2010-11-05). "Ray looking to replicate '09 run". Post and Courier. http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch10/1110/arc110510885605.shtml. Retrieved 2010-11-16. 

External links

• Maxime Lacroix's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Maxime Lacroix at stingrayshockey.com.

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Name	Lacroix, Maxime
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Date of birth	June 5, 1987
Place of birth	Quebec, PQ, Canada
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