beckham_mtl Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Position: D Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 Shoots: Right Birthdate: 1987-03-12 Age: 21 Birthplace: Québec City, Québec, Canada Drafted in the 7th round (229th overall) in 2005 Contract: Clarkson (must sign by August 15, 2009) Hope there isn't already a thread on Paquet, but this kid will be a player. He played a regular shift for Clarkson College as a true freshman out of NE prep school. As a soph he is on the top pairing for the Golden Knights, who are ranked among the top 10 teams in the NCAA. I beleive he leads all NCAA players with 100 penalty minutes so far in 21 games. He is 6-3, 210 pounds and has pretty good skills. He is well ahead of Ryan O'Byrne at the same age. O'Byrne started in the ECAC a year later, and didn't play a lot as a freshman. Paquet's development is closer to that of Sasha Pokulok at Cornell, and Pokulok was a first round draft pick after his freshman year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest montreal Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Hope there isn't already a thread on Paquet, but this kid will be a player. He played a regular shift for Clarkson College as a true freshman out of NE prep school. As a soph he is on the top pairing for the Golden Knights, who are ranked among the top 10 teams in the NCAA. I beleive he leads all NCAA players with 100 penalty minutes so far in 21 games. He is 6-3, 210 pounds and has pretty good skills. He is well ahead of Ryan O'Byrne at the same age. O'Byrne started in the ECAC a year later, and didn't play a lot as a freshman. Paquet's development is closer to that of Sasha Pokulok at Cornell, and Pokulok was a first round draft pick after his freshman year. Paquet is on the top pairing but Clarkson is weak on the right side. He seems to be playing better this year then last but he's taken some stupid penalties this year, with several checking from behind hits which is why he has so many pims. He has the body frame of Hainsey, he's big but skates well with good speed. O'Byrne was a year older and he didn't really become Cornell's top defensemen until his junior year. But he still played well during his freshman and sophomore years, better then Paquet in his own end. I'm very interested to see how Paquet progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckham_mtl Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'm betting on Paquet. Long term he will turn out to be a bigger bargain than the team's other 7th round pick in 2005, Sergei Kostitsyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shanahan1024 Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Freshman Year Games Played 37 Goals 2 Assists 5 Points 7 PM 91 Sophomore Year Games Played 22 Goals 1 Assists 3 Points 4 PM 100 (only 28 are minors) He definitly plays with an edge but I dont think he has much offensive upside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_rudeboy Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Paquet is out 3- 8 weeks with an ankle injury sustained 24 October. It is too bad because he was off to his fastest start with 2 points in his first 3 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBrains Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Paquet was interviewed on Team 990 on Friday. Unfortunately, I can't find a link to the audio. He talked about his decision to play College hockey as opposed to playing in the CHL. He said the system they play is geared towards the defensive side of the game and this is good for his development considering his stay at home style. He said that was the downside of playing in the QMJHL, for example, as it is a more wide open offensive league. He also spoke about looking forward to the next step in his career which would be signing a deal with the habs and going pro with Cincinnati or Hamilton this coming summer. He says he likes to play with an edge and that is a reason he is effective. I can't recall if it was Mitch or Tony who was talking to him but the interviewer assured Phillipe that he was definitely on the Canadiens radar as a prospect for the future. In my opinion he is a very well spoken guy who seems very focused on playing a responsible, system based defensive game. We'll see what happens this summer as the Canadiens must sign him by August 15th, 2009 or his rights will be lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flunky Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Paquet was interviewed on Team 990 on Friday. Unfortunately, I can't find a link to the audio. He talked about his decision to play College hockey as opposed to playing in the CHL. He said the system they play is geared towards the defensive side of the game and this is good for his development considering his stay at home style. He said that was the downside of playing in the QMJHL, for example, as it is a more wide open offensive league. He also spoke about looking forward to the next step in his career which would be signing a deal with the habs and going pro with Cincinnati or Hamilton this coming summer. He says he likes to play with an edge and that is a reason he is effective. I can't recall if it was Mitch or Tony who was talking to him but the interviewer assured Phillipe that he was definitely on the Canadiens radar as a prospect for the future. In my opinion he is a very well spoken guy who seems very focused on playing a responsible, system based defensive game. We'll see what happens this summer as the Canadiens must sign him by August 15th, 2009 or his rights will be lost. Obviously Philippe made the right decision in choosing the college route for his development, and not just for the reasons mentioned in the quote above. As a late round draft pick, he faces a tough, uphill climb if he wants to make a career for himself in professional hockey, so Philippe was smart enough to snag himself a free post-secondary education to fall back on, should his NHL dreams fail to materialize. Now he can shoot for Plan A knowing that Plan B is already in place. Smart kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastian_mtl Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Looking over all these youngsters, I cant wait to see some of em in action on our blueline. Another right handed shot, big, tough. Is he any closer to coming up than any of the other young d-men (other than Weber)? He's already 22 (not that its a bad thing, or that he's getting old...), but I haven't heard much about this kid. He's a hometown boy too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_rudeboy Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 This guy is no longer a Habs prospect so his thread should be moved or archived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 This guy is no longer a Habs prospect so his thread should be moved or archived. Is there anyway to confirm this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_rudeboy Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Is there anyway to confirm this? He is no longer on the Official Habs Prospects webpage. He was a 7th round draft pick that had to be signed in 2009 or his rights were relinquished (see the first post of this thread). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 He is no longer on the Official Habs Prospects webpage. He was a 7th round draft pick that had to be signed in 2009 or his rights were relinquished (see the first post of this thread). Thanx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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