Ice hockey player
| Guillaume Gelinas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Gélinas with the Iowa Wild in 2014 | |||
| Born |
(1993-06-14) June 14, 1993 (age 31) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Iowa Wild HC ’05 Banská Bystrica Belfast Giants | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2014–2019 | ||
Guillaume Gélinas (born June 14, 1993) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Belfast Giants in Northern Ireland.
Playing career
Gelinas played junior hockey for the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from the 2009–10 season. He received the Emile Bouchard Trophy as the league's best defenceman during the 2013–14 QMJHL season but was not selected in the NHL draft.
On July 1, 2014, Gelinas signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild.
At the conclusion of his entry-level deal with the Wild, after primarily spending the final 2016–17 season with secondary ECHL affiliate, the Quad City Mallards, Gelinas was not to be tendered a new contract with the Wild. As a free agent, Gelinas signed a one-year deal with Slovakian club, HC ’05 Banská Bystrica, on May 18, 2017.
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Emile Bouchard Trophy - QMJHL Defenceman of the Year | 2013–14 |
References
- "Val-d'Ors Anthony Mantha leads accolades". Huffington Post. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- "Wild inks three more on FA opening day". Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- "Canadian support for defense with Gelinas" (in Slovak). HC ’05 Banská Bystrica. May 18, 2017. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- "Val-d'Or's Anthony Mantha named QMJHL MVP". Yahoo! Sports. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey people from Quebec City
- Iowa Wild players
- Belfast Giants players
- Quad City Mallards (ECHL) players
- Val-d'Or Foreurs players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Northern Ireland
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1990s births stubs