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Maxime Lajoie
Born (1997-11-05)November 5, 1997,
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
F. teams
Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft 133rd overall, 2016
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2017–present

Maxime Lajoie (born November 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lajoie was chosen 133rd overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Early life[]

Lajoie was born in Quebec City and moved to Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Ontario and then Calgary, Alberta by the age of seven. His first language is French but is now bilingual.[1]

Playing career[]

Lajoie played major junior hockey for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2013 to 2017. He was drafted by the Broncos, 95th overall, in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft.[2] Lajoie played one game in 2013–14 and earned a roster spot in 2014–15. He increased his points per game over his three seasons with the Broncos and was selected by the Ottawa Senators in his first season of eligibility, going 133rd overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Lajoie's coach until 2016, former Senator Mark Lamb, considered the selection of Lajoie a "steal" at 133rd overall, noting he was the team's No. 1 penalty killer, No. 1 shut-down defenceman and assistant captain.[3]

Lajoie signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Senators on October 3, 2016, and attended their training camp,[4] before returning to the Swift Current Broncos as an alternate captain for one final season in junior.[5]

In 2017, he became a professional, joining the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League in September 2017. In November 2017, Lajoie was assigned to the Brampton Beast of the ECHL, returning to Belleville after one game at Brampton. In 2018, Lajoie made the jump to the NHL, earning a roster spot in training camp. He made his NHL debut on October 4, 2018, scoring a goal and an assist in a 4–3 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.[6] Lajoie became the second Ottawa defenceman (after Wade Redden) to score in his NHL debut.[6]

After attending the Senators training camp for the delayed 2020–21 season, on January 12, 2021, Lajoie was traded by Ottawa to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Clark Bishop.[7] He was directly assigned by the Hurricanes to join AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. On August 6, 2022 the Hurricanes re-signed Lajoie's to an additional one-year contract.[8]

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Calgary Royals AMHL 28 1 10 11 12 5 1 2 3 0
2013–14 Calgary Royals AMHL 32 7 10 17 10
2013–14 Swift Current Broncos WHL 1 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 7 33 40 22 4 1 2 3 0
2015–16 Swift Current Broncos WHL 62 8 29 37 28
2016–17 Swift Current Broncos WHL 68 7 35 42 26 14 1 8 9 10
2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL 56 1 14 15 12
2017–18 Brampton Beast ECHL 1 0 0 0 2
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 56 7 8 15 20
2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 3 0 1 1 0
2019–20 Belleville Senators AHL 48 4 13 17 24
2019–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 6 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 27 6 15 21 24
2020–21 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 2 0 0 0 2
2021–22 Chicago Wolves AHL 60 4 29 33 10 18 4 4 8 18
2021–22 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 5 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 67 7 8 15 20 2 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves) 2022 [9]

References[]

External links[]

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