Born	March 5, 1982 (1982-03-05) (age 27), Rimouski, QC, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
Nationalliga A team (P) Cur. team F. teams	HC Fribourg-Gottéron ] () Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins Manitoba Moose
NHL Draft	124th overall, 2000 Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro career	2002 – present

Michel Ouellet (born March 5, 1982 in Rimouski, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently contracted with HC Fribourg-Gottéron.

[edit] Playing career

Ouellet played for Rimouski Océanic in the QMJHL before being drafted 124th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He spent his first few years out of junior in the minor leagues and was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2004.^[1]

He made his NHL début during the 2005–06 season, playing his first game on November 22, 2005 in a 5–4 victory against the Washington Capitals. Several games later, he scored his first NHL goal and assist in back-to-back games against the Buffalo Sabres on December 16 and 17. He finished his first NHL season with 16 goals and 16 assists in 50 games.

After a career-high 19 goals, 29 assists and 48 points, in 2006–07, Ouellet signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning.^[2] On December 14, 2007, he separated his left shoulder after a check from Calgary Flames defenceman Robyn Regehr and missed 18 games. He finished the season with 36 points in 64 games.

On September 29, 2008, Ouellet was placed on waivers due to a salary cutting effort by the Lightning.^[3] He cleared waivers and on October 6, he was traded along with Shane O'Brien to the Vancouver Canucks for Lukáš Krajíček and Juraj Šimek.^[1] He was immediately assigned to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL), but was recalled by the Canucks on November 3. He was returned to the Moose on November 10, 2008,^[4] where he completed the season with 40 points in 44 games.

[edit] Awards

• Named to the AHL All-Rookie Team in 2004.

[edit] Career statistics

Statistics complete to the end of the 2008–09 season.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Michel Ouellet's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database