Alexandre Bolduc (born June 26, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Bolduc played major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for four seasons with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Shawinigan Cataractes. After his second season in the QMJHL, a 14-goal, 43-point campaign with the Huskies, he was selected in the fourth round, 127th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 2003 NHL entry draft. However, at the end of his junior career, he was a free agent and signed with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL.
During his first season with the Condors, he moved up to the AHL with the Manitoba Moose. In 2007–08, Bolduc recorded a strong 37-point campaign with the Moose and was signed by the Moose's NHL affiliate, the Vancouver Canucks on July 9, 2008.
Continuing to play for the Moose as part of the Canucks' farm system in 2008–09 season, Bolduc was called up by the Canucks on November 25, 2008, to replace an injured Ryan Johnson and played his first NHL game on November 27 against the Calgary Flames. He scored his first career NHL goal against Craig Anderson of the Colorado Avalanche on January 2, 2011.
On July 2, 2011, Bolduc left Vancouver, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Phoenix Coyotes.
On July 5, 2013, Bolduc left the Coyotes after recording no points with the club in two years. He signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Blues worth $550,000. In the following 2013–14 season, he was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the duration of the season scoring 37 points in 59 games.
On July 1, 2014, Bolduc agreed to return to the Coyotes organization, signing a one-year, two-way contract with Arizona. In the 2014–15 season, Bolduc appeared in three games with the Coyotes. He primarily spent the duration of the year in his second stint as captain of the Portland Pirates, contributing 52 points in 62 games.
Bolduc left the NHL as an impending free agent on June 3, 2015, after signing a one-year contract with a Russian club, Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL. Bolduc struggled to cement a role in Traktor and after a stint with VHL affiliate, Chelmet Chelyabinsk, he was traded to Croatian KHL participant, KHL Medveščak Zagreb, on October 21, 2015. He left Zagreb on February 1, 2017, and signed with Kölner Haie of the German DEL.
After a season with the Nottingham Panthers, Bolduc signed for Rivière-du-Loup 3L in 2019.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02Rouyn–Noranda HuskiesQMJHL64614206941124 2002–03Rouyn–Noranda HuskiesQMJHL6614294313140222 2003–04Rouyn–Noranda HuskiesQMJHL652335581151134718 2004–05Rouyn–Noranda HuskiesQMJHL337101746————— 2004–05Shawinigan CataractesQMJHL29711181430000 2005–06Bakersfield CondorsECHL2410616561144828 2005–06Manitoba MooseAHL29371035————— 2006–07Bakersfield CondorsECHL16717244262469 2006–07Manitoba MooseAHL324593550008 2007–08Manitoba MooseAHL701819379361016 2008–09Manitoba MooseAHL621221331161354914 2008–09Vancouver CanucksNHL70114————— 2009–10Vancouver CanucksNHL1500013————— 2009–10Manitoba MooseAHL1321320————— 2010–11Vancouver CanucksNHL242242130000 2010–11Manitoba MooseAHL266915281440420 2011–12Portland PiratesAHL233121530————— 2011–12Phoenix CoyotesNHL20002————— 2012–13Portland PiratesAHL562427519011122 2012–13Phoenix CoyotesNHL140002————— 2013–14Chicago WolvesAHL5918193782————— 2014–15Portland PiratesAHL6223295210620000 2014–15Arizona CoyotesNHL30002————— 2015–16Traktor ChelyabinskKHL30004————— 2015–16Chelmet ChelyabinskVHL622415————— 2015–16KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL2626849————— 2016–17KHL Medveščak ZagrebKHL474812120————— 2016–17Kölner HaieDEL804412710110 2017–18Kölner HaieDEL141233460112 2018–19Nottingham PanthersEIHL45917267030000 2019–20Rivière–du–Loup 3LLNAH206182426————— AHL totals 433 113 149 262 635 41 11 5 16 50 NHL totals 65 2 3 5 44 3 0 0 0 0
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2003 Canada WJC18 7 1 0 1 8 Junior totals 7 1 0 1 8
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