Guillaume Gelinas | |||
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![]() Gélinas with the
Iowa Wild in 2014 | |||
Born |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | June 14, 1993||
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.
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 [1] but was not selected in the NHL draft.
On July 1, 2014, Gelinas signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild. [2]
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. [3]
Award | Year | |
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Emile Bouchard Trophy - QMJHL Defenceman of the Year | 2013–14 | [4] |
Guillaume Gelinas | |||
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![]() Gélinas with the
Iowa Wild in 2014 | |||
Born |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | June 14, 1993||
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.
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 [1] but was not selected in the NHL draft.
On July 1, 2014, Gelinas signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild. [2]
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. [3]
Award | Year | |
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Emile Bouchard Trophy - QMJHL Defenceman of the Year | 2013–14 | [4] |