Cedric Paquette

Age 30 Aug 13, 1993

Gaspe CAN

Center shoots left

6'0" 183 cm

204 lbs 93 kg

ELC Signing Age 19

Waivers Signing Age 20

UFA Year 2021

Agent Olivier Fortier

Draft Year 2012
Drafted Overall 101
Draft Round 4
Draft Team

No contract for upcoming season.

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Career Earnings: $8,775,000

Transaction History

Aug 16, 2022	Cedric Paquette \| Paquette has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with KHL side Dinamo Minsk, RDS.ca reports.
Mar 13, 2022	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette cleared waivers and was assigned to AHL Laval on Sunday.
Mar 12, 2022	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette was waived by Montreal on Saturday, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.
Feb 27, 2022	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette was a healthy scratch for the 10th consecutive game Saturday.
Jan 25, 2022	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette had an assist, one shot on net, two hits and two PIM in Monday's 8-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Jan 22, 2022	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) will return to the lineup Saturday versus the Colorado Avalanche.
Jan 17, 2022	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) wore a non-contact jersey during Sunday's practice, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports.
Jan 13, 2022	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) won't play Thursday versus the Chicago Blackhawks, Eric Engels of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Jan 12, 2022	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (neck) is set to return to the lineup Wednesday versus the Boston Bruins, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
Jan 1, 2022	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (neck) permanently exited Saturday's contest against the Florida Panthers.
Nov 25, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette had four hits and two blocked shots over 10:18 of ice time in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Washington.
Nov 24, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) is available for Wednesday's matchup with Washington and will be activated off injured reserve.
Nov 22, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) is targeting Wednesday's matchup with Washington for a return to the lineup, Eric Engels of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Nov 18, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) skated for a second consecutive day Wednesday, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports.
Nov 10, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) is expected to be sidelined for the next 10 days, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Nov 9, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Los Angeles Kings.
Nov 7, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette had one shot on goal, three hits and two penalty minutes over 7:50 of ice time in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Vegas.
Nov 6, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette will return to the lineup Saturday versus Vegas following his two-game suspension.
Nov 1, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette was suspended two games Monday for boarding Ducks forward Trevor Zegras on Sunday.
Nov 1, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety on Monday for boarding on Trevor Zegras of the Anaheim Ducks.
Oct 13, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) had one hit in 7:43 of ice time Wednesday in a 2-1 loss to Toronto.
Oct 13, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) is expected to make his Habs debut versus the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
Oct 9, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) will resume practicing with the team Monday, John Lu of TSN.ca reports.
Oct 6, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) skated prior to the main practice group Wednesday, source reports.
Sep 30, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette will not be available for Thursday's practice session due to a lower-body injury.
Jul 28, 2021	Montreal Canadiens \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette inked a one-year, $950,000 pact with the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.
May 30, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette is in the lineup for Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, Michael Smith of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
May 29, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) will be an option for Sunday's Game 1 versus Tampa Bay, Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal reports.
May 27, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) remains unavailable ahead of Thursday's Game 6 versus Nashville.
May 25, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's Game 5 against the Nashville Predators, Michael Smith of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
May 23, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's Game 4 against the Nashville Predators, Michael Smith of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
May 21, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) remains unavailable ahead of Friday's Game 3 versus Nashville.
May 19, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup for Wednesday's Game 1 against the Nashville Predators, Michael Smith of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
May 17, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) will miss Monday's Game 1 against the Nashville Predators, Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer reports.
May 16, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) took part in Sunday's practice, Michael Smith of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
May 6, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) is not expected to play Thursday versus the Chicago Blackhawks, Michael Smith of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
May 4, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Chicago Blackhawks.
May 1, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (undisclosed) isn't expected to play Saturday versus Columbus, Sara Civian of The Athletic reports.
Mar 28, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette scored a goal for the second straight game in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Mar 2, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette produced an assist, three hits and two PIM in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators.
Feb 28, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette recorded an assist for his third point of the season in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Florida Panthers.
Feb 13, 2021	TRADE ANALYSIS The Ottawa Senators acquired Ryan Dzingel from the Carolina Hurricanes for Alex Galchenyuk and Cedric Paquette (0) Leave a Comment
Feb 2, 2021	Ottawa Senators \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette scored a goal and dished out five hits in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Jan 27, 2021	Ottawa Senators \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) notched five hits in 12:20 in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Jan 26, 2021	Ottawa Senators \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) will return to the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Vancouver Canucks, Brent Wallace of TSN.ca reports.
Jan 25, 2021	Ottawa Senators \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette (lower body) isn't listed among Ottawa's lines for Monday's game in Vancouver, so he's expected to sit out the game due to his injury, Brent Wallace of TSN Ottawa reports.
Jan 23, 2021	Ottawa Senators \| Cedric Paquette \| Paquette will not return to Saturday's game versus the Winnipeg Jets due to a lower-body injury.
Dec 27, 2020	TRADE ANALYSIS The Ottawa Senators acquired Braydon Coburn, Cedric Paquette, and 2022 second round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Marian Gaborik and Anders Nilsson (0) Leave a Comment
Oct 23, 2019	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Activated C Cedric Paquette from injured reserve.
Sep 27, 2019	NHL fined C Cedric Paquette $2,500 for high-sticking.
Jul 5, 2019	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Signed C Cedric Paquette to a two-year, $3.3 million contract.
Jul 5, 2018	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Re-signed C Cedric Paquette to a one-year, $1 million contract.
Dec 3, 2017	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Announced C Cedric Paquette has served his suspension.
Nov 30, 2017	Tampa Bay Lightning \| NHL suspended C Cedric Paquette one game for boarding an opponent.
Jan 5, 2017	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Activated C Cedric Paquette from injured reserve.
Nov 5, 2014	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Recalled C Cedric Paquette from Syracuse (AHL).
Oct 31, 2014	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Assigned C Cedric Paquette to Syracuse (AHL).
Oct 24, 2014	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Recalled C Cedric Paquette from Syracuse (AHL).
Apr 11, 2014	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Recalled C Cedric Paquette from Syracuse (AHL).
May 2, 2013	Tampa Bay Lightning \| Signed C Cedric Paquette to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

Regular Season Stats

Cedric Paquette	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Cedric Paquette Stats by Elite Prospects							Cedric Paquette Advanced Stats by

Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2008-2009	Collège Notre-Dame Albatros	QM18AAA	45	12	6	18	34									Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
	2009-2010	Collège Notre-Dame Albatros	QM18AAA	32	10	18	28	83									Playoffs	8	5	2	7	0
	2010-2011	Collège Notre-Dame Albatros	QM18AAA	34	28	27	55	102									Playoffs	17	5	11	16	0
	2010-2011	Montréal Juniors	QMJHL	4	0	0	0	2
Draft Yr	2011-2012	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	63	31	17	48	88									Playoffs	11	7	10	17	0
	2012-2013	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	63	27	56	83	103									Playoffs	15	7	5	12	0
	2012-2013	QMJHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	2	0	0	0	4
	2013-2014	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	70	20	24	44	153
	2013-2014	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	2	0	1	1	0	26	100.00	44.99	-16.55	36.41	-23.73	0.00	2.30	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0
	2014-2015	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	5	4	3	7	7
	2014-2015	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	64	12	7	19	51	719	50.00	50.97	-4.34	52.07	-3.46	0.83	1.25	Playoffs	24	3	0	3	0
	2015-2016	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	56	6	5	11	51	601	40.00	50.63	-3.31	51.48	-1.45	0.50	0.80	Playoffs	17	0	1	1	0
	2016-2017	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	58	4	6	10	80	567	41.94	46.09	-4.97	49.67	-2.21	0.42	0.95
	2017-2018	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	56	5	4	9	41	534	43.24	49.20	-4.09	49.69	-3.65	0.56	0.90	Playoffs	17	1	1	2	0
	2018-2019	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	80	13	4	17	80	787	50.00	50.82	-3.67	46.41	-6.72	0.84	1.14	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0
	2019-2020	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	61	7	11	18	42	659	45.50	47.90	-6.30	48.90	-5.40	0.36	1.27	Playoffs	25	0	3	3	0
	2020-2021	Ottawa Senators	NHL	9	1	0	1	4	71	18.20	39.30	-13.40	36.80	-14.60	0.85	0.85
	2020-2021	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	38	3	4	7	17	327	41.70	55.50	2.70	53.30	0.20	0.18	0.18	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
	2021-2022	Montréal Canadiens	NHL	24	0	2	2	25	160	25.00	46.20	-1.10	47.20	0.50		0.75
	2021-2022	Laval Rocket	AHL	14	9	1	10	28									Playoffs	14	4	3	7	0
	2022-2023	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	57	14	13	27	56									Playoffs	5	2	0	2	0
	2023-2024	Dynamo Moskva	KHL	10	1	2	3	2
Cedric Paquette Stats by Elite Prospects \| Cedric Paquette Advanced Stats by

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 28, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Olivier Fortier

Standard Contract | 1 Years $950,000 1.17% of cap space

	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$950,000	UFA
AAV	$950,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$950,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$950,000
Minors Salary	$950,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 5, 2019
Signing Status RFA
Agent Emilie Castonguay

Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,300,000 2.02% of cap space

	2019-2020	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$1,650,000	$1,650,000	UFA
AAV	$1,650,000	$1,650,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,650,000	$1,650,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,650,000	$1,650,000
Minors Salary	$1,650,000	$1,650,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 5, 2018
Signing Status RFA
Agent Christian Daigle

Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,000,000 1.26% of cap space

	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$1,000,000	RFA
AAV	$1,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$1,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$1,000,000
Minors Salary	$1,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date June 24, 2016
Signing Status RFA
Agent Christian Daigle

Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,625,000 1.11% of cap space

	2016-2017	2017-2018
Cap Hit	$812,500	$812,500	RFA
AAV	$812,500	$812,500
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$800,000	$825,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$800,000	$825,000
Minors Salary	$800,000	$825,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date May 21, 2013

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 0.98% of cap space

	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$633,333	$633,333	$633,333	RFA
AAV	$925,000	$925,000	$925,000
Performance Bonuses	$300,000	$300,000	$275,000
Base Salary	$550,000	$550,000	$575,000
Signing Bonuses	$75,000	$75,000	$75,000
Total Salary	$625,000	$625,000	$650,000
Minors Salary	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000
Clauses
UFA Year