John Quenneville

John Quenneville
Born (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 New Jersey Devils
Albany Devils (AHL)
NHL Draft 30th overall, 2014
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2016–present

John Quenneville (born April 16, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Albany Devils in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Quenneville was selected by the Devils in the first round (30th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Quenneville was rated as a top prospect who was viewed as a possible first round selection heading into the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2]

Quenneville was selected by the Brandon Wheat Kings in the 3rd round (54th overall) of the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft.[3] He has played with the Brandon Wheat Kings since the 2012–13 WHL season.[4]

On July 13, 2015, Quenneville signed a three-year entry level contract with the Devils.

International play

As a 16-year-old he was chosen to compete with the Canada Pacific squad at the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge,[5] and he helped Team Canada capture the bronze medal at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships.[6]

Personal life

His older brother Peter was drafted in the seventh round by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft,[7] and Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville is his second cousin.[8] New York Islanders defenceman Johnny Boychuk is his uncle by marriage.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Sherwood Park Crusaders AJHL 9 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 2 0
2012–13 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 47 8 11 19 14 — — — — —
2013–14 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 61 25 33 58 71 9 5 8 13 10
2014–15 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 57 17 30 47 63 19 10 9 19 18
2015–16 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 57 31 42 73 71 21 16 11 27 8
WHL totals 222 81 116 197 219 49 31 28 59 36

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada Pacific U17 2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 0 0 0 0
2014 Canada WJC18 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 7 1 1 2 16
2016 Canada WJC 6th 5 1 1 2 4
Junior totals 16 2 2 4 20

Awards and honours

Honours Year
World U-17 Hockey Challenge (Canada Pacific) 2013
IIHF World U18 Championship Bronze Medal 2014 [9]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 NHL Draft Profile #41: John Quenneville". Last Word On Sports.com. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  2. ↑ "2014 NHL Draft Prospect Profile #30 - John Quenneville". JacketsCannon.com. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Season to continue for pair". Brandon Wheat Kings. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Brandon Wheat Kings: #17 John Quenneville". Brandon Wheat Kings. 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  5. ↑ Henderson, Rob (November 21, 2012). "John Quenneville". Brandon Sun.
  6. ↑ "Canada wins Bronze at 2014 World U18". Canadian Hockey League. 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  7. ↑ "John Quenneville - 2014 NHL Draft Prospect Profile". InLouWeTrust.com. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  8. ↑ "Quenneville's role grows for Wheat Kings". Brandon Sun. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  9. ↑ "U18 Canucks win bronze vs Sweden". bchockeyhub.ca. 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2014-03-29.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Stefan Matteau		 New Jersey Devils first round draft pick
2014 		Succeeded by
Pavel Zacha


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