Alexandre Mallet (born May 22, 1992) is a Canadian professional

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currently playing for the

Brûleurs de Loups The Brûleurs de Loups (French for ''Wolf Burners'') are a professional ice hockey team that play in Grenoble, France. History The club was founded in 1963 under the name Grenoble Hockey Club. Since 1992, the club has been known as the Brûleurs ...

of the

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Playing career

Mallet began his major junior career in 2009 with the

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Aréna Iamgold, Aréna Glencore. The Huskies finished first overal ...

of the

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(QMJHL). He was traded to the

Rimouski Océanic The Rimouski Océanic are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was granted for the 1969–70 season as the Sherbrooke Castors. The Castors played in Sherbrooke from 1969 to 1982 ...

in 2010. After an impressive 2011–12 with the Océanic in which he scored 81 points in 68 games, Mallet was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2nd round (57th overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Mallet started his professional career with the then Canucks'

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...

(AHL) affiliate

Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena ...

in the 2012–13 season. Unable to find his place on the roster, Mallet was sent down to the

Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Western Conference, Central Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Event Center. They are the affiliate ...

of the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

. On November 25, 2014 Mallet was traded along with a 2016 3rd Round Pick to the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...

in exchange for defenceman Andrey Pedan. Mallet played the remainder of the 2014–15 season with the

Stockton Thunder The Stockton Thunder were a minor league professional ice hockey team that was based in Stockton, California, and a member of the ECHL. The Stockton Arena was their home ice, with a capacity of 9,737. The team was an affiliate team of the New Yor ...

, the Islanders ECHL affiliate. The Islanders did not tender a qualifying offer and at the end of the season, Mallet became a

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. On August 3, 2015, Mallet was signed by his former team, the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL. After four seasons in North America, Mallet opted to pursue a career abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with Czech Liga outfit,

HC Dynamo Pardubice HC Dynamo Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. Its home venue is Enteria arena (Pardubice), Enteria arena located in Pardubice. The club was originally named LTC Pardubice, acquiring its current name at ...

on July 16, 2016. He moved to

HC Kometa Brno HC Kometa Brno ("Comet" in English) is a professional ice hockey team based in Brno, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech Extraliga. Kometa is the most successful ice hockey club in the Czech Republic with 14 Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League ...

, winning the Czech ELH Trophy in 2016–17, and winning it again in 2017–18. After three seasons with Brno, Mallet left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with fellow Czech club, HC Vítkovice Ridera, on August 20, 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mallet, Alexandre 1992 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Wolves players HC Dynamo Pardubice players Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players HC Kometa Brno players Ice hockey people from Bas-Saint-Laurent Rimouski Océanic players Stockton Thunder players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Utica Comets players Vancouver Canucks draft picks HC Vítkovice players Dragons de Rouen players PSG Berani Zlín players Grizzlys Wolfsburg players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in France Canadian people of French descent People from Amqui 21st-century Canadian sportsmen