Marc-Olivier Vallerand (born April 17, 1989) is a

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professional

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player who is currently playing for German Oberliga side

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. Vallerand previously played for UK

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(EIHL) side

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and

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HK Olimpija Hokejski klub Olimpija Ljubljana () is a professional ice hockey club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ICE Hockey League and the Slovenian Championship. Founded in 2004 as a farm team of HDD Olimpija, the club turned profess ...

. Undrafted, Vallerand previously played with the

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, and the

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in the Danish

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during the 2013-14 season. After a season with

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of the

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, Vallerand continued his journeyman career in returning to North America briefly before signing a contract in Switzerland. On July 27, 2016, Vallerand made a return to Italy, signing a one-year deal with Austrian EBEL participants, HCB South Tyrol. On July 27, 2017, Vallerand moved to the UK to sign for

side

Coventry Blaze The Coventry Blaze are a British professional ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and play their home games at SkyDome Arena. The club was founded in 1965 as the original '' ...

. For the 2018/2019 season, Vallerand moved to Austria to sign for

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side

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. For the 2019/2020 season, Vallerand moved back to the UK to sign for EIHL side

. On July 2, 2020, Vallerand re-signed with Sheffield for the 2020/21 campaign. However, following the indefinite suspension of the 2020/21 Elite League season, Vallerand and Sheffield teammate Robert Dowd signed for Italian club

in October 2020. Before returning to Eppan for a second spell, Vallerand signed a contract extension with Sheffield, committing him to the club for the 2021-22 Elite League season. In February 2021, Vallerand signed for AlpsHL side

on a deal until the end of the season. Ahead of the 2021-22 EIHL season, Vallerand re-joined the Sheffield Steelers as planned. For the 2022-23 season, Vallerand returned to HK Olimpija. He then rejoined Sheffield in January 2023. In 2025, Vallerand departed the Sheffield Steelers. He later agreed terms with German third tier side

for the 2025-26 season.https://www.hannoverscorpions.com/marco-vallerand-ist-scorpion/

Awards and honors

*Named to the 2011 ECHL All-Star Game's starting line-up.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vallerand, Marc-Olivier 1989 births Living people Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey players Coventry Blaze players Greenville Road Warriors players Hannover Scorpions players HC Eppan Pirates players HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Ice hockey people from Longueuil Odense Bulldogs players Quebec Remparts players Norfolk Admirals players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Sheffield Steelers players