Philippe Cornet (born March 28, 1990) is a

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professional

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player. He is currently playing for the

Kassel Huskies The EC Kassel Huskies are a professional ice hockey club based in Kassel, Hessen, Germany. The club currently competes in DEL2, the second level of ice hockey in Germany. The Huskies were founded in 1977 and have competed in the top five levels o ...

of the German second tier

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. Cornet was selected by the

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in the fifth round (133rd overall) of the

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Playing career

As a youth, Cornet played in the 2003

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with the Val'd-Or Foreurs

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team. Before turning professional, Cornet played major junior hockey in the

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with

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and 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 ...

. On May 4, 2010, the Edmonton Oilers signed Cornet to a three-year entry-level contract. During the 2011–12 season, Cornet made his NHL debut on January 31, 2012, skating for the Oilers in a 3-2 home game win over the

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. On just his second shift, he earned an assist on a

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goal. On August 7, 2013, Cornet was signed as a free agent to a one-year AHL contract with the

San Antonio Rampage The San Antonio Rampage were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. The Rampage was primarily owned by Spurs Sports & Entertainment throughout the team's existence. In 2020, the franchise was so ...

. He attended NHL affiliate, the

Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Panthers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team initially played it ...

training camp before returning to the Rampage to start the 2013–14 season. After only 4 games with the Rampage, Cornet was reassigned to the ECHL's

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. On November 22, 2013, he returned to the AHL after the Rampage traded Cornet to the

Charlotte Checkers The Charlotte Checkers are a professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the top minor league affiliate of the ...

in exchange for

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. On August 18, 2014, Cornet agreed to a one-year AHL contract as a free agent with the

Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Bears have played in the American Hockey League (AHL) since the 1938–39 season, making it the longest continuously operating member club of the league still ...

. On October 4, 2015, after going un-signed over the summer in North America, he signed as a free agent with Norwegian club, the

Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, commonly referred to as the Stavanger Oilers, is a Norwegian professional ice hockey team based in Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the Fjordkraftligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. As o ...

of the GET-ligaen. Cornet scored 23 goals and assisted on 22 others in 50 games en route to winning the Norwegian national championship. On April 30, 2016, he signed a contract with HPK of the Finnish top-flight

Liiga The Liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The league comprises 16 teams from all around Finland with relegation and promotion between the Mesti ...

Career statistics

Awards and honours

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* 1990 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Norway Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey left wingers Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players Hershey Bears players Oklahoma City Barons players People from Val-d'Or Rimouski Océanic players Rouyn-Noranda Huskies players San Antonio Rampage players Sportspeople from Abitibi-Témiscamingue Stavanger Oilers players Stockton Thunder players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1990s-stub