Ramzi Abid (born March 24, 1980) is a

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former professional

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player of Tunisian descent, who played in the

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(NHL) with the

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and the

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Playing career

As a youth, Abid played in the 1994

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with a

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team from

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, Quebec. Typically playing as a left winger, Ramzi Abid was selected by the

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as the first choice in the second round (28th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and was redrafted in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, 85th overall, by the

, who on March 11, 2003, traded him to the

with Dan Focht and Guillaume Lefebvre for

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and François Leroux . In March 2003, he successfully underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL and missed the remainder of the 2002–03 season. He played for the

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, an affiliate team of the Pittsburgh Penguins, in the

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during the

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. Abid spent the 2005–06 season with the

. On July 21, 2006, Abid signed a one-year contract with the

. Abid had an impressive pre-season, in which he scored a hat-trick in an 8-1 win over the Blue Jackets on September 21, 2006. Abid was then sent to affiliate, the

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, prior to the start of the 2006-07 season. Abid played 13 games with the Predators as an injury replacement during the season. On April 18, 2007, Ramzi was called up to the Predators and made his play-off debut against the

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in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. Abid was a member of Team Canada in the 2007 Spengler Cup. In 2007, Abid signed with

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to play through the 2009-10 season. He played two seasons for SC Bern before his contract was dissolved in April 2009. In August 2009, he signed with

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of the

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for the 2009–10 season. After 33 games with Traktor he left the KHL on January 31, 2010. On February 1, 2010, Abid agreed to a contract with Rögle BK. On June 11, 2010, Abid again a free agent, signed a one-year contract with EC Red Bull Salzburg that also included a one-year option, a team playing in the

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. After a second season with Red Bull, Abid was again on the move within Europe, signing a one-year contract with JYP of the Finnish

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on July 23, 2012. In his first season with the Finnish club, Abid contributed with a team leading 22 goals and 42 points in 56 games and was signed to a one-year extension at the midpoint of the season. Abid struggled in his return campaign in 2013–14 with JYP, posting 3 goals in 21 games before he was mutually released from his contract and signed in the German DEL with Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg on December 18, 2013.

Career statistics

Awards and honours

Transactions

* On June 27, 1998 the

drafted Ramzi Abid in the second-round (#28 overall) of the 1998 NHL draft. * On June 24, 2000 the

drafted Ramzi Abid in the third-round (#85 overall) of the 2000 NHL draft. * On July 24, 2000 the

signed Ramzi Abid to a 3-year contract. * On March 11, 2003 the

traded Ramzi Abid, Dan Focht and Guillaume Lefebvre to the

in exchange for

and Francois Leroux. * On September 11, 2003 the

resigned Ramzi Abid. * On August 3, 2004 the

resigned Ramzi Abid. * On August 8, 2005 the

signed unrestricted free agent Ramzi Abid. * On July 21, 2006 the

signed unrestricted free agent Ramzi Abid to a 1-year contract. * On July 10, 2007 the

signed Ramzi Abid.

References

External links

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