Jonathan Drouin
Jonathan Drouin was born in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Canada on March 28th, 1995 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 29, Jonathan Drouin biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Jonathan Drouin (born March 28, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).
After a stellar 2012–13 season with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Halifax Mooseheads, in which he was named CHL Player of the Year and won the Memorial Cup, Drouin was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round, third overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
On June 15, 2017, Drouin was traded to the Montreal Canadiens.
Personal life
Drouin and his girlfriend Marie-Laurence became the parents of a baby boy on February 17, 2022.
Playing career
Drouin competed for minor ice hockey with the Northern Selects in the 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament as a youth.
Drouin was drafted second overall by the Halifax Mooseheads in the 2011 QMJHL Entry Draft. Drouin will join the Mooseheads after beginning the 2011–12 season with the Lac St. Louis Lions. Drouin contributed two assists in his first QMJHL match against the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, as well as a set-up of the game-winning goal. Drouin was also a key participant of Halifax's 2012 playoff triumph, most notably scoring the overtime winning goal against the Quebec Remparts in Game 7.
Drouin was a member of Team QMJHL in Game 2 of the Subway Super Series against Russian junior players on November 7, 2012; he scored a goal and added three assists. Drouin missed the first game of the series due to a foot injury. Drouin was named the CHL Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2012-2013 season. During the 2013 playoffs, he will continue to play a key role for the Mooseheads, assisting the team in winning the President's Cup and the 2013 Memorial Cup.
Drouin was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round, third overall in the NHL entry draft on June 30, 2013. He had agreed to a three-year deal with the Lightning just days later, on July 5. However, Drouin was cut from the Lightning roster at the start of the 2013–14 season, and he returned to the Mooseheads for the QMJHL season.
Drouin sustained an injury during the Lightning's 2014–15 training camp. Drouin will miss three to four weeks with a small fracture in his thumb, which occurred days later, on September 9, 2014. Drouin was assigned to the Syracuse Crunch, Tampa Bay's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, on a conditioning stint on October 16, 2011. The rehabilitation program was originally planned for a maximum of two weeks, but it was announced that he could be recalled prior to that time. Drouin was recalled from his conditioning stint with the Crunch on October 19, but he had one goal, two assists, and a +4 plus-minus rating during his AHL stint.
Drouin made his NHL debut against the Edmonton Oilers on October 20, 2014. In Tampa Bay's 2–1 overtime victory over the Calgary Flames the following day, he earned his first NHL help on a Valtteri Filppula goal. He scored his first NHL goal against goaltender Ond'ej Pavelec of the Winnipeg Jets on October 24, the Winnipeg Jets' goaltender.
Drouin was reassigned to the Syracuse Crunch on January 2, 2016. He had been limited to 19 games in the 2015-16 season, and had only participated in five games since mid-November due to injury. Steve Yzerman, the Lightning general manager, said at the time that there was no set date for his return to the league. "[H]e's been dealing with a minor nagging injury that has now recovered," Yzerman said. With everybody returning to the same place, it's a good chance for a young player to get a lot of ice time, get his game right back to the top, and bring him right back to the appropriate time." Drouin's handler, Allan Walsh, released a statement on his behalf on January 3, 2016, announcing that Drouin had submitted a trade request in November 2015 but had kept the matter private. Walsh described it as a "untenable situation" and that it was in everyone's best interest for Drouin to continue playing hockey.
Drouin was suspended indefinitely without compensation for the failure to attend the Crunch's game against the Toronto Marlies on January 20, 2016. Allan Walsh, Drouin's agent, has released a new statement since being suspended by the Lightning. According to Walsh, the Lightning had warned Drouin that a trade was about to be complete. Walsh suggested to the team that Drouin not play due to the impending trade; however, the Lightning refused to allow this. Drouin was not willing to risk being hurt, and that "it is clearly in the best interests of the Tampa Bay Lightning trade Jonathan," according to Walsh, "there is no reason for Jonathan to remain with the Tampa Bay Lightning organization in any capacity." The following day, Lightning GM Steve Yzerman called a press conference, debating Walsh's assertion that there was no trade in sight. "We've never said there was a pending deal or a close contract," Yzerman said. The Lightning, according to the Yzerman, are also "actively and aggressively looking for a solution that works" to trade Drouin. According to Yzerman, there was still "strong" interest from teams, but the way they had played out would make a trade more difficult to make. Drouin's conduct led him not to make a switch, according to Yzerman, who reiterated his argument that he is working for the team's best interest.
Drouin appeared in the Crunch for the first time since being banned by the Lightning on January 20. Drouin told the media that he enjoyed the friendship with the team was fine and that they should address the situation over the summer. Drouin also stated that he planned to work hard to get a call-up. After a nine-game absence, the Lightningrecalled Drouin from Syracuse on April 4. During his latest stint with the Crunch, he had nine goals and one assist. In his return, Drouin scored the game-winning goal on the same day. Drouin was instrumental in the Lightning beating the New Jersey Devils, resulting in the Lightning clinching home ice for the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. Drouin earned his first NHL playoff point in a 5–2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on April 15, his first NHL appearance in his career. Drouin scored his first NHL playoff goal against the New York Islanders on April 30, who defeated them 4–1. Drouin became the fourth Lightning player to play in a game-winning streak in the NHL.
Drouin was traded by the Lightning (along with a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2018) to the Montreal Canadiens on June 15, 2017 in exchange for defensive prospect Mikhail Sergachev and a conditional 2018 second-round pick. He was then accepted as a restricted free agent by the Canadiens for six years. He wore the number 92 jersey. Drouin matched his career-high points total in his second season with the Canadiens, despite only scoring two points in his final eighteen games. Drouin underwent surgery for a nose fracture on May 1, 2019, causing him to withdraw from the 2019 IIHF World Championship.
In a 6–5 shootout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, Drouin scored his first goal of the 2019-20 season. In a game against the Washington Capitals on November 15, 2019, Drouin strained his wrist. He did not recover from the surgery until February 8, 2020, he was out of football for 37 games.
Drouin's debut in the Canadiens' first ten games of the season was off to a good start in the 2020–21 season, with nearly a game per game pace and 9 assists in his first 18 games. He had only 12 assists in the first 26 games, but over the next 26 games, he only managed to score 24 goals, but not all. Drouin was on leave from work for personal reasons on April 28, 2021. He later revealed that he had been suffering from anxiety and insomnia during a majority of the season, but that had been long-running but that had escalated during the season. He missed the remaining 12 games of the regular season as well as the entirety of the Canadiens' epic run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. In honor of his charitable work, the Canadiens nominated him for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy at the end of the regular season.
Drouin, a close friend Josh Anderson and newcomer Christian Dvorak, who were returning to the Canadiens for the 2021–22 season, was placed on the team's second line. Drouin scored the Canadiens' first goal of the season in a season-opening game against the Toronto Maple Leafs thanks to Anderson's assistance. Through the first eleven games of the season, he led the team in points, scoring two goals and five assists, before withdrawing from a game against the Detroit Red Wings on November 2 due to a puck to the head. He was not diagnosed with a concussion but suffered from headaches and as a result missed six games before returning to the field on November 16. In a mid-season game against the Dallas Stars, Drouin received a game ban for cross-checking Tyler Seguin. Drouin was initially on injured reserve for an upper body injury on January 22, but he was put on injured reserve status due to an upper body injury. In late March, he returned to the roster, but he was forced to return to the injured reserve roster shortly after due to an upper body injury. Drouin underwent wrist surgery, bringing his season to an end.
Drouin's return to the Canadiens as a health scratch in the 2022–23 season.