Jimmy Bonneau (born March 22, 1985) is a former hockey forward who last played for the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL. He was drafted 241st overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He is an assistant coach for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League, and served as their co-head coach in 2019–20.
| Jimmy Bonneau | |||
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| Born | March 22, 1985 Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Hamilton Bulldogs Portland Pirates Rochester Americans Worcester Sharks | ||
| NHL draft | 241st overall, 2003 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2016 | ||
Playing career
editBonneau played major junior hockey starting with the Montreal Rocket in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the next two seasons with the same franchise after it moved to Prince Edward Island. During the 2005–06 season, he played for Long Beach Ice Dogs in ECHL. In the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, he split time with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.
After spending two seasons with various organizations, he signed an AHL contract on July 2, 2010, with Hamilton to bring him back to the Canadiens' organization.[1]
On September 27, 2011, Bonneau was signed as a free agent by the AHL's Worcester Sharks.[2] After four seasons with the Worcester Sharks, including their last season as a franchise in 2014–15, Bonneau was a free agent in the off-season signed a one-year deal in the ECHL with the Rapid City Rush on August 18, 2015. He announced his retirement on April 10, 2016.[3]
Coaching career
editBonneau was hired as an associate coach for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League in 2018 and was named a co-head coach of the team during the 2019–20 season.[4] When regular head coach Roy Sommer returned to his post on September 22, 2020, Bonneau reverted to his assistant duties.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Jonquière Élites | QMAAA | 40 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Montreal Rocket | QMJHL | 65 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 261 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 70 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 263 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | P.E.I. Rocket | QMJHL | 70 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | ECHL | 65 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 46 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 46 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 57 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 77 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 180 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2011–12 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 54 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 45 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rapid City Rush | ECHL | 46 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 175 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 360 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| AHL totals | 348 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 988 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Bulldogs sign Jimmy Bonneau to contract". Hamilton Bulldogs. 2010-07-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ "Worcester Sharks sign forward Jimmy Bonneau". Worcester Sharks. 2011-09-27. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ "Rush add Kelly Cup Champion veteran to roster". Rapid City Rush. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ^ "SHARKS, BARRACUDA ANNOUNCE CHANGES TO COACHING STAFF". San Jose Barracuda. December 11, 2019.
- ^ "San Jose Sharks Announce Organizational Coaching Staff". San Jose Sharks. National Hockey League. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database