Jonathan Girard

Jonathan Girard (born May 27, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who played for the Boston Bruins of the NHL. His career was cut short by a car accident in 2003. Girard was born in Rawdon, Quebec and raised in Joliette, Quebec.

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Jonathan Girard
Born (1980-05-27) May 27, 1980
Rawdon, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
NHL Draft 48th overall, 1998
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1998–2006

Career

As a youth, Girard played in the 1993 and 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Sélects-du-Nord minor ice hockey team.[1]

A defenceman, Girard played junior hockey for the Laval Titan Collège Français (later the Acadie-Bathurst Titan) of the QMJHL and was drafted in the second round, 48th overall, by the Bruins in 1998).

He played 150 games over five seasons with Boston, scoring 10 goals and recording 34 assists. He also spent time with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL and the Providence Bruins, Boston's AHL affiliate.

On July 24, 2003, Girard was driving with friends near his hometown in Quebec when he lost control of his car and it flipped over. Girard required surgery for a broken pelvis.[2] While at the time it was not known if Girard would ever play hockey again, he showed tremendous resilience in returning to skating at the Bruins' practice facility in Wilmington, Massachusetts in March, 2004. However, the loss of the 2004–05 NHL season due to a lockout nullified his attempt at a return to hockey that year.

Girard signed a one year contract with the Bruins on August 10, 2005,[3] and played one game with Providence in the AHL on October 15, 2005, before returning to Quebec to consult with his doctors. On November 30, Girard announced his decision to retire, having fully recovered from his injuries but unable to play professional hockey again.[4]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Laval Titan College Francias QMJHL 3911213223 30330
1997–98 Laval Titan College Francias QMJHL 6420476744 162161813
1998–99 Boston Bruins NHL 30000 —————
1998–99 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 509586760 2313183122
1999–00 Boston Bruins NHL 231232 —————
1999–00 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 2610253536 163151836
1999–00 Providence Bruins AHL 50110 —————
2000–01 Boston Bruins NHL 313131614 —————
2000–01 Providence Bruins AHL 39321246 170554
2001–02 Boston Bruins NHL 200339 10002
2001–02 Providence Bruins AHL 596313736 20002
2002–03 Boston Bruins NHL 736162221 20110
2005–06 Providence Bruins AHL 10000 —————
NHL totals 150 10 34 44 46 3 0 1 1 2

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  2. "Bruins' Girard injured in car crash". cbc.ca. July 25, 2003. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. "Jordan Sigalet and Jonathan Girard sign one-year contracts". NHL.com. August 10, 2005. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  4. "Bruins' Girard, unable to recover from accident, retires". ESPN.com. November 30, 2005. Retrieved June 11, 2018.


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