Max Véronneau

Maximilian Cross Véronneau is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Véronneau played junior ice hockey in his hometown of Ottawa, then joined the Princeton University Tigers. After completing his senior season at Princeton, he signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Max Véronneau
Born (1995-12-12) December 12, 1995
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams		 IK Oskarshamn
Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2019–present

Playing career

After playing junior 'A' ice hockey in Ottawa, Ontario, with the Gloucester Rangers, Véronneau entered Princeton University in 2015. In his junior year 2017–18, Veronneau placed second in NCAA Division 1 scoring with 17 goals and 38 assists for 55 points in 36 games. In 2017, Véronneau attended the Vegas Golden Knights' development camp.[1] After four seasons with the Princeton Tigers, Véronneau was regarded as one of the top NCAA free agents. He signed as a free agent with his hometown Senators in March 2019, signing a two-year entry-level contract.[2] He made his NHL debut on March 14, 2019 against the St. Louis Blues. Véronneau was named the third star of the game.[3]

Véronneau was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 19, 2020, in exchange for Aaron Luchuk and a conditional 6th round draft pick (depending on how many games Véronneau plays for the team).[4] He played in just 3 regular season games with AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, before the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a free agent from the Maple Leafs, and with the 2020–21 North American season delayed due to the pandemic, Véronneau opted to sign his first contract abroad in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the season with Swedish club, IK Oskarshamn of the SHL, on December 21, 2020.[5]

Personal

Véronneau's parents are Marc Véronneau and Pamela Cross. Véronneau's sister Sophie plays ice hockey for Yale University. Véronneau is a graduate of École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité in Ottawa, where he also played football and lacrosse.[6]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Ottawa Canadians EOJHL 58 37 49 86 8 — — — — —
2012–13 Gloucester Rangers CCHL 4 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Gloucester Rangers CCHL 61 41 39 80 10 — — — — —
2014–15 Gloucester Rangers CCHL 27 14 22 36 6 6 3 1 4 0
2015–16 Princeton University ECAC 30 11 6 17 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Princeton University ECAC 33 11 24 35 4 — — — — —
2017–18 Princeton University ECAC 36 17 38 55 12 — — — — —
2018–19 Princeton University ECAC 31 13 24 37 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 12 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Belleville Senators AHL 33 5 5 10 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Toronto Marlies AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 16 2 2 4 0 — — — — —

Awards and honours
Award Year
College
All-ECAC Second All-Star team 2017
All-ECAC First All-Star team 2018
AHCA East All-American team 2018

References
  1. Pothier, Jason (March 12, 2019). "NCAA Free Agents VGK Might Have Interest In". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. "Ottawa Senators sign college free agent forward Max Veronneau". NHL.com (Press release). March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. Suleymanov, Mark (March 15, 2019). "Max Veronneau passes — and braces for — test in active Senators debut". The Sporting News.
  4. "Senators acquire centre Aaron Luchuk from Toronto". Ottawa Senators. February 19, 2020.
  5. "Max Veronneau signs with Oskarshamn" (in Swedish). IK Oskarshamn. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  6. "Max Véronneau - Men's Ice Hockey - Princeton University Athletics". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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