Frédéric Allard Explained

Frédéric Allard
Birth Date:27 December 1997
Birth Place:Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:179
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
League:SHL
Team:Luleå HF
Former Teams:EC VSV
Nashville Predators
Montreal Canadiens
Draft:78th overall
Draft Year:2016
Draft Team:Nashville Predators
Career Start:2017

Frédéric Allard (born December 27, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected in the third round, 78th overall, by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Allard has also previously played for the Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career

Allard played junior hockey for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).[1] [2] After his selection by the Nashville Predators in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, on September 30, 2016, Allard was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract.[3] Allard skated four seasons for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, tallying 34 goals and 177 points in 250 games while serving as an alternate captain in his final two campaigns.

Approaching the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, and entering the final season of his entry-level contract with the Predators, Allard in order to continue playing accepted a European loan to Austrian ICE Hockey League club, EC VSV, on November 19, 2020.[4] Initially assigned to Austria until the commencement of the Predators training camp, Allard having registered 2 goals and 3 points through 11 games was instead placed on waivers in order to continue his tenure with Villacher with the NHL season underway.[5]

Allard placed third among the blueliners with 13 points in 25 games before he was reassigned by the Predators to the Chicago Wolves of the AHL on February 15, 2021.[6] Producing 8 points through his first 7 games with the Wolves, Allard earned his first recall by the Predators on March 11, 2021, providing cover for injuries to star defenceman Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis.[7] He made his NHL debut, playing almost 17 minutes for the Predators in a 6–3 defeat to the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning, on March 13, 2021.[8]

During the 2021–22 season, Allard was traded by the Predators to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Brayden Burke on March 21, 2022.[9] He was assigned to join AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, and immediately contributed offensively in posting 10 points through 15 games to end the regular season.

As a restricted free agent, Allard was re-signed by the Kings to a one-year, two-way contract extension on July 1, 2023.[10] In the 2022–23 season, Allard continued on assignment with the Reign, however failed to repeat his offensive burst, in registering 2 goals and 7 points through 35 games.

On March 3, 2023, the Kings traded Allard to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Nate Schnarr, he was immediately reassigned to continue in the AHL with the Laval Rocket.[11]

As a pending free agent from the Canadiens, Allard opted to halt his North American career in agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish club, Luleå HF of the SHL, on May 9, 2023.[12]

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
2012–13Séminaire St-François BlizzardQMAAA4231922201605510
2013–14Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL61419232630112
2014–15Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL62228302450110
2015–16Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL641445593461230
2016–17Chicoutimi SaguenéensQMJHL6314516542174101414
2017–18Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL558162418
2017–18Norfolk AdmiralsECHL30002
2018–19Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL65425294451122
2019–20Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL612192118
2020–21EC VSVIceHL25491338
2020–21Chicago WolvesAHL253151830
2020–21Nashville PredatorsNHL10000
2021–22Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL3614512
2021–22Ontario ReignAHL1537101051232
2022–23Ontario ReignAHL3525730
2022–23Montreal CanadiensNHL30000
2022–23Laval RocketAHL5000411012
2023–24Luleå HFSHL382791271012
NHL totals40000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: À travers la LNH : Frédéric Allard fait ses débuts. March 13, 2021. RDS.ca.
  2. Web site: Predators playing seven rookies on road trip but it's not like veterans were winning either. Paul. Skrbina. The Tennessean.
  3. Web site: Predators sign Allard to entry-level contract . . September 30, 2016 . September 30, 2016.
  4. Web site: Predators loan Frederic Allard to Austrian League's Villacher SV . . November 19, 2020 . November 19, 2020.
  5. Web site: Three placed on waivers . . Ren Lavoie . December 30, 2020 . December 30, 2020.
  6. Web site: Predators assign Frederic Allard to Chicago . . February 15, 2021 . February 15, 2021.
  7. Web site: Predators Frederic Allard recalled from AHL . . March 11, 2021 . March 11, 2021.
  8. Web site: Carrier scores first NHL goal but Preds fall to Lightning . . March 14, 2021 . March 14, 2021.
  9. Web site: Kings acquire defenseman Frederic Allard from Predators . . March 21, 2022 . March 21, 2022.
  10. Web site: Kings sign Allard, Villalta to one-year contract extensions . . July 1, 2022 . July 2, 2022.
  11. Web site: Canadiens acquire Frédéric Allard from the Los Angeles Kings . NHL.com . March 3, 2023 . March 3, 2023.
  12. Web site: Welcome Frederic Allard! . . May 9, 2023 . May 9, 2023 . Swedish .