Guillaume Gélinas Explained

Guillaume Gelinas
Played For:Iowa Wild
HC ’05 Banská Bystrica
Belfast Giants
Position:Defence
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:203
Shoots:Left
Birth Date:14 June 1993
Birth Place:Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2014
Career End:2019

Guillaume Gélinas (born June 14, 1993) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Belfast Giants in Northern Ireland.

Playing career

Gelinas played junior hockey for the Val-d'Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from the 2009–10 season. He received the Emile Bouchard Trophy as the league's best defenceman during the 2013–14 QMJHL season[1] but was not selected in the NHL draft.

On July 1, 2014, Gelinas signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild.[2]

At the conclusion of his entry-level deal with the Wild, after primarily spending the final 2016–17 season with secondary ECHL affiliate, the Quad City Mallards, Gelinas was not to be tendered a new contract with the Wild. As a free agent, Gelinas signed a one-year deal with Slovakian club, HC ’05 Banská Bystrica, on May 18, 2017.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Val-d'Ors Anthony Mantha leads accolades . . 2014-04-02 . 2014-04-02.
  2. Web site: Wild inks three more on FA opening day . . 2014-07-01 . 2014-07-01.
  3. Web site: . Canadian support for defense with Gelinas . 2017-05-18 . 2017-05-18. Slovak.
  4. News: Val-d'Or's Anthony Mantha named QMJHL MVP . . 2014-04-02 . 2014-04-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407102836/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/val-dors-anthony-mantha-named-qmjhl-mvp-golden-010011010--nhl.html . April 7, 2014 . mdy-all .