Philippe Paradis
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Birthday:
1991-01-02 |
Position:
LW |
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Eligible for draft:
2009 |
Shoots:
Left |
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Drafted:
2009 |
Height:
6-2 |
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Acquired:
Trade with Chicago, 2013 |
Weight:
195 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- C
History
2008-09: Philippe Paradis's numbers with Shawinigan were not jaw-dropping – 19 goals, 31 assists in 66 games. He won the hardest shot competition at the 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game with a blast clocked at 95.7 mph. Chosen in the 1st round, 27th overall, of the 2009 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.
2009-10: In his third season with the Shawinigan Cataractes, Paradis skated in 63 games and scored 24 goals, 20 assists for 44 points. The forward added 104 PIMs, leading the team. He added 2 goals and 1 assists in 6 playoff games for Shawinigan before joining Toronto in the AHL. Paradis notched 2 assists in 4 AHL games with the Marlies.
2010-11: Paradis was traded to PEI prior to the start of the season, serving as an alternate captain for the Rocket in his fourth QMJHL season. He scored 23 goals, 30 assists for 53 points along with 85 PIMs in 59 games. He led the team with a plus-19 rating on the season. He finished the season on an ATO with Rockford in the AHL where he scored 1 goal in 4 games.
2011-12: Paradis played in 58 games for AHL Rockford in his first pro season after missing time early in the year with an injury. Playing mostly in a lower line role for the IceHogs for much of the season, Paradis was an effective forechecker and scored 5 goals with 11 assists; finishing minus-11 with 39 penalty minutes. Rockford failed to reach the AHL playoffs.
Talent Analysis
A mixture of physical presence and scoring skill, Paradis is an attractive prospect. He possesses a hard shot and has the ability to make room for himself and his teammates on the ice. Paradis isn't a player to back down from a challenge. He may never live up to the offensive expectations of a first round pick, but projects as a solid checking player and occasional scorer at the pro level.
Future
Paradis will be back in Rockford in a checking-line role and be depended on to provide a consistent physical presence. Though he is projected to be a bottom six forward in the NHL, he may also have an opportunity to skate in a complimentary role with Rockford's top six forwards at times this season.
Paradis was dealt by the Chicago Blackhawks to the Tampa Bay Lightning in April of 2013 in a deal that sent Kirill Gotovets to the Blackhawks.
