| Phillip Danault | |
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| Born | February 24, 1993 Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Chicago Blackhawks |
| NHL Draft | 26th overall, 2011 Chicago Blackhawks |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
Phillip Danault (born on February 24, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing Career[]
Phillip played with the Victoriaville Tigres and Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He was selected 26th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
On March 30, 2012, he was assigned to the Blackhawks AHL affiliate, the Rockford Icehogs.
In the 2014–15 season, Phillip was recalled from the IceHogs by the Blackhawks and made his NHL debut on November 22, 2014, in a 7-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Phillip was initially assigned to the Rockford IceHogs to begin the 2015–16 season. On December 18, 2015, He was recalled from Rockford to the Chicago Blackhawks.
On December 20, 2015, Phillip got his first NHL point with an assist on Andrew Shaw's goal in a 4-3 win against the San Jose Sharks. He scored his first career NHL goal on January 8, 2016, which was a game winning goal in a 3-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres.
After solidifying a role amongst the Blackhawks fourth line and contributing with 5 points in 30 games on February 26, 2016, Phillip was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens, along with Chicago's second round draft pick in 2018, in exchange for forwards Dale Weise and Tomas Fleischmann.
Career Statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 61 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 54 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 64 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 59 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 62 | 18 | 53 | 71 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 29 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Moncton Wildcats | QMJHL | 27 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 72 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 70 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 53 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Canada Quebec | U17 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
| 2013 | Canada | WJC | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||
Accolades[]
- 2010–11: Guy Carbonneau Trophy (Best Defensive Forward in the QMJHL)
Personal Life[]
Phillip's father, Alain Danault was a public announcer for the Victoriaville Tigres of the QMJHL from 1987 to 2006.
His sister, Ann-Andrée Danault worked in the marketing and administration department for the Victoraville Tigres from 2010 to 2012. These days, she works for Club de Golf Victoriaville.