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2013 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings
| Final Rank: | 36 | Midterm Rank: | 30 |
| Position: | Defenseman | Shoots: | Right |
| Height: | 6' 1" | Weight: | 196 |
| Born: | September 13, 1991 | ||
| Born in: | St. Eustache, QC, CAN | ||
| Drafted: | 2009: NSH (2nd Round / 42nd Overall) - PLAYER PAGE | ||
• During the 2008-09 playoffs, Roussel led his team and finished second in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League among defensemen with 18 points (5-13-18) in 21 games. He helped lead his team to the league championship before losing to Drummondville in a close seventh game.
• In his second season with Shawinigan, he finished third on the team among defensemen with 44 points (11-33-44) and ninth among QMJHL defensemen with a plus-31 rating.
• Roussel’s 2008-09 season was highlighted by a selection to the Second All-Star Team, the 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game and the 2008 Canada/Russia Challenge.
• Growing up he played his minor hockey in his hometown of St-Eustache, Quebec and for the Milles-Îles Lords from Atom to Bantam. He got started in hockey at the age of five because all of his friends were playing.
• His childhood hockey hero was Olivier Labelle – “he was the captain of my hometown midget AAA team” and he wears number 91 for his birth year.
FAVORITES
NHL Team: Montreal Canadiens
NHL Player: Dion Phaneuf
Shootout move: One hand
Goal celebration: Arms in the air
Video game: NHL ‘09
Movie: Miracle
TV Show: Friends
Actor: Denzel Washington
Cartoon: Sponge Bob square pants
Website: NHL.com
Book: Action
Pump-up song: Disturbed – Down with the sickness
Restaurant: Pacini
Sport (other than hockey): Golf
Place to visit: Egypt
Snack: Muffin
Superhero: Superman
• In his second season with Shawinigan, he finished third on the team among defensemen with 44 points (11-33-44) and ninth among QMJHL defensemen with a plus-31 rating.
• Roussel’s 2008-09 season was highlighted by a selection to the Second All-Star Team, the 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game and the 2008 Canada/Russia Challenge.
• Growing up he played his minor hockey in his hometown of St-Eustache, Quebec and for the Milles-Îles Lords from Atom to Bantam. He got started in hockey at the age of five because all of his friends were playing.
• His childhood hockey hero was Olivier Labelle – “he was the captain of my hometown midget AAA team” and he wears number 91 for his birth year.
FAVORITES
NHL Team: Montreal Canadiens
NHL Player: Dion Phaneuf
Shootout move: One hand
Goal celebration: Arms in the air
Video game: NHL ‘09
Movie: Miracle
TV Show: Friends
Actor: Denzel Washington
Cartoon: Sponge Bob square pants
Website: NHL.com
Book: Action
Pump-up song: Disturbed – Down with the sickness
Restaurant: Pacini
Sport (other than hockey): Golf
Place to visit: Egypt
Snack: Muffin
Superhero: Superman
STATISTICS
| SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | SHAWINIGAN | QMJHL | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 |
| 2008-2009 | SHAWINIGAN | QMJHL | 68 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 77 |
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