• In 2015-16, the competitive two-way defenseman led club blueliners in goals, assists and points with 8-29—37 in 62 games as alternate captain of the Swift Current Broncos.

• The 95th overall selection in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft ranked second in scoring among WHL rookie defensemen with 7-34—41 in his 2014-15 campaign (72 GP), trailing only Philadelphia Flyers prospect Ivan Provorov (15-46—61).

• Collected 7-10—17 in 32 games with the Calgary Royals of the Alberta Midget Hockey League in 2013-14, earning AMHL Second All-Star Team honors.

• Born in Quebec, Lajoie’s first language is French.

GETTING TO KNOW MAXIME...

My go-to karaoke choice is: Justin Bieber
Last TV show I binge-watched is: Friends
The celebrity that always makes me laugh is: Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey
The app I spend way too much time on is: Instagram, Twitter
At an all-you-can-eat buffet I go straight for the: Dessert
The coolest person I've ever met is: J.J. Watt
The athlete I admire most is: Duncan Keith
If I could be one person for a day it would be: Steph Curry
One thing people don't usually know about me is: French is my first language
I am inspired by: My Dad
I am afraid of: Not being able to play hockey
I dream of: Playing in the NHL

STATISTICS

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P	PIM
2023-2024	TORONTO	AHL	51	4	20	24	31
2023-2024	TORONTO	NHL	7	0	1	1	0
2022-2023	CHICAGO	AHL	63	11	34	45	58
2022-2023	CAROLINA	NHL	3	0	0	0	0
2021-2022	CHICAGO	AHL	60	4	29	33	10
2021-2022	CAROLINA	NHL	5	0	0	0	0
2020-2021	CHICAGO	AHL	27	6	15	21	24
2019-2020	BELLEVILLE	AHL	48	4	13	17	24
2019-2020	OTTAWA	NHL	6	0	0	0	0
2018-2019	OTTAWA	NHL	56	7	8	15	20
2018-2019	BELLEVILLE	AHL	3	0	1	1	0
2016-2017	SWIFT CURRENT	WHL	68	7	35	42	26
2015-2016	SWIFT CURRENT	WHL	62	8	29	37	28
2014-2015	SWIFT CURRENT	WHL	72	7	34	41	22
2013-2014	SWIFT CURRENT	WHL	1	0	0	0	0