| AWARDS |
- 2008-09 QMJHL Second-Team All-Star
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| HISTORY |
2004-05:
- Broke into QMJHL after trade from Rouyn-Noranda to Lewiston (26-0-3-3-35).
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2005-06:
- Became regular with Lewiston (65-1-14-15-83, plus-3, 103 shots, 77 hits).
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2006-07:
- Top-four defenseman with Lewiston (62-4-23-27-122, plus-31, 149 shots, 93 hits).
- Productive playoff run as Lewiston won QMJHL President’s Cup (10-3-3-6-8).
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2007-08:
- Traded from Lewiston to Shawinigan in the off-season.
- Dealt from struggling Shawinigan to powerful Rouyn-Noranda at mid-season.
- Finished with excellent numbers (50-2-38-40-65, plus-13, 135 shots, 83 hits).
- Second in playoff scoring among blue-liners (17-4-19-23-39, plus-19).
- Led Rouyn-Noranda to QMJHL final but lost to Gatineau.
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2008-09:
- Traded from Rouyn-Noranda to Memorial Cup-host Rimouski in off-season.
- Led all QMJHL defensemen in goals and points (62-23-49-72) in career campaign.
- Surpassed career-best of four goals with 23, only six of which were power-play tallies.
- Also finished with a plus-9, 238 shots and 107 hits.
- Signed three-year entry-level contract with Red Wings before season’s end.
- Play slipped in post-season as Rimouski was upended in semifinals (12-2-4-6).
- Rebounded with good Memorial Cup but Rimouski didn’t make playoff round (4-1-2-3).
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2009-10:
- Turned pro and started season in AHL with Grand Rapids in limited role (9-0-0-0).
- Assigned to ECHL with Toledo in November and had strong year (46-5-23-28).
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2010-11:
- Spent majority of season in ECHL with Toledo (48-12-21-33, minus-4, 169 shots).
- Finished second among all Toledo blueliners in scoring.
- Saw AHL time, too, getting 11 games with Grand Rapids (11-0-2-2, minus-4, 15 shots).
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| SCOUT COMMENTS |
| “He’s an offensive defenseman. He moves the puck very well, very good on the power play, good shot, creative, good hockey sense, good stick skills. He fits our mold as a puck-moving defenseman … He’s not one dimensional at all … He’s not a cruncher, not a stay-at-home physical type, but he does do the job. He finishes his checks and defends the net well. He doesn’t often lay someone out with a huge hit, but he’s very sufficient on the back end.” — Red Wings scout Mark Leach (April 2009).
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| STRENGTHS |
| Offensive defenseman … Active and involved … Smart and creative on power play … Heavy shot … Likes to join the rush … Gets in the way and finishes checks … A winner who bounced from contender to contender during his impressive major junior career in the QMJHL. |
| WEAKNESSES |
| Knock-kneed skater who gets the job done, but could use improvement … Not a defensive liability in junior, but needs to focus on that aspect of his game to excel at the next level … Still adjusting to the lack of time and space in the pros, something he had plenty of in the QMJHL. |
| PROJECTION |
| Piche was a high-scoring QMJHL defenseman who has since established himself as a top-end player at the ECHL level. He provides solid organizational depth, but needs to make a strong case for full-time AHL duty in 2011-12 if he wants to establish himself as an NHL prospect. |
Player statistics powered by www.eliteprospects.com
| Season |
Team |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
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Playoffs |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
| 2004-2005 |
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
QMJHL |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Lewiston MAINEiacs |
QMJHL |
24 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
33 |
| |
Playoffs |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
| 2005-2006 |
Lewiston MAINEiacs |
QMJHL |
65 |
1 |
14 |
15 |
83 |
| |
Playoffs |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
| 2006-2007 |
Lewiston MAINEiacs |
QMJHL |
62 |
4 |
23 |
27 |
122 |
| |
Playoffs |
10 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
| |
Lewiston MAINEiacs |
M-Cup |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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| 2007-2008 |
Shawinigan Cataractes |
QMJHL |
18 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
21 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
QMJHL |
32 |
1 |
27 |
28 |
44 |
| |
Playoffs |
17 |
4 |
19 |
23 |
39 |
| 2008-2009 |
Rimouski Océanic |
QMJHL |
62 |
23 |
49 |
72 |
69 |
| |
Playoffs |
12 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
| |
Rimouski Océanic |
M-Cup |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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| 2009-2010 |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
AHL |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Toledo Walleye |
ECHL |
46 |
5 |
23 |
28 |
67 |
| |
Playoffs |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 2010-2011 |
Toledo Walleye |
ECHL |
48 |
12 |
21 |
33 |
52 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
AHL |
11 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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| 2011-2012 |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
AHL |
22 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Florida Everblades |
ECHL |
16 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
41 |
| |
Playoffs |
13 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
36 |
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