Alexandre Picard-Hooper (born May 25, 1987) is a

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financial advisor and former professional

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player. He most recently played for the Cornwall River Kings of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH) in the 2012–13 season. The

Baie-Comeau Drakkar The Baie-Comeau Drakkar is a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League that plays at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The name "Drakkar" refers to a type of longship. History The Drakkar first played in ...

selected Picard-Hooper in the 6th round of the 2004

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(QMJHL) draft after playing parts of two seasons for College Charles-Lemoyne. Picard-Hooper played 3 seasons in Baie-Comeau, scoring 114 times and adding 141 assists in 207 games. He was named the QMJHL and

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in 2007, his third and final season with the Drakkar. Following that season, Picard-Hooper was then traded to the

Saint John Sea Dogs The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team was founded as an expansion team in 2005 and play at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Sea Dogs became the first tea ...

. He scored 23 goals to go along with 45 assists to help lead the young Sea Dogs franchise to the QMJHL semifinals for the first time in club history. After leaving the QMJHL after the 2008 season, Picard-Hooper played Canadian college hockey with

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in the

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(CIS) where he was named the 2010-11 CIS Player of the Year and was awarded the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy. Picard-Hooper joined Bélisle Picard Group and works as an Investment Advisor Associate.

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* 1987 births Baie-Comeau Drakkar players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Living people Saint John Sea Dogs players People from Boucherville McGill Redbirds and Martlets ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Quebec French Quebecers {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1980s-stub