Bruno St. Jacques (born August 22, 1980) is a former

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professional

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who played in the

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(NHL). He played in 67 games over parts of four NHL seasons with the

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, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Playing career

St. Jacques was drafted 253rd overall in the ninth round of the

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by the

. A junior from Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL, he made his professional debut at the tail end of the 1999–2000 season with Flyers affiliate, the

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of the

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. St. Jacques made his NHL debut in the 2000–01 season with the Flyers and spent the next two seasons primarily with the Phantoms before he was traded on February 7, 2003, along with

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to the

for Sami Kapanen and Ryan Bast. Prior to the 2005–06 season on October 3, St. Jacques was traded by the Hurricanes, to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Craig Adams. In his lone appearance with the Ducks he scored the only goal in a 4–1 defeat to the Minnesota Wild on October 15, 2005. However, he essentially played with AHL affiliate, the

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, for the season. In the 2006–07 season, on December 28, 2006, St. Jacques was traded from the Ducks, along with

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, to the

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in exchange for

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and

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. He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the

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, for the duration of the year. On October 4, 2007, St. Jacques signed with the

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of the AHL for the 2007–08 season. After 13 games with the Crunch, he was loaned to back to the Ducks affiliate, the Portland Pirates on November 15. On December 10, St. Jacques was signed by the Ducks but remained with the Pirates for the year. On May 27, 2008, St. Jacques left North America and signed with German team, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL. After three seasons with Ingolstadt, he signed with another DEL team, the Struabing Tigers, on a one-year contract on June 3, 2011. Upon season end with the Tigers, St. Jacques announced his intention to retire and return to North America. However upon return to Canada, he signed a one-year contract with the semi-professional

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of the LNAH on July 20, 2012.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:St. Jacques, Bruno 1980 births Living people Baie-Comeau Drakkar players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian ice hockey defencemen Carolina Hurricanes players ERC Ingolstadt players Ice hockey people from Montreal Lowell Lock Monsters players Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players Norfolk Admirals players Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Philadelphia Phantoms players Portland Pirates players Straubing Tigers players Syracuse Crunch players