Marc-Olivier Vallerand (born April 17, 1989) is a

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player who is currently playing for UK

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(EIHL) side

Sheffield Steelers The Sheffield Steelers are a professional ice hockey team located in Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 (see 1991 in sport) and play their home games at the Utilita Arena. They are currently a member of the Elite Ice Hockey League. ...

. Vallerand previously played with ICEHL side

HK Olimpija Hokejski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Hockey Club), currently named HK Slovenske železnice Olimpija due to sponsorship reasons, is an ice hockey club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ICE Hockey League and the Slovenian League ...

. Undrafted, Vallerand previously played with the

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of the

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, and the

Odense Bulldogs The Odense Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Odense, Denmark. They currently play in Ret&Råd Fyn Arena in the Bolbro area, as a part of the best Danish league Metal Ligaen, and they are furthermore the only hockey team from Fu ...

in the

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during the 2013-14 season. After a season with

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of the

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, Vallerand continued his journeyman career in returning to North America briefly before signing a contract in Switzerland. On July 27, 2016, Vallerand made a return to Italy, signing a one-year deal with Austrian EBEL participants, HCB South Tyrol. On July 27, 2017, Vallerand moved to the UK to sign for

side

Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and play their home games at SkyDome Arena. The club was founded in 1965 as the ''Solihull Barons'' and rena ...

. For the 2018/2019 season, Vallerand moved to Austria to sign for

Alps Hockey League The Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in Central Europe. The league is made up of teams from Austria, Italy and Slovenia. The league was established as a result of a merger between Serie A and the Inter-Natio ...

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EHC Lustenau Eishockey Club Lustenau, commonly referred to as EHC Lustenau or simply Lustenau, is an ice hockey team in Lustenau, Austria. They play in the Inter-National League, the second level of ice hockey in Austria and Slovenia. History The club was fou ...

. For the 2019/2020 season, Vallerand moved back to the UK to sign for EIHL side

. On July 2, 2020, Vallerand re-signed with Sheffield for the 2020/21 campaign. However, following the indefinite suspension of the 2020/21 Elite League season, Vallerand and Sheffield teammate Robert Dowd signed for Italian club

in October 2020. Before returning to Eppan for a second spell, Vallerand signed a contract extension with Sheffield - committing him to the club for the 2021-22 Elite League season. In February 2021, Vallerand signed for AlpsHL side

on a deal until the end of the season. Ahead of the 2021-22 EIHL season, Vallerand re-joined the Sheffield Steelers as planned. For the 2022-23 season, Vallerand returned to HK Olimpija. He then rejoined Sheffield in January 2023.

Awards and honors

*Named to the 2011 ECHL All-Star Game's starting line-up.

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* 1989 births Living people Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Coventry Blaze players HC Eppan Pirates players Greenville Road Warriors players HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Odense Bulldogs players Quebec Remparts players Sportspeople from Longueuil Norfolk Admirals players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Sheffield Steelers players Canadian ice hockey players {{canada-icehockey-player-stub