Marco Charpentier (born January 23, 1980) is a

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professional

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, whose semi-professional rights are owned by

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in the LNAH.

Playing career

On 28 August 2009, Charpentier joined the

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team

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on a 2-week try-out. He made a good impression and was offered a contract. Despite ending the 2009–10-season as the third best scoring leader, behind

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and

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, he was not offered a new contract. General Manager, Kjell Erik Oseberg, stated that his defensive qualities were not the best (64 points and only a +9 rating). On 17 April 2010, he was hired by the

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team

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, with an option.

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* 1980 births Living people Baie-Comeau Drakkar players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey forwards HC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Ice hockey people from Montreal Lørenskog IK players Quebec RadioX players Toledo Storm players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Trenton Titans players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Norway Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Sorel-Tracy Éperviers players {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub