Sébastien Bisaillon (born December 8, 1986) is a Canadian former professional

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who played 2 games in the

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with the

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during the 2006–07 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2007 to 2022, was mainly spent in the French

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Playing career

Bisaillon was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 2000

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with the Sélects-du-Nord

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team. Bisaillon was signed as a free agent by the Edmonton Oilers on September 27, 2006. Due to a rash of injuries, Bisaillon was recalled on an emergency basis from his Junior team

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, and played his first game for the

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on March 20, 2007 against the

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. In his first two professional seasons, Bisaillon spent time between the Oilers' two affiliates, the

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of the AHL, and the

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of the ECHL. On September 3, 2009 Bisaillon signed as a free agent with the

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of the

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for the 2009–10 season. Due to the Huskies folding at the end of the campaign Bisaillon secured a try-out with the

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for the

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season. On September 27, 2010, Bisaillon was assigned to the Canadiens AHL affiliate the

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before being reassigned again to the ECHL. Bisaillon left

Diables Rouges de Briançon The Diables Rouges de Briançon ''(: Briançon Red Devils)'' (''Briançon Alpes Provence Hockey Club'' and before ''Hockey Club Briançon'') is the ice hockey team of Briançon (Hautes-Alpes). Their home arena is the Patinoire René Froger. Awar ...

in April 2014 to sign with the

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. In 2015, he signed with

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. Prior to the 2015–16 season, Bisaillon was named an alternate captain for Brûleurs de Loups. He re-signed with Brûleurs de Loups on April 30, 2018 for the 2018–19 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

* 1986 births Living people Brûleurs de Loups players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Diables Rouges de Briançon players Ducs d'Angers players Edmonton Oilers players Graz 99ers players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Ice hockey people from Quebec Kassel Huskies players People from Mont-Laurier Springfield Falcons players Stockton Thunder players Undrafted National Hockey League players Val-d'Or Foreurs players Wheeling Nailers players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1980s-stub