Maxime Macenauer (born January 4, 1989) is a Canadian professional

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who is currently an

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. He most recently played for

Les Pétroliers du Nord Les Pétroliers du Nord is a professional hockey team based in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The team is part of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH), and plays at the Colisée de Laval. History The team was founded in 2018 as Berlin BlackJac ...

of the

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(LNAH). He has formerly played in the

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(NHL) with the Anaheim Ducks.

Playing career

Macenauer was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the 3rd round (63rd overall) of the

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. He played four seasons major junior hockey in the

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before turning professional with the

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of the

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in the

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. With the start of the

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, Macenauer was promoted to the Syracuse Crunch, and the following year ( 2011-12), Macenauer made the Anaheim Ducks out of training camp. He scored his first NHL goal on October 14, 2011, in his third NHL game, against

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of the

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. On February 13, 2012, Macenauer was traded by the Ducks to the

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in exchange for

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. After parts of two seasons with the Jets organization, Macenauer was not tendered a new contract and became a free agent. Unable to garner NHL interest, he accepted a try-out to the Hamilton Bulldogs training camp for the 2013–14 season. On December 13, 2013, Macenauer signed an AHL contract to remain with the Bulldogs for the remainder of the campaign. In 2015, he took his game overseas, signing with

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of the

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(NLA), where he spent the 2015–16 season tallying nine goals and 18 assists in 43 NLA contests. He agreed to terms with fellow NLA outfit

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in September 2016 and transferred within the league to the

SCL Tigers SC Langnau Tigers are a professional ice hockey team from Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland. They play in the National League (NL). The team plays its home games in the 6,000-seat Ilfis Stadium, which is currently one of the smallest arenas in the ...

in early January 2017.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macenauer, Maxime 1989 births Anaheim Ducks draft picks Anaheim Ducks players Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players EHC Biel players Canadian ice hockey centres Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Living people Rimouski Océanic players Rouyn-Noranda Huskies players SC Bern players SCL Tigers players Shawinigan Cataractes players Ice hockey people from Laval, Quebec St. John's IceCaps players Syracuse Crunch players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland