Sébastien Bisaillon (born December 8, 1986) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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who played 2 games in the
National Hockey League
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with the
Edmonton Oilers
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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
Ligue Magnus
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.
Playing career
Bisaillon was born in
Mont-Laurier
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,
Quebec
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. As a youth, he played in the 2000
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with the Sélects-du-Nord
minor ice hockey
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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
Val-d'Or Foreurs
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and played his first game for the
Oilers
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on March 20, 2007, against the
Vancouver Canucks
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.
In his first two professional seasons, Bisaillon spent time between the Oilers' two affiliates, the
Springfield Falcons
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of the
AHL, and the
Stockton Thunder
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of the ECHL.
On September 3, 2009, Bisaillon signed as a free agent with the
Kassel Huskies
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of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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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
Montreal Canadiens
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for the
2010–11
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season. On September 27, 2010, Bisaillon was assigned to the Canadiens' AHL affiliate, the
Hamilton Bulldogs before being reassigned again to the ECHL.
Bisaillon left
Diables Rouges de Briançon
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Awar ...
in April 2014 to sign with the
Ducs d'Angers. In 2015, he signed with
Brûleurs de Loups
The Brûleurs de Loups (French for ''Wolf Burners'') are a professional ice hockey team that play in Grenoble, France.
History
The club was founded in 1963 under the name Grenoble Hockey Club. Since 1992, the club has been known as the Brûleurs ...
.
Before 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
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bisaillon, Sebastien
1986 births
Living people
21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Brûleurs de Loups players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Diables Rouges de Briançon players
Ducs d'Angers players
Edmonton Oilers players
Graz 99ers players
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
Ice hockey people from Laurentides
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