Guillaume Asselin

Guillaume Asselin (born September 9, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for HC Ajoie of the National League (NL). He previously played with HC Banska Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga and with HC Sierre of the second tier Swiss League (SL).

Guillaume Asselin
Born (1992-09-09) September 9, 1992
Québec City, Québec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NL team
Former teams		 HC Ajoie
HC Banska Bystrica
HC Sierre
Playing career 2017–present

Playing career

Asselin played junior hockey with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before enrolling at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières where he played hockey with the UQTR Patriotes. Asselin briefly played in the ECHL at the conclusion of his college career before signing a one-year deal with HC Banska Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga on October 31, 2017.[1] He went on to win the Slovak championship and agreed to a one-year contract extension with the team on July 10, 2018.

On June 4, 2019, Asselin signed a one-year contract with HC Sierre of the Swiss League (SL).[2] On February 4, 2020, Asselin agreed to a two-year contract extension with HC Sierre through the 2021-22 season.[3] On January 14, 2021, Asselin was loaned to Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).[4] He made his NL debut the next day on January 15, 2021 against the ZSC Lions and scored an OT game-winning goal.[5] He returned to Sierre following that game and was back in the lineup with the SL side the next day. On March 5, 2021, with two games remaining in the SL regular season and with Sierre having already clinched a playoffs spot, Asselin was again loaned to Servette for the next three games, allowing him to return to Sierre for the start of the playoffs.[6] Before rejoining HC Sierre, Asselin scored his first NL hat trick on March 7, 2021, in a 5–1 win against Lausanne HC at the Patinoire des Vernets.[7][8][9] On March 18, 2021, Asselin was retroactively issued a game misconduct and a CHF 800 fine for spearing EHC Olten's David Stämpfli in game 1 of the playoffs 1/4 finals on March 17, 2021.[10] Once Sierre got eliminated from the SL playoffs, Asselin joined Servette's reserve squad for their playoffs run in the NL. Asselin only played one game when he stepped in as a replacement for Linus Omark in game 1 of the NL final.

On May 20, 2021, Asselin joined newly promoted HC Ajoie on a two-year deal.[11]

Personal life

On February 3, 2021, Asselin and his wife welcomed their first child.[12]

References
  1. "HC Banska Bystrica signs Guillaume Asselin". hc05.sk (in Slovak). 31 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  2. "Guillaume Asselin and Eric Castonguay join HC Sierre". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  3. "HC Sierre extends contracts of Asselin and Castonguay". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  4. "Sierre's Guillaume Asselin will reinforce GSHC on friday". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  5. "Victoire d'équipe!". gshc.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  6. "Sierre's Guillaume Asselin at GSHC's disposal for three games". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  7. "Hockey: prêté à GE-Servette, Guillaume Asselin a inscrit trois buts face à Lausanne". lenouvelliste.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  8. "Hockey sur glace: Le conte de fées de Guillaume Asselin, acte III". Le Matin (in French). 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  9. "NL: réaction d'après-match de Guillaume Asselin". planetehockey.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  10. "HC Sierre's Guillaume Asselin issued fine". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  11. "Done deal - HC Ajoie signs Guillaume Asselin to a two-year contract". swisshockeynews.ch. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  12. "Voilà William, le plus beau but de Guillaume Asselin". tdg.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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