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COUTURIER
CENTER | koo-TOO-ree-ay, SHAWN
BIRTHDATE: December 7, 1992 | BIRTHPLACE: Phoenix, Arizona
HEIGHT: 6’3” | WEIGHT: 197 | SHOOTS: Left | Season: 2nd NHL, 2nd Flyers
ACQUIRED: Draft-1st round (8th overall) in 2011
2011-12
Playoffs: Registered four points (3G, 1A) along with two PIM… Recorded his first hat trick on April 13 at PIT in Game 2
of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals… Regular Season: Scored game-winner against NJD on March 13… Posted a
five-game goal-scoring streak Jan. 8-17 (5G, 1A), which marked the first time in franchise history that two rookies had
posted five-game goal-scoring streaks in the same season (Matt Read, Nov. 13-21)… scored his second short-handed
goal of the season, also the game winning goal, against MIN on Jan. 17th…Scored the GWG on Jan. 10 @CAR and
on Jan. 12 @NYI… missed four games (Dec. 19-27) after taking slapshot to the side of the head vs. BOS on Dec. 17…
Recorded two goals vs. CBJ on Nov. 5 … Recorded first NHL goal @ OTT on October 18… recorded first NHL point, an
assist, on Oct. 12 vs. VAN… made his NHL debut on October 6 at BOS as the first 18-year-old to make the Flyers opening
night roster since defenseman Luca Sbisa did so in 2008.
CAREER
2010-11: Appeared in 58 games for Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) …. Tied for fourth in QMJHL with 96 points (36G,
60A), hitting that number for the second consecutive year… named the league’s Most Valuable Player, top 2011 Draft
Prospect and was selected as a First-Team All-Star… Also finished second in the league with a plus-55 rating… was
the youngest and only draft-eligible player on Team Canada at the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships, winning
a silver medal. 2009-10: Played 68 games for Drummondville… recorded 96 points (41G, 55A) to lead the QMJHL in
scoring, becoming the first 17-year-old to do so since Sidney Crosby with Rimouski Oceanic in 2004-05… also led the
team with a plus-62 rating while often playing against the opposition’s top players. 2008-09: Appeared in 58 games for
the Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)… recorded 31 points (9G, 22A)… won a gold medal with Canada’s Under-18
team at the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament. 2007-08: played for the Notre Dame Hounds in 2007-08, winning
the Saskatchewan Midget AAA championship alongside Jaden Schwartz (14th overall by St. Louis in 2010) and Brandon
Gormley (13th overall by Phoenix in 2010). Personal: Father Sylvain was drafted 65th overall by Los Angeles in 1986 and
played 33 games with the Kings between 1988-89 and 1991-92… is now the General Manager of the Acadie-Bathurst
Titans in the QMJHL.
STATISTICAL CAREER HIGHS
flyers
career
MOST GOALS (GAME) 2 (vs. CBJ, 11/5/11) 2 (vs. CBJ, 11/5/11)
MOST ASSIST (GAME) 1 (FOURTEEN TIMES) 1 (FOURTEEN TIMES)
MOST POINTS (GAME) 2 (THREE TIMES) 2 (THREE TIMES)
MOST GOALS (SEASON) 13 (2011-12) 13 (2011-12)
MOST ASSIST (SEASON) 14 (2011-12) 14 (2011-12)
MOST POINTS (SEASON) 27 (2011-12) 27 (2011-12)
LONGEST GOAL-SCORING STREAK 5 GAMES (1/8/12-1/17/12) 5 GAMES (1/8/12-1/17/12)
LONGEST ASSIST-SCORING streak none none
LONGEST POINT-SCORING STREAK 6 GAMES (1/8/12-1/19/12) 6 GAMES (1/8/12-1/19/12)
CAREER RECORD
regular Season
Playoffs
YEAR TEAM LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM
2008-09 Drummondville QMJHL 58 9 22 31 14 19 1 7 8 8
2009-10 Drummondville QMJHL 68 41 55 96 47 14 10 8 18 18
2010-11 Drummondville(a) QMJHL 58 36 60 96 36 10 6 5 11 14
2011-12 FLYERS NHL 77 13 14 27 14 11 3 1 4 2
flyers/NHL TOTALS 77 13 14 27 14 11 3 1 4 2
(a) Drafted by the Flyers in the first round (8th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
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