Nicholas Baptiste | |
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Born | August 4, 1995 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) |
Position | Right Wing |
Shoots | Right |
NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans (AHL) |
NHL Draft | 69th overall, 2013 Buffalo Sabres |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Nicholas Baptiste (born August 4, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He was drafted by the Sabres in the third round (69th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing Career[]
Prior to being drafted, Nicholas played major junior hockey for the Sudbury Wolves and the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
He was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Sabres on May 31, 2014.
Nicholas made his NHL debut in the 2016–17 NHL season with the Sabres in a game against the Calgary Flames on October 18, 2016.
Career Statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2011–12 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 64 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 66 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
2013–14 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 65 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
2014–15 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Erie Otters | OHL | 41 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 10 | ||
2015–16 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 62 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 59 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2012 | Canada Ontario | U17 | Template:Brca | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
2013 | Canada | WJC18 | Template:Goca | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |