Shoots Left Height 1.85 m Playing career Weight 86 kg | Name Chris Bigras Positions Defenseman Role Ice hockey player | |
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NHL team (P)Cur. team Colorado AvalancheSan Antonio Rampage (AHL) NHL Draft 32nd overall, 2013Colorado Avalanche Similar People Duncan Siemens, Joey Hishon, Zach Nastasiuk, Conner Bleackley, Calvin Pickard | ||
Chris bigras budding as star in draft year
Christopher Bigras (born February 22, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL). Bigras was selected by the Avalanche in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in Orillia, Ontario, but grew up in Elmvale, Ontario.
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- Chris bigras budding as star in draft year
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- Junior
- Professional
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Chris bigras 2 goals vs barrie 10 22 14
Junior
Bigras first played midget hockey within the Barrie Colts before moving to play major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Owen Sound Attack. During the 2012–13 season he played with Team Canada to win gold medals at both the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships. He was rated as a top prospect eligible for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft before he was selected by the Avalanche.
During his first training camp with the Avalanche, Bigras impressed immediately from the blueline and was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Avalanche on September 17, 2013. His performance was praised by head coach Patrick Roy and as a result, he was amongst the final cuts in being returned to the Attack of the OHL for the 2013–14 season. Bigras was named as an Alternate captain and although failing to reproduce his previous season offensive numbers with a weaker Owen Sound squad, he was voted by the league's coaches as the OHL best defensive defenseman.
Over the summer, Bigras attended Canada's National junior development camp before participating in his second training camp with the Avalanche. Bigras failed to replicate his form from his initial camp and was reassigned to Owen Sound at the conclusion of camp. In his last season of junior in 2014–15, Bigras was relied upon as the Attack's number one defenseman. He continued his development to break out offensively in leading all blueline teammates in each scoring category with 20 goals, 51 assists and 71 points in 62 games, finishing second in the OHL. He earnt selection to the OHL First All-Star team and surpassed Owen Sound All-time scoring records in leading the club amongst defenseman with 120 assists and 155 points in his junior career.
Professional
After a first round defeat in the post-season signalling the conclusion of his OHL career, Bigras was signed to an amateur try-out contract with the Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters on April 7, 2015 and made his debut that night against the Chicago Wolves. Bigras recorded his first professional point, an assist, in the following game against the Rochester Americans on April 9. With the Monsters out of playoff contention, he finished the campaign with 4 assists in 7 games.
Bigras was assigned to begin his first full professional season in 2015–16 season, with new Avalanche AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. He established himself amongst top-pairing minutes with the Rampage, appearing in every contest and placing second amongst the defense in scoring before he received his first NHL recall to the Avalanche on January 13, 2016. Bigras made his NHL debut with the Avalanche in a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on January 14, 2016. He collected his first NHL point on an assist in the following game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 16. Bigras was initially placed on the third pairing to continue his development, showing his defensive prowess, before scoring his first NHL goal in his 21st game in a 6-3 defeat to the Minnesota Wild on February 2, 2016.