{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | alt = | name = Dean Ouellet | image = | caption = | image_size = 230px | team = Rivière-du-Loup 3L | league = LNAH | former_teams = Hamilton Bulldogs<br>Arystan Temirtau<br>Lions de Lyon | position = Centre | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|08|05}} | birth_place = Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 172 | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2012 | career_end = }} '''Dean Ouellet''' (born August 5, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently with Rivière-du-Loup 3L of the LNAH.
==Playing career== Ouellet played four seasons (2004–2008) of major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/pressbox/news/?article_id=328 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620213700/http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/pressbox/news/?article_id=328 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-20 |title=Hamilton Bulldogs sign Ouellet on PTO |publisher=Hamilton Bulldogs |date=2013-03-20 |accessdate=2013-03-20 }}</ref> He then attended the University of Moncton where he played four seasons (2008–2012) of CIS college hockey in the AUS conference. In his fourth year, Ouellet was recognized for his outstanding play when he was named to the AUS First All-Star Team.
On September 12, 2012, Ouellet signed with the San Francisco Bulls of ECHL,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.echl.com/san-francisco-adds-two-rookie-centers-p179103 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130620213656/http://www.echl.com/san-francisco-adds-two-rookie-centers-p179103 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2013-06-20 | title = San Francisco add two rookie centers | publisher = ECHL | date = 2012-09-12 | accessdate = 2012-09-12 }}</ref> and he made team history when, on October 12, 2012, he scored the very first goal for the new ECHL team in their very first regular season game. The rookie was selected by his team their representative in the 2012–13 ECHL All-Star Game.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://sfbay.ca/2013/01/03/bulls-ouellet-skates-into-all-star-game/ | title = Bulls Ouellet skated into All-Star game | publisher = sfbay.ca | date = 2013-01-03 | accessdate = 2013-01-03}}</ref>
On June 21, 2013, as an impending free agent Ouellet joined former Bulls teammate, Jordan Morrison in signing a one-year contract abroad in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship with Arystan Temirtau.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.balticsportsagency.com/en/news/70/ | title = Arystan continue to build muscle | publisher = balticsportagency.com | date = 2013-06-21 | accessdate = 2013-06-21 | archive-date = August 1, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130801113529/http://www.balticsportsagency.com/en/news/70/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> However, on October 2, 2013, before the start of the 2013–14 ECHL season, both Morrison and Ouellet were able to come to terms with the San Francisco Bulls and returned to the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfbulls.com/news/jordan-morrison-and-dean-ouellet-are-back |title=JORDAN MORRISON AND DEAN OUELLET ARE BACK! |publisher=San Francisco Bulls |date=2013-10-02 |accessdate=2014-01-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204021532/http://www.sfbulls.com/news/jordan-morrison-and-dean-ouellet-are-back/ |archivedate=February 4, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref>
On January 27, 2014, the San Francisco Bulls announced they were ceasing operations effective immediately, leaving Ouellet and all players on an ECHL contract with San Francisco as free agents.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://echl.com/san-francisco-ceases-operations-p190053 |title=SAN FRANCISCO CEASES OPERATIONS |publisher=ECHL |date=2014-01-27 |accessdate=2014-01-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131175536/http://www.echl.com/san-francisco-ceases-operations-p190053 |archivedate=January 31, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref> He then signed for the remainder of the season with the Fort Wayne Komets.
After a full season abroad in the French Ligue Magnus with LHC Les Lions, Ouellet returned to the ECHL and signed for the 2015–16 season with the Fort Wayne Komets on June 16, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20150616/SPORTS/150619786 |title=Komets bring back center |publisher=News-Sentinel |date=2015-06-16 |accessdate=2015-06-16 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Ouellet was limited to 8 games with the Komets due to injury before he was traded to fellow ECHL club, the Norfolk Admirals on January 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.norfolkadmirals.com/release_story1.php?id=3626 | title = Admirals acquire Ouellet | publisher = Norfolk Admirals | date = 2016-01-05 | accessdate = 2016-01-05 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160129093726/http://www.norfolkadmirals.com/release_story1.php?id=3626 | archive-date = January 29, 2016 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2004–05 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 55 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 55 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |- | 2006–07 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 70 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 115 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 18 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | QMJHL | 70 | 43 | 54 | 97 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 |- | 2008–09 | University of Moncton | AUS | 27 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | University of Moncton | AUS | 26 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2010–11 | University of Moncton | AUS | 28 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | University of Moncton | AUS | 28 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2012–13 | San Francisco Bulls | ECHL | 66 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 75 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2013–14 | Arystan Temirtau | KHC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | San Francisco Bulls | ECHL | 38 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2013–14 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 16 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Lions de Lyon | FRA | 26 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2015–16 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Norfolk Admirals | ECHL | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 5 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 2 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2004 | Canada Atlantic | U17 | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 5 ! 3 ! 1 ! 4 ! 0 |}
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- | AUS First All-Star Team | 2011–12 |<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.capebretoneagles.com/alumni | title = Screaming Eagles alumni | publisher = Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | date = 2013-02-03 | accessdate = 2013-02-03}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | AUS Most Sportsmanlike Player | 2011–12 |<ref>{{cite web| url = http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/mice/2011-12/releases/20120307-aus | title = AUS announce awards winners | publisher = Canadian Interuniversity Sports | date = 2012-03-04 | accessdate = 2012-03-04}}</ref> |- | CIS All-Canadian Second Team | 2011–12 |<ref>{{cite web| url = http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mice/2011-12/releases/20120321-awards | title = CIS awards ceremony | publisher = Canadian Interuniversity Sports | date = 2012-03-04 | accessdate = 2012-03-04}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | ECHL All-Star Game | 2012–13 |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sfbulls.com/news/ouellet-named-to-the-2013-echl-all-star-team/ |title=Ouellet named to the 2013 ECHL All-Star Team |publisher=San Francisco Bulls |date=2013-01-02 |accessdate=2013-01-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111030708/http://sfbulls.com/news/ouellet-named-to-the-2013-echl-all-star-team/ |archivedate=January 11, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats}}
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