Hendrix Lapierre

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Hendrix Lapierre | image = 2024 Calder Cup Finals ~ Hendrix Lapierre (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Lapierre with the Hershey Bears in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|9}} | birth_place = Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 179 | position = Centre | shoots = Left | league = NHL | team = Washington Capitals | prospect_team =  | prospect_league = AHL | former_teams = | ntl_team = | draft = 22nd overall | draft_year = 2020 | draft_team = Washington Capitals | career_start = 2021 | career_end = }} '''Hendrix Lapierre''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|l|ɑː |p|i|ˈ|ɛər}} (born February 9, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the  Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).<ref name=elite>{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/201904/hendrix-lapierre|title=Hendrix Lapierre at eliteprospects.com|website=www.eliteprospects.com}}</ref> Lapierre was selected 22nd overall by the Capitals in the 2020 NHL entry draft.

==Playing career== thumb|Lapierre in 2021 On October 6, 2020, Lapierre was selected by the Washington Capitals with the 22nd overall pick in the 2020 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capitals move up to draft Hendrix Lapierre 22nd overall |url=https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1974387/capitals-move-up-to-draft-hendrix-lapierre-22nd-overall |website=theScore.com |accessdate=October 6, 2020 |date=October 6, 2020}}</ref> He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Capitals on October 27, 2020.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/capitals-sign-hendrix-lapierre/c-319525308 | title = Capitals sign Hendrix Lapierre | publisher = Washington Capitals | date = October 27, 2020 | accessdate = October 27, 2020}}</ref>

Following his third season of major junior hockey with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), Lapierre was traded to Acadie–Bathurst Titan in exchange for two junior players and four draft selections on June 23, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://en.letitan.com/article/titan-acquire-capitals-prospect-hendrix-lapierre | title = Titan acquire Capitals prospect Hendrix Lapierre | publisher = Acadie-Bathurst Titan | date = June 23, 2021 | accessdate = June 23, 2021}}</ref>

Lapierre made his NHL debut for the Capitals on October 13, 2021, at home against the New York Rangers. He scored his first NHL goal in the second period of that game on an assist from T. J. Oshie. In 2023, and 2024, Lapierre won the Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears, the farm team of the Washington Capitals. He was named the MVP of the 2024 Calder Cup playoffs. <ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Scott |title=Caps teens who scored in debut include a future Hall of Famer, a 'Can't Miss Kid' — and Hendrix Lapierre |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/14/hendrix-lapierre-capitals-debut/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=December 14, 2021 |date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" style="background:#fff;"| ! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! Season !! Team !! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2017–18 || Gatineau L'Intrépide || QMAAA | 35 || 17 || 40 || 57 || 6 | 9 || 4 || 6 || 10 || 8 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2018–19 || Chicoutimi Saguenéens || QMJHL | 48 || 13 || 32 || 45 || 18 | 4 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 2 |- | 2019–20 || Chicoutimi Saguenéens || QMJHL | 19 || 2 || 15 || 17 || 10 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2020–21 || Chicoutimi Saguenéens || QMJHL | 21 || 8 || 23 || 31 || 12 | 9 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 4 |- | 2021–22 || Washington Capitals || NHL | 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2021–22 || Acadie–Bathurst Titan || QMJHL | 40 || 21 || 30 || 51 || 22 | 8 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 2 |- | 2022–23 || Hershey Bears || AHL | 60 || 15 || 15 || 30 || 43 | 20 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 14 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2023–24 || Hershey Bears || AHL | 21 || 5 || 12 || 17 || 6 | 20 || 7 || 15 || 22 || 6 |- | 2023–24 || Washington Capitals || NHL | 51 || 8 || 14 || 22 || 4 | 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 |-style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2024–25 || Washington Capitals || NHL | 27 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 4 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2024–25 || Hershey Bears || AHL | 32 || 7 || 25 || 32 || 16 | 8 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 4 |-style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2025–26 || Washington Capitals || NHL | 74 || 4 || 12 || 16 || 31 | — || — || — || — || — |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 158 !! 13 !! 34 !! 47 !! 41 ! 4 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 0 |}

===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;" |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" style="background:#fff;"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2019 | Canada | HG18 | {{silver2}} | 5|| 3 || 8 || 11 || 4 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 5 !! 3 !! 8 !! 11 !! 4 |}

==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! Ref |- ! colspan="3"|QMJHL |- | QMJHL All-Rookie Team | 2019 | |- | Michel Bergeron Trophy | 2019 | |- ! colspan="3"|AHL |- | Calder Cup | 2023, 2024 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/sweeter-by-the-dozen-hershey-wins-12th-cup |title=Sweeter by the dozen: Hershey wins 12th Cup |publisher=American Hockey League |date=June 22, 2023 |accessdate=June 22, 2023 |archive-date=June 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622085304/https://theahl.com/sweeter-by-the-dozen-hershey-wins-12th-cup |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/new-faces-spark-bears-to-latest-calder-cup-championship |title=New faces spark Bears to latest Calder Cup championship |publisher=American Hockey League |date=June 25, 2024 |accessdate=June 25, 2024 |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625171703/https://theahl.com/new-faces-spark-bears-to-latest-calder-cup-championship |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Jack A. Butterfield Trophy |2024 | |}

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