Jean-Gabriel Pageau

BIOGRAPHY

Jean-Gabriel Pageau was born November 11, 1992 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is a center in the National Hockey League. 

Selected by his hometown Ottawa Senators in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Pageau began his professional career in 2012–13 with Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, registering 7 goals and 29 points in 69 games before being called-up to Ottawa on April 10, 2013. Pageau stayed in Ottawa for the remainder of the season, registering two goals and four points in nine regular season games. On May 5, 2013, he scored a hat-trick in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series as the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6–1. In so doing, he became just the second Senators player to score a hat-trick in the playoffs. In June 2015, it was announced Pageau signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Senators. Pageau would play in all 82 games during the 2015–16 season and achieve career highs in goals (19), assists (24) and points (43), and led the NHL in short-handed goals with seven. Pageau scored four goals in Game 2 of round two of the 2017 playoffs against the New York Rangers, including the game-winner in double overtime. On July 17, 2017, Pageau signed a new three-year, $9.3 million contract worth $3.1 million annually. In the final year of his contract with the Senators in the 2019–20 season, Pageau emerged as the club's top line center, scoring at a career high pace with 24 goals and 40 points in 60 games. With the Senators out of playoff contention and as a potential free agent, Pageau ended his eight-year tenure with Ottawa when he was traded to the New York Islanders at the NHL trade deadline. He was subsequently signed to a six-year, $30 million contract extension to remain with the Islanders through 2026 and scored his first playoff goal with the Islanders on August 1, 2020. On March 25, 2021, he recorded his 100th career goal and on August 7, 2021, Pageau was voted the winner of the Bob Nystrom Award for 2020-21 as the Islander who best exemplifies leadership, hustle and dedication.