Maxime Comtois (born January 8, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Anaheim Ducks and Carolina Hurricanes.
| Max Comtois | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Comtois (right) with the Anaheim Ducks in 2023 | |||
| Born |
January 8, 1999 Longueuil, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Dynamo Moscow Anaheim Ducks Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
50th overall, 2017 Anaheim Ducks | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Playing career
Comtois was drafted by the Victoriaville Tigres third overall in the 2015 QMJHL Entry Draft.[1] On June 24, 2017, Comtois was selected in the second round, 50th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Ducks on March 3, 2018.[2]
Comtois made the Ducks' 2018 opening night roster out of training camp.[3] On October 3, 2018, he made his professional debut in the Ducks' 2018–19 season opener in San Jose and scored his first professional goal in the first minute of the game, on his first shot attempt at goaltender Martin Jones.[4] The Ducks went on to win the game 5–2. Comtois contributed to be amongst the Ducks scoring leaders to start the season, scoring 7 points in his first 10 games before suffering an injury. On his return he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, before he was returned to his junior club, the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) on November 24, 2018.[5]
Following his fifth season within the Ducks organization, as a pending restricted free agent Comtois was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Ducks and was released as a free agent on July 1, 2023.[6] Several months later, on September 12, Comtois signed a professional tryout agreement with the Vegas Golden Knights;[7] he was subsequently released on October 9, after the conclusion of the preseason.[8]
On October 16, 2023, without a NHL contract to begin the 2023–24 season, Comtois opted to continue his career in the AHL by signing a one-year contract with independent club, the Chicago Wolves.[9] Contributing offensively with the Wolves, Comtois was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes for the remainder of the season on March 4, 2024.[10] He featured in one regular season game, providing an assist, and one playoff contest with the Hurricanes.
As a free agent in the following off-season, Comtois signed a one-year contract with HC Dynamo Moscow of the KHL, on July 18, 2024.[11]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2021 Latvia | |
 | 2022 Finland | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2018 United States | |
On December 25, 2018, Comtois was named captain for Canada national junior team while they competed at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[12] He is the only player to return from the 2018 gold medal-winning team.[13] On December 26, Comtois scored four goals in a 14–0 win over Denmark national junior team in the first game of the tournament.[14] Comtois became the fifth player from Team Canada to score four goals in a World Juniors game, with the last being Taylor Raddysh in 2017.[15] After Canada was eliminated from the tournament, Comtois revealed he had been playing with a separated shoulder.[16]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 64 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 64 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 54 | 44 | 41 | 85 | 79 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 2018–19 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 25 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 24 | ||
| 2019–20 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 31 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 29 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 55 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 52 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 64 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 65 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 211 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 193 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
References
External links
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