The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed defenseman Alain Nasreddine, it was announced today by Assistant General Manager Chuck Fletcher.
Nasreddine, 32, split last season between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and Pittsburgh (NHL), recording eight points (3+5) and 25 penalty minutes in 19 games with the AHL club and five points (1+4) and 18 penalty minutes in 44 games with Pittsburgh.
A 12-year veteran, Nasreddine set new NHL single season highs for games (44), goals (1), assists (4), points (5) and plus-minus (plus-12) last season. He recorded his first career NHL goal and point on December 16 in Montreal, and finished the year second on Pittsburgh in plus-minus.
The 6-1, 210 pound native of Montreal has spent parts of four seasons with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, recording 40 points (7+33) and 241 penalty minutes in 182 games. Nasreddine also served as team captain from 2004-2007.
The Florida Panthers’ sixth round draft choice (135th overall) in the 1993 Entry Draft has recorded five points (1+4) and 80 penalty minutes in 68 career NHL games with the Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders and Penguins.
Nasreddine has appeared in 659 career AHL contests with Carolina, Portland, Fredericton, Quebec, Hamilton, Bridgeport and the Penguins, recording 121 points (23+98) and 1,331 penalty minutes. He also spent parts of two seasons with Indianapolis of the International Hockey League, recording 15 points (1+14) and 506 penalty minutes in 124 games.
Season ticket packages for the 2007-2008 season of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey are on sale now, and available by contacting the Penguins’ ticketing office at 570-208-7367.
ALAIN NASREDDINE’S CAREER STATISTICS
REGULAR SEASON
PLAYOFFS
Season
Team
League
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
1991-92
Drummondville
QMJHL
61
1
9
10
78
4
0
0
0
17
1992-93
Drummondville
QMJHL
64
0
14
14
137
10
0
1
1
36
1993-94
Chicoutimi
QMJHL
60
3
24
27
218
26
2
10
12
118
1994-95
Chicoutimi
QMJHL
67
8
31
39
342
13
3
5
8
40
1995-96
Carolina
AHL
63
0
5
5
245
--
--
--
--
--
1996-97
Carolina
AHL
26
0
4
4
109
--
--
--
--
--
Indianapolis
IHL
49
0
2
2
248
4
1
1
2
27
1997-98
Indianapolis
IHL
75
1
12
13
258
5
0
2
2
12
1998-99
Chicago
NHL
7
0
0
0
19
--
--
--
--
--
Portland
AHL
7
0
1
1
36
--
--
--
--
--
Montreal
NHL
8
0
0
0
33
--
--
--
--
--
Fredericton
AHL
38
0
10
10
108
15
0
3
3
39
1999-00
Quebec
AHL
59
1
6
7
178
--
--
--
--
--
Hamilton
AHL
11
0
0
0
12
10
1
1
2
14
2000-01
Hamilton
AHL
74
4
14
18
164
--
--
--
--
--
2001-02
Hamilton
AHL
79
7
10
17
154
12
1
3
4
22
2002-03
NY Islanders
NHL
3
0
0
0
2
--
--
--
--
--
Bridgeport
AHL
67
3
9
12
114
9
0
0
0
27
2003-04
Bridgeport
AHL
53
1
6
7
70
--
--
--
--
--
WBS PENGUINS
AHL
17
1
1
2
16
24
1
0
1
48
2004-05
WBS PENGUINS
AHL
75
3
15
18
129
11
0
1
1
18
2005-06
WBS PENGUINS
AHL
71
0
12
12
71
--
--
--
--
--
Pittsburgh
NHL
6
0
0
0
8
--
--
--
--
--
2006-07
WBS PENGUINS
AHL
19
3
5
8
25
--
--
--
--
--
Pittsburgh
NHL
44
1
4
5
18
--
--
--
--
--
QMJHL TOTALS
252
12
78
90
775
53
5
16
21
211
IHL TOTALS
124
1
14
15
506
9
1
3
4
39
NHL TOTALS
68
1
4
5
80
--
--
--
--
--
AHL TOTALS
659
23
98
121
1,331
81
3
8
11
168
WBS TOTALS
182
7
33
40
241
35
1
1
2
66
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