Jean-Sébastien Dea

Jean-Sébastien Dea
Dea with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2018
Born (1994-02-08) February 8, 1994 (age 30)
La Prairie, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Pittsburgh Penguins
New Jersey Devils
Buffalo Sabres
Arizona Coyotes
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Jean-Sébastien Dea (born February 8, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently under contract with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, and Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

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As a youth, Dea played in the 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Laurent, Quebec.[1] Dea played major junior hockey with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). In his final two years in the QMJHL, Dea scored 45 and 49 goals respectively.[2]

Dea went undrafted by teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). As a free agent he agreed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL on September 17, 2013.[3] Dea made his pro debut for Pittsburgh's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, on April 19, 2014.[4] Dea spent the 2014–15 season between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.[4][5] He scored ten goals and 21 points for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, including his first professional goal on October 12 versus the Manchester Monarchs.[4] He scored three goals and seven points in his 14 games in the ECHL.[5] He spent the entire 2015–16 season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, registering 20 goals and 36 points in 75 games. He had a four-point night against the St. John's IceCaps on November 4.[4] For the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs, Dea was one of Pittsburgh's "Black Aces" on their playoff taxi squad.[6]

Nearing the conclusion of the 2016–17 regular season, Dea received his first recall from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to Pittsburgh on April 9, 2017.[7] He made his NHL debut that night in the Penguins final regular season game, recording two penalty minutes in a 3–2 defeat to the New York Rangers.[8] Dea was once again one of Pittsburgh's "Black Aces" during the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs.[6] He finished the season with 18 goals and 34 points in 73 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.[4] On August 21, 2017, the Penguins re-signed Dea to a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000.[6] On January 17, 2018, Dea was called up to the Penguins and made his season debut against the Anaheim Ducks.[9] He scored his first NHL goal on January 23, 2018, against the Carolina Hurricanes.[10] He was sent back to the AHL on January 26, 2018, after playing in four games.[11] He finished the season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, scoring 18 goals and 50 points in 70 games.[4] He was named the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's team most valuable player.[12]

Eventually, just before free agency on June 28, 2018, Dea re-signed with the Penguins for a year.[13] During 2018 training camp, on September 28, Dea was claimed off waivers by the New Jersey Devils.[14] After appearing in 20 games with the Devils, contributing with 3 goals and 5 points, Dea was again returned to waivers by the Devils. On November 29, Dea was re-claimed by the Penguins off waivers and was immediately re-assigned to the AHL with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.[15] He was later recalled after an injury to Dominik Simon[12] and registered 1 goal in 3 games with Pittsburgh before he was again returned to Scranton.[16]

Dea contributed with 6 goals and 22 points in 26 games for the Penguins in the AHL, before his second stint with Pittsburgh was cut short as he was dealt at the trade deadline to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Chris Wideman on February 25, 2019.[16] In joining the Panthers' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, for the remainder of campaign, Dea scored 22 points in just 20 games.[4]

As an unrestricted free agent from the Panthers, Dea opted to sign a two-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 1, 2019.[17] He began the 2019–20 season with the Sabres' AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans.[18] He was recalled and made his Buffalo debut on November 27 versus the Calgary Flames. He was returned to Rochester until being recalled again on January 31, 2019 to replace an injured Kyle Okposo.[19] In his second season with the Sabres, the pandemic-shortened 2020–21 season he played one game with Buffalo and 15 games with Rochester. In the AHL, he scored six goals and 15 points.[20]

Following the conclusion of his contract with the Sabres, Dea returned to Canada, agreeing a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 28, 2021.[20] He was assigned to Montreal's AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, to begin the 2021–22 season after being part of Montreal's taxi squad.[21] Playing on a line with Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Dea took on a leadership role with the Rocket, on occasion being named one of the team's alternate captains.[22] He led the Rocket with 26 goals and was second on the team with 52 points in 70 games.[23]

On July 14, 2022, Dea was signed as a free agent to a two-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[23] He appeared in four games with Arizona in his first year with the team, spending the majority of the time in the AHL with Arizona's affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, where he scored 23 goals and 50 points in 67 games. On August 6, 2023, the Coyotes and Dea mutually agreed to terminate his contract in order to pursue opportunities overseas.[24] Shortly afterwards, on August 9, Dea signed a one-year contract with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[25] Dea made 18 appearances with Metallurg, registering just 6 points before he was traded to fellow KHL outfit, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, on December 15, 2023.[26]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Collège Charles-L. Riverains QMAAA 42 26 29 55 28 5 6 3 9 6
2011–12 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 50 17 15 32 42 4 1 2 3 0
2012–13 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 68 45 40 85 59 14 12 9 21 24
2013–14 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL 65 49 26 75 53 9 6 3 9 12
2013–14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 43 10 11 21 16 4 0 0 0 2
2014–15 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 14 4 3 7 6 — — — — —
2015–16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 75 20 16 36 36 10 0 0 0 18
2016–17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 73 18 16 34 59 5 2 1 3 4
2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 70 18 32 50 69 3 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2018–19 New Jersey Devils NHL 20 3 2 5 6 — — — — —
2018–19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 26 6 16 22 40 — — — — —
2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 20 11 11 22 18 — — — — —
2019–20 Rochester Americans AHL 57 15 24 39 32 — — — — —
2019–20 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2020–21 Rochester Americans AHL 15 6 9 15 4 — — — — —
2020–21 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2021–22 Laval Rocket AHL 70 26 26 52 42 15 4 4 8 6
2022–23 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 67 23 27 50 42 3 0 1 1 2
2022–23 Arizona Coyotes NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2023–24 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 18 3 3 6 6 — — — — —
2023–24 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 27 7 4 11 8 — — — — —
NHL totals 37 5 2 7 14 — — — — —
KHL totals 45 10 7 17 14 — — — — —

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Mastracco, Abbey (October 9, 2018). "What Jean-Sebastien Dea needs to show to stick with NJ Devils". northjersey.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Penguins sign Jean-Sebastien Dea, make roster moves". Pittsburgh Penguins. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Jean-Sebastien Dea". The American Hockey League. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Jean-Sebastien Dea Becomes 61st Former Nailer to Reach NHL". Wheeling Nailers. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Penguins Re-Sign Forward Jean-Sebastien Dea to a One-Year Contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "Penguins Recall Sundqvist, Dea and Pouliot". Pittsburgh Penguins. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017 – via NHL.com.
  8. ^ "Rangers end regular season with 3–2 win over Penguins". ESPN. Associated Press. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  9. ^ "Penguins call up Jean-Sebastien Dea for Ducks game". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  10. ^ "Dea scores first NHL goal, Pens beat Hurricanes". TSN. The Canadian Press. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "Penguins send Jean-Sebastien Dea back to AHL". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 26, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Penguins Place Dominik Simon On IR, Call Up J.S. Dea". CBS Sports. December 7, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  13. ^ "Penguins re-sign forward Jean-Sebastien Dea". Sportsnet. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  14. ^ Ryan, Chris (September 28, 2018). "Devils claim Jean-Sebastien Dea from Penguins. What it means". NJ.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  15. ^ "Penguins Claim Jean-Sebastien Dea Off Waivers From New Jersey". Pittsburgh Penguins. November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018 – via NHL.com.
  16. ^ a b "Penguins get Wideman from Panthers for Dea". TSN. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  17. ^ Kardaman, Katelyn; Cohen, Jami (July 1, 2019). "Sabres ink Jean-Sebastien Dea to two-year contract". Buffalo Sabres. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  18. ^ Roth, Leo (September 23, 2019). "Amerks open camp with plenty of reinforcements yet to come from Sabres". Democrat & Chronicle. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  19. ^ Harrington, Mike (January 31, 2020). "With Kyle Okposo down, Sabres call up Jean-Sebastien Dea". The Buffalo News. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  20. ^ a b "One-year, two-way contract for Jean-Sebastien Dea". Montreal Canadiens. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via NHL.com.
  21. ^ "L'attaquant Jean-Sébastien Dea cédé au Rocket de Laval" [Forward Jean-Sébastien Dea sent to the Laval Rocket] (in French). Montreal Canadiens. January 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via NHL.com.
  22. ^ "Jean-Sébastien Dea is a Model of Consistency". Laval Rocket. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Coyotes sign Dea to two-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  24. ^ "Coyotes place Jean-Sebastien Dea on unconditional waivers to terminate contract". Sportsnet. August 5, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  25. ^ "ЖАН-СЕБАСТЬЯН ДИ – ИГРОК «МЕТАЛЛУРГА»!" [Jean-Sebastian Dea is a Metallurg player!] (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  26. ^ "Jean-Sebastien Dea moves to Nizhnekamsk" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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