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Samuel Girard

Samuel Girard

G
3
A
15
Pts
18
+/-
0
PPP
1
SOG
73
Bio
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/170 lbs
Born: Roberval, Canada
Draft: 2016 2nd round (47th pick) by the
Nashville Predators
Shoots: L
  • KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News

    Participation in the NHL's player assistance program is up this season. That may not be a bad thing

    It was untreated anxiety and depression that Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard blamed for his alcohol abuse, a problem that reached the point where he needed to step away from hockey. Girard returned to practice a month later, resumed playing and declared: “It changed my life.” Girard was the first of five players to step away this season to receive care from the program jointly run by the league and union — the same number of players who sought help over the previous three years combined. The participation increase is credited in part to a growing belief in the venture that has been around since 1996, as well as a reflection of the general population seeking more help since the pandemic.

  • KDVR Denver

    The value of Valeri Nichushkin on display for Avs since his return from player assistance program

    When he is on the ice, Nichushkin is a goal-scoring force. Especially come playoff time, where he just had seven over five games in a first-round series win against the Winnipeg Jets.

  • Daily Journal

    Defensemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs

    Deep NHL playoff runs Jason Demers went on during his playing career usually ended the same way. There were 70 goals scored over the first 10 games in the first round, a product of not just hot offense sparked by some of the league's top players but team-wide struggles to keep the puck out of the net. “It's really hard if you don't have some depth and guys that can step right in and can have impact,” said three-time Stanley Cup-winning defenseman Ken Daneyko, now an NHL Network analyst.