Alexandre R. Picard

Alexandre R. Picard
Picard with the Penguins in 2011.
Born	(1985-07-05) July 5, 1985 (age 31) Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
DEL team Former teams	Düsseldorfer EG Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins HC Lev Praha Graz 99ers ERC Ingolstadt HC Fribourg-Gottéron
NHL Draft	85th overall, 2003 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2005–present

Alexandre Remi Picard (born July 5, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Picard began his career by playing major junior hockey for the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL. The team was highly successful while he was there, even helping them reach the President's Cup finals in 2002–03. In fact, following that season, he was one of eight players on the team chosen in 2003 NHL Entry Draft. However, he was among several players traded to the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, but returned to the Mooseheads for his final season in the QMJHL, but they had a short post-season berth.

Following the post-season, Picard went to Philadelphia, and began to work-out with the Philadelphia Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, who were in the Calder Cup finals. When teammate Randy Jones was injured in game two, he was signed to an amateur tryout contract to fill the roster spot. So, Picard played alongside veteran John Slaney in about a dozen shifts in games three and four to help the Phantoms sweep the Chicago Wolves.

A month later, the Flyers announced that they had signed Picard to a three-year contract to fill the spot left on the Phantoms roster by Patrick Sharp. So, Picard played his first full professional season for the Phantoms, and also played six games for the Flyers in four stints. He was also called up to be backup for the Flyers during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs.