Francis Paré | |||
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Born |
LeMoyne, Quebec, CAN |
June 30, 1987 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NLA team Former teams |
free agent Grand Rapids Griffins HC TPS Metallurg Magnitogorsk Traktor Chelyabinsk HC Slovan Bratislava Medveščak Zagreb Genève-Servette HC |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Francis Paré (born June 30, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently a free agent. He last played for Genève-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA).
Undrafted, Paré previously played with the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL). On July 27, 2011, Pare signed a two-year, two-way contract extension with the Griffins NHL affiliate, the Detroit Red Wings.
On July 8, 2013, after helping the Griffins capture the Calder Cup, Paré was signed to a two-year contract abroad in Finland with TPS of the SM-liiga. In the following years, Paré played for different teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), including Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk and HC Slovan Bratislava. In 2014, he won the Gagarin Cup with Magnitogorsk. After returning to TPS for a second stint during the 2015–16 season, he again inked a deal with a KHL side, agreeing terms with Medvescak Zagreb in June 2016.
On January 23, 2017, Pare signed a contract with Geneve-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA) for the remainder of the season.