About Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (; born November 11, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the fourth round, 96th overall, of the 2011 NHL entry draft with whom he spent the first part of his NHL career prior to his trade to the Islanders in 2020. == Playing career == === Junior === Pageau was born in Ottawa and raised in neighbouring Hull, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gatineau. He later played with the Gatineau Olympiques and Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). === Professional === === Ottawa Senators === Selected by his hometown Ottawa Senators in the 2011 NHL entry draft, Pageau began his professional career in 2012–13 with Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, registering seven goals and 29 points in 69 games before being called-up to Ottawa on April 10, 2013. Pageau stayed in Ottawa for the remainder of the season, registering two goals and four points in nine regular season games. On May 5, he scored a hat-trick in game 3 of the conference final series as the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6–1, and he became just the second Senators player to score a hat-trick in the Stanley Cup playoffs after Daniel Alfredsson. Following the season, Pageau was honoured by his hometown; on June 18, 2013, he signed the official guestbook at the start of the Gatineau City Council meeting and received a plaque. Mayor of Gatineau Marc Bureau called him "a true ambassador for the city".
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