Maxime Ouellet
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Maxime Ouellet is a Canadian professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
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 goaltender
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.

Playing career

Ouellet was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers
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 in the first round, 22nd overall at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
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. He later was traded with a first, second, and third round draft choice in 2002 NHL Entry Draft
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The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22–23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. 291 players were drafted in total: 35 from the OHL; 23 from the QMJHL; 43 from the WHL; 41 from the NCAA; 6 from U.S high schools and 110 from outside North America....

 to the Washington Capitals
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 for Adam Oates
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. He holds several records for the former AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals, the Portland Pirates
Portland Pirates
The Portland Pirates is a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. They play in the Cumberland County Civic Center in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the...

. On December 2, 2005, the Washington Capitals
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 traded Ouellet to the Canucks in exchange for a fifth round selection in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
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(Maxime Lacroix
Maxime Lacroix
Maxime Lacroix is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 5th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft with the 127th pick overall.-Playing career:Lacroix spent his junior career with...

)

After not playing to start the 2006–07 season, in late December, 2006, Ouellet was signed by the Portland Pirates
Portland Pirates
The Portland Pirates is a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. They play in the Cumberland County Civic Center in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the...

 to goaltend alongside Dov Grumet-Morris
Dov Grumet-Morris
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. One week later in January 2007, he left Portland without playing a game and was reportedly trying to sign with a European team. In January 2007, Ouellet signed to a contract with the German hockey club Kassel Huskies
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. The season ended without Ouellet playing a single game of hockey.

Ouellet was signed by the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
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 to a minor-league contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
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 on July 26, 2007. After failing to make the team, he signed a contract on November 11, 2007 with the Salzburg Red Bulls of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
Austrian Hockey League
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 in Austria
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.

On January 24, 2008 he signed a contract with the Mississippi Sea Wolves
Mississippi Sea Wolves
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 of the ECHL
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.
He was traded from the Sea Wolves to the Trenton Devils where he played 5 games with a 3.21 GAA and a 0.877 save percentage. His first game he gave up 7 goals, only to come within 6 minutes of posting a shutout in his second game.

On September 16, 2008 it was announced that Ouellet has been invited to the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 training camp on a tryout basis. He was released on September 30.

On October 16, 2008 it was announced that Ouellet had signed for St. Marie Poutrelles Delta of the LNAH. Despite strong interest from the Coventry Blaze in the UK. Ouellet gave the reason for not signing for Blaze as he did not want to play in Europe yet, but would look at the possibility as soon as next season.

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