#18 David Paillé /forward

AGE: 18    HT: 6'0"    WT: 200    SHOT: left    BORN: April 15, 1984   HOMETOWN: Welland, ON

2002-03 team: Guelph Storm, OHL

Pro Status: NHL Draft Buffalo Sabres 2002 (1, 20)

 

International background: Participated in Canada’s National Junior Team’s Development Camp in August 2002 in Halifax, NS … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Under 18 Team at the 2001 Six Nations Cup in the Czech Republic … Won a bronze medal with Team Ontario at the 2001 World Under 17 Challenge in Nova Scotia … Assistant captain with Team Ontario

 

Hockey background: In his third season with the OHL’s Guelph Storm … Member of OHL Western Conference All-Stars vs. QMJHL Dilio Conference at the 2002 Hershey Cup game (2-0 W) in Kitchener, ON ... Played in the 2002 Memorial Cup with the Guelph Storm …Played in the 2002 CHL Top Prospects Game … Posted a five game scoring streak from November 5-15 2001 (2-4-6) … Runnerup as the OHL Western Conference’s Best Body Checker in the 2002 OHL Coaches Poll … Selected to the OHL’s 2nd All-Rookie Team in 2000-2001 … Guelph’s 1st round selection, 6th overall, in the 2000 OHL Draft

Profile: A nice blend of speed, skill and size, Paille is the prototypical power forward. Although a centreman with the Guelph Storm, he could be shifted to the wing in Halifax. Drafted 20th overall in 2002 by the Buffalo Sabres.

Personal: Bilingual … Son of Raymond and Suzanne … Has two sisters, Natalie (23) and Joanne (22) … Favorite NHL player: Mario Lemieux … Favorite sport other than hockey: Soccer