12 Facts About Max Pacioretty

Maximillian Kolenda Pacioretty was born on November 20,1988 and is an American professional ice hockey left winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League.

Max Pacioretty played high school hockey at New Canaan High School in which he led the state in points during his freshman year, and then moved on to The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut.

On July 17,2008, Max Pacioretty signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Canadiens.

On March 8,2011, Max Pacioretty suffered an injury following a hit by Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara.

Max Pacioretty was taken off the ice on a stretcher after lying motionless on the ice for several minutes.

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One Bruin, Mark Recchi, questioned the severity of the concussion during an interview stating that Max Pacioretty was at a movie theater four days after the incident.

On February 6,2014, Max Pacioretty became the first Canadien to have two penalty shots awarded in the same game, against the Vancouver Canucks and goaltender Roberto Luongo, becoming just the second player in NHL history to be awarded two penalty shots in the same period.

On September 15,2014, Pacioretty was named an alternate captain of the Canadiens along with P K Subban, Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov.

On March 2,2018, Max Pacioretty left a game against the New York Islanders due to an injury, and a few days later it was announced that Max Pacioretty suffered a knee injury and was set to be out for four to six weeks.

On September 10,2018, Max Pacioretty was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Tomas Tatar, Nick Suzuki, and a 2019 second round draft pick.

Max Pacioretty subsequently signed a four-year, $28 million contract extension with the Golden Knights.

Max Pacioretty's paternal grandmother, Theresa Max Pacioretty is a French-Canadian from Montreal.