| Simon Danis-Pepin |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
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 | Height / Weight: 6-7 / 235
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 | Position: Defenseman
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 | Birthdate: 04/11/1988
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 | Last Team: Gatineau
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IN 2008-09: Will serve as a co-captain.
IN 2007-08: One of just five players to see action in all 34 games... Is Maine's leading returning scorer... Scored four goals and added eight assists for 12 points during the season... Scored a goal and added an assist against Boston College (1/26)... Scored a power play goal in Maine's 5-3 win against eighth-ranked Clarkson in the Florida College Classic (12/28)... Scored the game-tying goal against Boston College (1/25) on the power play... Added a goal against fifth-ranked New Hampshire (2/8).... Named a Maine Scholar-Athlete Award winner... Named to the Hockey East Academic Honor Roll.
IN 2006-07: Played in all 40 games as a sophomore, one of only eight players to do so... Scored his first career goal in the second period against UMass Lowell (11/10)... Added a second goal against Merrimack (2/24) that was the game-winner... Also added four assists on the season, including one at North Dakota (10/21) and one on a shorthanded goal at Northeastern (12/9).
IN 2005-06: Played in 23 games with five assists as a freshman... In his first game at Air Force (10/7), notched his first assist... Had assists in both games at Northeastern (1/27 and 1/28)... Had an assist on the game-winning goal against Boston College (2/18)... Added an assist on a power play goal against UMass Lowell (3/11) in the Hockey East Quarterfinals... Was the youngest player in Hockey East during the season... Named the Jack Semler Most Improved Player for Maine.
BEFORE MAINE: During the 2004-05 season, played for Gatineau in the Quebec AAA Midget League... Saw action in 39 games and had six goals and 31 assists for 37 points... Was coached by Martin Lafleur... Named Defenseman of the League and earned first-team All-Star honors... Team participated in the Telus Cup and advanced to the title game, winning the silver medal... Team won the International Midget Kiwanis Tournament two years in a row... Participated in the 2005 Canadian U-18 National Junior Camp for the top prospects in the nation... Attended Nicolas-Gatineau School, where he also played golf... Was selected in the second round, 61st overall, in the 2006 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
PERSONAL: Born April 11, 1988... Majoring in journalism.... Son of Louise Danis and Jean Pepin... Has a sister, Camille.