Former University of North Dakota standout Jason Gregoire has signed a contract with the National Hockey League’s Winnipeg Jets.
A native of Winnipeg, Gregoire elected to forgo his final year of collegiate eligibility in May to pursue his professional career. Gregoire was an All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) third team selection as a junior in 2010-11 after achieving career highs in points (43), goals (25), power-play goals (eight), and shorthanded goals (two). He helped lead UND to an NCAA Frozen Four appearance, as well as WCHA regular season and tournament championships.
A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Gregoire led the Sioux with 20 goals as a sophomore in 2009-10. Gregoire finished his collegiate career with 109 points (57 goals, 52 assists) in 120 career games, and his 15 career game-winning goals tie him for fourth all-time at UND with Brandon Bochenski (2002-04).
Gregoire helped lead the Sioux to a pair of MacNaughton Cups as WCHA regular season champions in 2008-09 and 2010-11, as well as back-to-back Broadmoor Trophies as WCHA tournament champions (2009-10, 2010-11).
He was a two-time selection to the All-WCHA Academic team.
Originally a third-round draft pick of the New York Islanders in 2007, Gregoire became an unrestricted free agent this summer after utilizing a clause in the NHL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement that allows college players to become free agents four years after they were drafted if they are not signed by their team.
Gregoire is the sixth Fighting Sioux to ink a professional contract since the end of the 2010-11 season, joining fellow junior Brett Hextall (Phoenix Coyotes), and seniors Matt Frattin (Toronto Maple Leafs), Chay Genoway (Minnesota Wild), Brad Malone (Colorado Avalanche), and Brent Davidson (Boras HC, Sweden).
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