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France Alexandre Texier
#85 Montréal Canadiens / NHL - 25/26
1-time Ligue Magnus Best Young Player (Jean-Pierre Graff Trophy) 1
1-time Spengler Cup Winner 1
Date of Birth
Sep 13, 1999
Position
LW/C
Age
26
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Grenoble, FRA
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
France
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Grenoble
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$1,000,000 Powered by
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Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens / Signed
Drafted
2017 round 2 #45 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Fabrice Texier

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Alexandre Texier Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Grenoble U18 France U18 8* 7* 4* 11* 4* -* |
2014-15 Grenoble U18 France U18 17* 16* 18* 34* 32* -* | Playoffs 6 6 6 12 6 -
France U18 WJC-18 D1A 5* 2* 0* 2* 12* 2* |
2015-16 Grenoble U18 France U18 17* 40* 30* 70* 26* -* | Playoffs 6 9 12 21 10 -
Grenoble U22 France U22 11* 9* 8* 17* 14* -* | Playoffs 6 7 4 11 8 -
France U18 WJC-18 D1A 5* 2* 4* 6* 6* 1* |
2016-17 Grenoble Ligue Magnus 40* 10* 9* 19* 69* -1* | Playoffs 12 5 5 10 12 3
France U18 “C” WJC-18 D1A 5* 2* 3* 5* 6* 3* |
France U20 WJC-20 D1A 5* 1* 7* 8* 4* 1* |
France (all) International 6* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
2017-18 KalPa Liiga 53* 13* 9* 22* 38* 5* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 25 1
France U20 WJC-20 D1A 5* 0* 4* 4* 8* 1* |
France U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 0* 5* 5* 10* -* |
France WC 7* 0* 3* 3* 10* -4* |
France (all) International 13* 0* 5* 5* 12* -* |
2018-19 KalPa Liiga 55* 14* 27* 41* 36* -11* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 3* | Playoffs 8 2 1 3 2 -2
Cleveland Monsters AHL 7* 5* 2* 7* 4* 6* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -2
France WC 7* 1* 2* 3* 6* -8* |
France (all) International 7* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 36* 6* 7* 13* 10* 3* | Playoffs 10 0 4 4 2 0
2020-21 Grenoble Ligue Magnus 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* -2* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 49* 4* 11* 15* 22* -13* |
2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 36* 11* 9* 20* 12* 0* |
France OGQ 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* 2* |
France WC 7* 3* 2* 5* 6* -3* |
France (all) International 14* 6* 4* 10* 10* -* |
2022-23 ZSC Lions NL 46* 13* 22* 35* 30* 16* | Playoffs 9 2 3 5 2 -2
France WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 25* -4* |
France (all) International 10* 2* 3* 5* 25* -3* |
2023-24 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 78* 12* 18* 30* 38* -5* |
2024-25 St. Louis Blues NHL 31* 6* 5* 11* 10* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -1
France OGQ 3* 3* 3* 6* 0* 3* |
France WC 5* 0* 3* 3* 8* -8* |
France (all) International 9* 3* 6* 9* 8* -8* |
2025-26 St. Louis Blues NHL 8* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* -3* |
Projected NHL 68* 0* 16* 16* 10* -16* |
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Alexandre Texier Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Grenoble French Cup 5* 2* 4* 6* 2* -* |
2017-18 KalPa Champions HL 3* 0* 3* 3* 0* 2* |
2018-19 KalPa Spengler Cup 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* 0* |
2020-21 Grenoble French Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2022-23 ZSC Lions Champions HL 6* 2* 5* 7* 2* 2* |

Alexandre Texier Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 7* 5* 2* 7* 1.00* 4* 6* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -2 *
Champions HL 2 9* 2* 8* 10* 1.11* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
France U18 3 42* 63* 52* 115* 2.74* 62* -* | 2 12 15 * 18 * 33 * 2.75 * 16 * - *
France U22 1 11* 9* 8* 17* 1.55* 14* -* | 1 6 7 * 4 * 11 * 1.83 * 8 * - *
French Cup 2 6* 2* 4* 6* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 6 59* 14* 22* 36* 0.61* 65* -11* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 6* 0* 5* 5* 0.83* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ligue Magnus 2 42* 11* 9* 20* 0.48* 71* -3* | 1 12 5 * 5 * 10 * 0.83 * 12 * 3 *
Liiga 2 108* 27* 36* 63* 0.58* 74* -6* | 1 6 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.33 * 25 * 1 *
NHL 7 245* 40* 53* 93* 0.38* 94* -18* | 3 21 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.38 * 4 * -3 *
NL 1 46* 13* 22* 35* 0.76* 30* 16* | 1 9 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.56 * 2 * -2 *
OGQ 2 6* 5* 5* 10* 1.67* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 5 32* 4* 11* 15* 0.47* 55* -27* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 D1A 3 15* 6* 7* 13* 0.87* 24* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1A 2 10* 1* 11* 12* 1.20* 12* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Alexandre Texier Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/23/2025
11/23/2025 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Montréal Canadiens
11/23/2025 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Unknown
06/28/2024
06/28/2024 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets St. Louis Blues
08/25/2022
08/25/2022 Loan Columbus Blue Jackets ZSC Lions
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
10/05/2020
10/05/2020 Loan Columbus Blue Jackets Grenoble
05/22/2018
05/22/2018 Confirmed KalPa Columbus Blue Jackets
07/19/2017
07/19/2017 Confirmed Grenoble KalPa
04/29/2016
04/29/2016 Extension Grenoble U22 Grenoble
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 1 #17 overall by Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the CHL Import Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #211 by FCHockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #92 by McKeen's Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #55 by TSN/McKenzie

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #16 by NHL Central Scouting

Cult/Star player for Grenoble