Maxime Talbot (born February 11, 1984 in LeMoyne,
Quebec) is a professional ice hockey player, who
currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Talbot was selected by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in
the first round of the 2000 QMJHL Draft. At the
trading deadline that year, Talbot was dealt to the
Hull Olympiques for current Ottawa Senators prospect
Alexandre Giroux. Before the 2002 season started, he
was named team captain and finished the year with 46
goals, 104 points and 69 penalty minutes in 69
games. In the playoffs that year, Talbot exploded
for 44 points in 20 games as he captained the
Olympiques to a QMJHL Championship. He also helped
team Team Canada win a silver medal as an alternate
captain in the World Junior Championships in
Helsinki.
In the 2003-04 season, Talbot finish third in
scoring in the QMJHL with 98 points (25 goals, 73
assists) in 51 games as the team was renamed
Gatineau. Talbot revived the QMJHL Playoff MVP award
for the second time in a row. He was the first to
complete this feat in roughly 30 years.
