Pro path

Calgary signed St. Pierre as a free agent on Feb. 16, 2011. He was selected in the third round (19th overall) by the Edmonton Eskimos in the 2008 CFL Canadian Draft.

2011

In his first season with the Red and White, St. Pierre was converted from linebacker to fullback and played 14 regular-season games including four starts. Used almost exclusively as a blocker, he did not have any carries and made one catch for 14 yards. The reception, which was the first of his professional career, came on July 14 against Winnipeg. He was also used extensively on special teams and made four tackles. He missed the final four games of the regular season as well as the West Division semifinal with an elbow injury.

2010

St. Pierre played in 17 games for the Eskimos and was Edmonton’s nominee for the Most Outstanding Special Teams Player award. He handled the Esks’ long-snapping duties and was tied for second on the club with 13 special-teams tackles. He also served as a backup linebacker and recorded one defensive tackle.

2009

St. Pierre played in all 18 regular-season games as well as the West semifinal. As a backup linebacker and special-teams regular, he recorded 11 tackles, 17 special-teams tackles and recovered a fumble. He had two special-teams tackles in the Esks’ semifinal loss to Calgary.

2008

During his rookie season, St. Pierre suited up for all 18 regular-season games and both playoff contests for Edmonton. He made three special-teams tackles and saw action as the long-snapper during an Oct. 4 game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Career highlights

• Made his CFL debut on June 28, 2008, at Saskatchewan
• Recorded his first CFL reception on Sept. 14, 2011, against Winnipeg
• Made his first career special-teams tackle on July 10, 2008, against Toronto
• Picked up his first defensive tackle on Aug. 8, 2009, in a game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Had a career-high three defensive tackles against Saskatchewan on Aug. 20, 2009
• Recovered a fumble against the Toronto Argonauts on Oct. 30, 2009
• Was Edmonton’s nominee for the Most Outstanding Special Teams Player award in 2010

College

St. Pierre played four seasons for the Saint Mary’s Huskies and was part of two Atlantic conference championship squads during his time at that school and made one trip to the Vanier Cup. He was a first-team all-Canadian as well as the Atlantic University Sport’s defensive player of the year in 2007 and was named the player of the game in the Huskies’ Uteck Bowl win over Laval as he recorded a pair of sacks, recovered a fumble and scored a touchdown.

Notable

St. Pierre played football and hockey and also competed in track and field at Westdale Secondary School in his hometown of Hamilton, Ont. He was formerly a competitive kick-boxer and won a gold medal at the under-21 world championships in 2001 and a silver in 2002.