Julien Gauthier (born October 15, 1997) is a Canadian] professional ice hockey forward for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Gauthier was drafted 21st overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Julien Gauthier | |||
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![]() Gauthier with the New York Rangers in 2021 | |||
Born |
(1997-10-15) October 15, 1997 (age 25) Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
New York Rangers Carolina Hurricanes | ||
NHL Draft |
21st overall, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
Playing career | 2017–present |
Gauthier was drafted by Val-d'Or Foreurs in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2013 QMJHL Entry Draft, and played with Val-d'Or from the 2013–14 season to the 2016–17 season.
On July 9, 2016, Gauthier was signed to his first NHL deal in agreeing to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.[1] In the following 2016–17 season, his fourth season with the Foreurs, Gauthier had registered 27 points in 23 games before he was traded to contending team, the Saint John Sea Dogs in exchange for future picks and Nathan Cyr-Trottier on January 6, 2017.[2] After playing one season for the Sea Dogs, Gauthier attended the Hurricanes training camp prior to the 2017–18 season and was assigned to the Charlotte Checkers, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Hurricanes.[3]
During the 2019–20 season, on February 18, 2020, Gauthier was traded by the Hurricanes to the New York Rangers in exchange for defenceman Joey Keane.[4] On February 10, 2021, Gauthier scored his first career NHL goal against the Boston Bruins.[citation needed]
After spending the end of the 2019–20 season and the entire 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons with the Rangers, Gauthier cleared waivers and was assigned to Harford prior to the start of the 2022–23 season.[5][6]
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World Junior Championships | ||
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On December 1, 2015, Gauthier was invited to the Team Canada selection camp for the 2016 World Junior Hockey Championships.[7] He was the only draft-eligible player to end up participating in the tournament for Canada.
He is the nephew of former NHL player Denis Gauthier. His father and grandfather were professional wrestlers.[8]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2013–14 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 62 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 68 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
2015–16 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 54 | 41 | 16 | 57 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
2016–17 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 23 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 20 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 13 | ||
2017–18 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 65 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 75 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||
2019–20 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 44 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | New York Rangers | NHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | New York Rangers | NHL | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | New York Rangers | NHL | 49 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 96 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2014 | Canada Québec | U17 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2016 | Canada | WJC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
2017 | Canada | WJC | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
Calder Cup (Charlotte Checkers) | 2019 | [9] |
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Preceded by | Carolina Hurricanes first round draft pick 2016 |
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Rougeau wrestling family | |
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