16
Julien Gauthier (RW)
Bridgeport Islanders
| Name: |
Julien Gauthier |
| Number: |
16 |
| Pos.: |
RW |
| Shoots: |
R |
| Height: |
6-4 |
| Weight: |
225 |
| Birthdate: |
1997-10-15 |
| Birthplace: |
Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC |
Biography
2023-24: Made the New York Islanders’ 23-man roster out of training camp and recorded nine points (5g, 4a) in 27 NHL games... Made his Islanders debut on 10/21/23 at Buffalo... Scored his first goal with the team on 12/2/23 at Florida... Loaned to Bridgeport on 2/4/24... Scored a goal 39 seconds into his Bridgeport debut on 2/9/24 at Hartford... Scored a goal in his 200th AHL game on 3/16/24 at Belleville. 2022-23: Began the year with the Hartford Wolf Pack, scoring a goal in the season opener on 10/14/22 at Charlotte... Recalled by the NY Rangers on 10/26/22 after recording two goals in four AHL games... Collected nine points (6g, 3a) in 40 games with the Rangers... Traded to the Ottawa Senators on 2/19/23, along with a conditional 2023 seventh-round draft pick, for forward Tyler Motte... Had five points (3g, 2a) in 17 games with Ottawa to finish the season. 2021-22: Played 49 games during his second full season with the Rangers, producing seven points (3g, 4a). 2020-21: Spent the entire season in the NHL and collected eight points (2g, 6a) in 30 games with the Rangers... Scored his first NHL goal on 2/10/21 against Boston. 2019-20: Notched one assist in five games with the Carolina Hurricanes before he was traded to the Rangers on 2/18/20 for defenseman Joey Keane. 2018-19: Set professional career highs in goals (27), assists (14), points (41) and games played (75) with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL)... Recorded five goals and eight points in 17 playoff games, helping Charlotte win the 2019 Calder Cup championship. 2017-18: Made his professional and AHL debut with the Checkers on 10/6/17 at Hartford. Previous: Played four seasons of junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 2013-17, recording 210 points (104g, 106a) in 227 games between the Val d’Or Foreurs and Saint John Sea Dogs... Selected with the 21st overall pick by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2016 NHL Draft, one pick after Detroit took current teammate Dennis Cholowski.
