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Denis Gauthier 
Born October 1, 1976
Montreal, QC, CANHeight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) Position Defence Shot Left Played for Calgary Flames
Phoenix Coyotes
Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles KingsNational team 
CanadaNHL Draft 20th overall, 1995
Calgary FlamesPlaying career 1996–2009 Denis Gauthier, Jr. (born October 1, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. A first round selection of the Calgary Flames at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Gauthier played for the Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings during his ten season National Hockey League (NHL) career.
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Playing career
Gauthier played four seasons of major-junior hockey with the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He holds the franchise record for most goals by a defenceman in one season, 25, and had his number 21 retired by the Voltiguers in 2009.[1]
Known for his big open-ice hits, this physical, defensive player was the Calgary Flames' first-round draft pick, 20th overall, in the 1995 Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut in 1997 and quickly established himself as a powerful presence on the blue line.
He played only the first round of the Flames' 2004 playoff run after suffering a knee injury in Game 6 against the Vancouver Canucks. He later underwent surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament on May 21.
In the 2004 off-season, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in a deal also involving Daymond Langkow and Oleg Saprykin. During the 2006 trade deadline, Gauthier was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Josh Gratton and 2 second round draft picks. Prior to the 2007-08 season, Gauthier was waived by the Flyers and was assigned to the Philadelphia Phantoms. He spent the entire season with the Phantoms and following the season was waived again on June 30, 2008.[2] The following day he was traded along with a 2010 2nd round draft pick to the Los Angeles Kings for Patrik Hersley and Ned Lukacevic.
On February 2, 2009 Gauthier was suspended for five games for a high elbow head shot to Montreal Canadiens defenseman Josh Gorges.[3] On February 21, 2009 Gauthier was suspended for two games for boarding on an icing call to San Jose Sharks captain Patrick Marleau.[4]
Awards
QMJHL:
- Emile Bouchard Trophy, 1995–96
- First Team All-Star, 1995–96
- First Team All-Star, 1995–96
IIHF U20 World Championship
- Gold Medal, 1995–96
Personal life
Gauthier's father, Denis Sr., was a professional wrestler, and his mother Diana is the sister of former wrestlers Jacques, Armand and Raymond Rougeau.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 61 1 7 8 136 — — — — — 1993–94 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 60 0 7 7 176 — — — — — 1994–95 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 64 9 31 40 190 4 0 5 5 12 1995–96 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 53 25 49 74 140 — — — — — 1995–96 Saint John Flames AHL 5 2 0 2 8 16 1 6 7 20 1996–97 Saint John Flames AHL 73 3 28 31 74 5 0 0 0 6 1997–98 Saint John Flames AHL 68 4 20 24 154 21 0 4 4 83 1997–98 Calgary Flames NHL 10 0 0 0 16 — — — — — 1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 55 3 4 7 68 — — — — — 1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL 16 0 3 3 31 — — — — — 1999–00 Calgary Flames NHL 39 1 1 2 50 — — — — — 2000–01 Calgary Flames NHL 62 2 6 8 78 — — — — — 2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL 66 5 8 13 91 — — — — — 2002–03 Calgary Flames NHL 72 1 11 12 99 — — — — — 2003–04 Calgary Flames NHL 80 1 15 16 113 6 0 1 1 4 2005–06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 45 2 9 11 61 — — — — — 2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 17 0 0 0 37 6 0 1 1 19 2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 43 0 4 4 45 — — — — — 2007–08 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 78 3 15 18 80 11 0 1 1 17 2008–09 Los Angeles Kings NHL 65 2 2 4 90 — — — — — NHL totals 554 17 60 77 748 12 0 2 2 23 AHL totals 240 12 66 78 347 53 1 11 12 126 QMJHL totals 238 35 94 129 642 29 6 14 20 125 International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1995 Canada WJC 6 1 1 2 6 Junior int'l totals 6 1 1 2 6 References
- ^ a b "Denis Gauthier accepte la présidence d’honneur" (in French). L'Express. 2010-06-09. http://www.journalexpress.ca/Hockey/2010-06-09/article-1306226/Denis-Gauthier-accepte-la-presidence-dhonneur/1. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ TSN.ca - Flyers waive Gauthier; Acquire Ramholt from Flames
- ^ Gauthier Suspension Shows NHL Still Not Serious About Head Shots SI.com, February 3, 2009
- ^ Kings' Gauthier Suspended For Two Games nhl.com, February 21, 2009
External links
- Denis Gauthier's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Denis Gauthier's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Denis Gauthier at Hockey-Reference.com
- Denis Gauthier's NHL player profile
Preceded by
Chris DingmanCalgary Flames' first round draft pick
1995Succeeded by
Derek MorrisRelated programs Related articles Stanley Cup Finals television ratingsCommentators Key figures David Arsenault • Michel Bergeron • Joel Bouchard • Yanick Bouchard • Benoît Brunet • Guy Carbonneau • Denis Casavant • Alain Crête • Jacques Demers • Marc Denis • Norman Flynn • Denis Gauthier • Luc Gélinas • Bob Hartley• Pierre Houde • Michel Y. Lacroix • Renaud Lavoie • Patrick Lalime • Jocelyn Lemieux • Chantal Machabée • Claude Mailhot • Dave Morissette • Yvon Pedneault • Félix Séguin • Mario TremblayMusic Stanley Cup Finals All-Star Game Winter and Heritage Classics Heritage Classics2003 • 2011Winter ClassicsCategories:- 1976 births
- Calgary Flames draft picks
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Drummondville Voltigeurs alumni
- French Quebecers
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Living people
- Los Angeles Kings players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- People from Montreal
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Saint John Flames players
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