Daniel Gauthier (born May 17, 1970) is a

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former

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centre. Gauthier was drafted 62nd overall by the

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in the

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. He turned pro in 1990 in the International Hockey League with the Albany Choppers for one game before joining the

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's Knoxville Cherokees, scoring 41 goals and 93 assists for 134 points. In his rookie season Gauthier was named to the 1990–91 ECHL First All-Star Team and also won the John A. Daley Trophy as the ECHL's Rookie of the Year. He then had spells in the IHL for the Muskegon Lumberjacks and later the Cleveland Lumberjacks following their relocation. In 1993, Gauthier signed with the

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as a free agent, but was assigned to the IHL's Cincinnati Cyclones and never played for the Panthers. A year later he became a free agent once more and signed with the

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. He was initially assigned to the IHL's Indianapolis Ice, but eventually played 5 NHL games during the 1994-95 NHL season but scored no points. After splitting the 1995-96 with the Ice and the Peoria Rivermen, Gauthier moved to Europe. Brief spells in the

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with the Frankfurt Lions and the

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were followed by a move to the

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with the

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. After three seasons, Gauthier moved to the

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Nationalliga A and joined

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for another three years. He then rejoined Feldkirch in another three season spell before moving to

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, joining HC Asiago. He returned to Austria and signed for EC VSV. In 2008, Gauthier returned to North America and played in the

Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey The Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH, ''"North American Hockey League"'') is a low-level professional ice hockey league based in the Canadian province of Quebec. Teams in the LNAH compete for the Vertdure Cup. History The league was fou ...

(LNAH) with spells for the Saint-Hyacinthe Top Design and the Saguenay 98.3 before returning to Feldkirch once more. In September 2022, Gauthier was named as the head coach of the

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of the LNAH, an expansion team in their first season, after having previously coached at the junior hockey level.

Family

His son, Danick Gauthier (born October 24, 1991) is a professional hockey player with the

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of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gauthier, Daniel 1970 births Living people Albany Choppers players Asiago Hockey 1935 players Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Blackhawks players Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Cleveland Lumberjacks players Dornbirn Bulldogs players Frankfurt Lions players Indianapolis Ice players Knoxville Cherokees players Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey players Longueuil Chevaliers players Muskegon Lumberjacks players Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks SCL Tigers players Ice hockey people from Montreal VEU Feldkirch players Victoriaville Tigres players EC VSV players Wedemark Scorpions players Montreal Roadrunners players Ottawa Loggers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland