Laurent Dauphin (born March 27, 1995) is a Canadian professional
ice hockey
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forward for the
Laval Rocket
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of the
American Hockey League
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(AHL). He was selected in the second round, 39th overall, by the
Phoenix Coyotes
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in the
2013 NHL entry draft. Dauphin has also previously played for the
Montreal Canadiens
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.
Playing career
Early years
As a youth, Dauphin participated in the 2007
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with a
minor ice hockey
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team from Lanaudière Ouest. He later played with the Collège Esther-Blondin Phénix of the
Ligue de hockey Midget AAA du Québec (QMAAA), where he became the first player in franchise history to record 100 points and was named as MVP at the ensuing
2012 Telus Cup. Dauphin then spent three seasons of
major junior
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with the
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a Canadian junior ice hockey team which plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based in Chicoutimi, Quebec, and owned by the City of Saguenay. The team plays its home games at th ...
of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL; , LHJMQ), formerly the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The league includes teams in Quebec ...
(QMJHL), amassing 186 total points in 170 QMJHL games.
Professional
Making his NHL debut during the course of the
2015–16 season, Dauphin scored his first career NHL goal against the
Vancouver Canucks
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on January 4, 2016. He was reassigned to the
American Hockey League
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(AHL) the following day.
On June 23, 2017, Dauphin was traded during the course of the
2017 NHL entry draft alongside
Connor Murphy to the
Chicago Blackhawks
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in exchange for
Niklas Hjalmarsson
Niklas Hjalmarsson (born 6 June 1987) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
He previously also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Arizona Coyotes of the National Ho ...
.
After attending both training camp and pre-season with the Blackhawks, Dauphin was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the
Rockford IceHogs
The Rockford IceHogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Rockford, Illinois. They are members of the American Hockey League (AHL), having begun play in the League starting in the 2007–08 season. The team plays their home games at the ...
, for the
2017–18 season. Less than one year after being traded to Chicago, he and teammate
Richard Pánik
Richard Pánik (; born 7 February 1991) is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Pánik was drafted in the second round, 52nd overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the ...
were traded to the Coyotes in exchange for
Anthony Duclair
Anthony Duclair (born August 26, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Duclair was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round, 80th overall, of the 2013 NHL ...
and
Adam Clendening
Adam Clendening (born October 26, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Clendening was raised in Wheatfield, New York. He was selected 36th ...
, effectively marking Dauphin's second tenure with the organization.
Serving as an
alternate captain
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for his third season with the Coyotes' affiliate the
Tucson Roadrunners
The Tucson Roadrunners are a professional ice hockey team based in Tucson, Arizona. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Utah Mammoth. They play their home games at the Tucson Convention Cente ...
in
2018–19, he recorded 20 points in 34 AHL games for the Roadrunners and made a lone appearance with the Coyotes on January 10, 2019 against the Vancouver Canucks, before being traded away for a second time by the organization, along with Adam Helewka, to the
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...
in exchange for
Emil Pettersson on February 8. Later that same month, Dauphin, while with the Predators' AHL affiliate, the
Milwaukee Admirals
The Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team based in Milwaukee. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Nashville Predators. They play their homes games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther ...
, was signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Continuing with the Admirals in the
2019–20 season, Dauphin added seven goals and 16 points in 33 games before he was traded by the Predators to the
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...
in exchange for
Michael McCarron on January 7, 2020. On June 21, 2021, Dauphin was re-signed to a one-year, two-way contract by the Canadiens.
The subsequent
2021–22 season saw Dauphin get his most substantial opportunities in the NHL since 2017, as the injury-depleted Canadiens called him up for long periods when other
centremen were sidelined. On March 9, 2022, he played a career-high twenty-fifth game in an NHL season, and remarked "playing for the Canadiens has always been a dream, and along with coming back to the National League, it’s like a two-for-one in my eyes."
Dauphin returned as an
unrestricted free agent
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for a third stint with the Arizona Coyotes, signing a one-year, two-way contract on July 13, 2022. In the following season, Dauphin split the season between Tucson and the Coyotes, appearing in 21 games with the latter, contributing a goal.
As an impending unrestricted free agent, Dauphin opted to sign his first contract abroad in agreeing to an optional two-year contract with Swiss-based
HC Ambrì-Piotta
Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League (NL). The club was founded September 19, 1937, and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and blues). Though they have never won the leagu ...
of the
National League
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*National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada
*National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...
(NL) on June 1, 2023. However, Dauphin ultimately returned to North America after just a single season overseas, signing a one-year AHL contract with the
Laval Rocket
The Laval Rocket () are a professional ice hockey team based in Laval, Quebec. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Trois-Rivières Lions of the ECHL. The Rocket play ...
on July 1, 2024, a team he previously played for between 2019 and 2022. In the midst of that season's
Calder Cup playoffs, Dauphin was signed to a two-year contract extension.
International play
Internationally, Dauphin first represented
Hockey Canada
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as part of team Canada Quebec at the
2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge where his team ultimately finished in sixth place. Thereafter, he was named to the
Canadian national under-18 team for the
2013 IIHF World U18 Championships
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, capturing a gold medal.
In December 2023, Dauphin, along with the NL's HC Ambrì-Piotta, participated in the annual
Spengler Cup
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tournament held in
Davos, Switzerland
Davos (, ; or ; ; Old ) is an Alpine resort town and municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of (). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Al ...
. For his part, he registered three points during
group stage
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
play before his team was ousted in their
quarterfinals
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matchup against
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, previously known as the Frölunda Indians, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They currently play in the highest Swedish league, the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), formerly the Elitserien, where th ...
.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
HC Ambrì-Piotta players
Arizona Coyotes draft picks
Arizona Coyotes players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey centres
Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players
Ice hockey people from Lanaudière
Laval Rocket players
Milwaukee Admirals players
Montreal Canadiens players
Sportspeople from Repentigny, Quebec
Portland Pirates players
Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
Springfield Falcons players
Tucson Roadrunners players
21st-century Canadian sportsmen