Nick Moutrey (born June 24, 1995) is a

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who currently plays for Les Ducs d'Angers in the

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Playing career

Moutrey played major junior hockey in the

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(OHL) with the

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and the

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. He was selected by the

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in the fourth-round, 105th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets on March 6, 2015. He made his professional debut in the 2015-16 season, assigned to the Blue Jackets

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affiliate, the

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, appearing in 56 regular season games and posting 11 points, before making two playoff appearances in helping the Monsters to claim the

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. In his final season of his entry-level contract in the 2017–18 season, unable to make his debut with the Blue Jackets, Moutrey was traded to the

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along with a third-round selection in

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in exchange for

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on February 27, 2018. He was immediately assigned to the Senators AHL affiliate, the

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, for the remainder of the season. Following stints with the

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and the

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, Moutrey left North America following 283 AHL games and signed his first European contract in agreeing to a one-year deal with

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top-tier club, Ässät of the Liiga, on August 25, 2021. Despite ice time, Moutrey knows little production during his stint in Finland and signs a year later in Denmark's top club Rungsted Seier Capital. There, he scores 16 points in 18 games but suffer a season ending injury. After a second stint in scandinavia, Moutrey signs with les Ducs d'Angers in the

on august 14, 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moutrey, Nick 1995 births Living people Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players Belleville Senators players Canadian ice hockey forwards Cleveland Monsters players Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks Lake Erie Monsters players Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players North Bay Battalion players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Saginaw Spirit players Texas Stars players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen