Gabe Gauthier

American ice hockey player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican ice hockey player
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete Ice hockey player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth20 January 1984, Torrance
Age40 years
The details

Biography

Gabriel Robert Gauthier (born January 20, 1984 in Torrance, California and raised in Buena Park, California) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who is currently the head coach of the Las Vegas Storm in the Western States Hockey League. He played eight games in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings.

Playing career

Gauthier played Tier II Junior hockey with the Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League from 1999 until 2002. He then entered university with the University of Denver, where he played four seasons helping the Pioneers win two consecutive NCAA Championships in 2004 and 2005. After graduation, he was signed as a free agent to a two-year contract by the Kings in 2006. He has played for the Kings organization, mostly for the Manchester Monarchs, including being selected as the team man of the year in his first season, but has periodically played in five games in the NHL with the Kings in 2006–07 and three games in 2007–08.

After an injury stricken 2010–11 season split between the Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL and the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, Gauthier left North America to sign with European team, Augsburger Panther on a one-year contract on July 15, 2011. In the 2011–12 season, Gauthier struggled to adjust in his return from injury scoring only 10 points in 44 contests.

Looking for a fresh start, Gauthier returned to the state of Colorado and signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL on July 8, 2012. To start the 2012–13 season, he appeared in only 3 games with the Eagles before he was mutually released. After earlier considering to play minor hockey in Colorado with the inaugural Denver Cutthroats of the CHL, Gauthier was naturally signed and re-united with former Kings teammate and Cutthroats head coach Derek Armstrong on October 30, 2012.

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1999–00Chilliwack ChiefsBCHL4621345524
2000–01Chilliwack ChiefsBCHL4530518131
2001–02Chilliwack ChiefsBCHL5037629967
2002–03University of DenverWCHA41881630
2003–04University of DenverWCHA4218254332
2004–05University of DenverWCHA4123295244
2005–06University of DenverWCHA3815243935
2006–07Manchester MonarchsAHL69142842541614514
2006–07Los Angeles KingsNHL50002
2007–08Manchester MonarchsAHL612337604330004
2007–08Los Angeles KingsNHL30000
2008–09Manchester MonarchsAHL6912304232
2009–10Manchester MonarchsAHL7182735361674118
2010–11Victoria Salmon KingsECHL20004
2010–11Syracuse CrunchAHL40000
2011–12Augsburger PantherDEL4428103020000
2012–13Colorado EaglesECHL30110
2012–13Denver CutthroatsCHL421226382650114
NHL totals80002

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Third Team2003–04
All-WCHA Second Team2004–05
AHCA West Second-Team All-American2004–05
WCHA All-Tournament Team2005
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team2005

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