| Position: | Right wing |
| Played For: | Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 175 |
| Birth Date: | 1919 8, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1941 |
| Career End: | 1951 |
Joseph Rene Fernand Gauthier (August 31, 1919 – November 7, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 229 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Detroit Red Wings between 1943 and 1949.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1938–39 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QPSL | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QPSL | 38 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 31 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1941–42 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | MDHL | 32 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1941–42 | Washington Lions | AHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Washington Lions | AHL | 35 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1943–44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 33 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 30 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1945–46 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 40 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1946–47 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 16 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 35 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1947–48 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 32 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 41 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Sherbrooke Saints | QSHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 25 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1951–52 | St-Laurent Castors | QSHL | 46 | 33 | 32 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 229 | 46 | 51 | 97 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||