Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc Explained

Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc
Team:Free Agent
Former Teams:Rochester Americans
Binghamton Senators
HC Dynamo Pardubice
Belfast Giants
Dornbirn Bulldogs
Västerås IK
Vienna Capitals
HC Ajoie
Position:Defence
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:194
Shoots:Right
Birth Date:30 July 1992
Birth Place:Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Draft:68th overall
Draft Team:Buffalo Sabres
Draft Year:2010
Career Start:2012

Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc (born July 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for HC Ajoie of the National League (NL).

Playing career

Gauthier-Leduc was selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the third round (68th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[1] [2]

In the 2015–16 season, after 57 games with the Sabres AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans he was traded to the Ottawa Senators as part of a seven-player deal on February 27, 2016.[3] He was directly assigned to AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators for the remainder of the year.

As a free agent in the off-season, Leduc was unable to attract an NHL contract, and on August 27, 2016, he opted to sign a one-year contract abroad with Czech club, HC Dynamo Pardubice of the ELH.[4] In February 2017, Leduc agreed a move to the Belfast Giants of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League, penning a deal until the end of the season.[5]

Leduc left Belfast in June 2017 to sign for Austrian club, Dornbirn Bulldogs of the EBEL. He played two seasons with the Bulldogs before continuing his European career in Sweden, agreeing as a free agent to a one-year Allsvenskan contract with Västerås IK on July 17, 2019.[6]

In 2020, Leduc returned to Austria to sign for the Vienna Capitals.

On June 11, 2021, Leduc joined newly promoted HC Ajoie of the National League (NL) on a two-year deal.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2007–08Séminaire St-François BlizzardQMAAA43101222101726826
2008–09Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesQMJHL5211617860225
2009–10Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesQMJHL6820264616112462
2010–11Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL611838562651236
2011–12Rimouski OcéanicQMJHL6228467441219101912
2012–13Rochester AmericansAHL47336830000
2013–14Rochester AmericansAHL5137102240110
2013–14Gwinnett GladiatorsECHL81342
2014–15Rochester AmericansAHL766192559
2015–16Rochester AmericansAHL54791628
2015–16Binghamton SenatorsAHL2246106
2016–17HC Dynamo PardubiceELH4145963
2016–17Belfast GiantsEIHL115712431122
2017–18Dornbirn BulldogsEBEL43619252061452
2018–19Dornbirn BulldogsEBEL525273232
2019–20Västerås IKAllsv50634403410000
2020–21Vienna CapitalsICEHL486273344812312
2021–22HC AjoieNL317142124
2022–23HC AjoieNL294101418
AHL totals25323446712370110

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sabres take D Gauthier-Leduc in third round of draft . . 2010-06-26 . 2010-06-26.
  2. Web site: Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc player profile . eliteprospects.com . 2012-03-04 . 2012-03-04.
  3. Web site: Sabres acquire four from Senators . . 2016-02-27 . 2016-02-27.
  4. Web site: Defenseman Leduc agrees to terms with Pardubice . . 2016-08-27 . 2016-08-27 . Czech.
  5. Web site: Giants sign defenceman Leduc . . 2017-02-14 . 2017-02-14.
  6. Web site: . Västerås IK sign Leduc to last foreigner license . July 17, 2019 . July 17, 2019 . Swedish .
  7. Web site: swisshockeynews.ch . Confirmed - Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc to suit up for HC Ajoie for two seasons . June 11, 2021 . June 11, 2021 .
  8. Web site: P.E.I. player gets named to Team Bobby Orr . . 2009-12-22 . 2010-03-05.