| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 176 |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Vegas Golden Knights |
| Prospect Team: | Henderson Silver Knights |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Sainte-Marie, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Draft: | 68th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2020 |
| Draft Team: | Vegas Golden Knights |
Lukas Cormier (born March 27, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Cormier was drafted 68th overall by the Golden Knights in the third round of the 2020 NHL Draft, signing his three-year entry-level contract on December 31, 2020,[1] and played junior hockey with the Charlottetown Islanders of the QMJHL. Cormier experienced a breakout season in 2020–21, winning the Emile Bouchard Trophy as the league's best defenseman,[2] and being named to the season's First All-Star Team. Cormier repeated both feats in 2021–22,[3] additionally leading the league in both goals and points by a defenseman, and helping the Islanders to the President's Cup Finals, where they ultimately lost to the Shawinigan Cataractes.
Cormier made his NHL debut with Vegas on January 6, 2024, recording an assist on a third-period Jack Eichel power-play goal for his first NHL point.[4]
Cormier made his international debut with Canada Red at the 2018 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, recording no points across six games. He also appeared for the Canadian under-18 team in the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, winning a silver medal. Cormier later won a gold medal with Canada at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championships, recording 5 points in 7 games.[5]
Cormier's sister Dominique currently plays for the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey team of the ECAC, after having represented Canada in U18 tournaments.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 2018–19 | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 63 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 44 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 39 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 62 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 60 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 62 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 58 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canada Red | U17 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Canada | HG18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Junior totals | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | |||
| All-Rookie Team | 2019 | ||
| Defenseman of the Year (Emile Bouchard Trophy) | 2021, 2022 | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2021, 2022 | ||
| CHL | |||
| CHL Top Prospects Game | 2020 | [6] | |