Gauthier Loaned to Bridgeport

Feb 3, 2024

The New York Islanders have loaned forward Julien Gauthier to the Bridgeport Islanders.

 

Gauthier, 26, signed a two-year, two-way contract with the organization on July 5, 2023 and had nine points (five goals, four assists) in 27 NHL games this season. He played four games in the AHL last year, scoring two goals during his only stint with the Hartford Wolf Pack.

 

A native of Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Gauthier has 41 points (19 goals, 22 assists) in 180 NHL games with the Islanders, Rangers, Ottawa Senators, and Carolina Hurricanes. He also has 105 points (71 goals, 34 assists) in 188 AHL games between the Wolf Pack and Charlotte Checkers.

 

He won the 2019 Calder Cup championship with the Checkers, recording five goals and eight points in 17 playoff games that season.

 

Gauthier was selected with the 21st overall pick by Carolina in 2016.