BIOGRAPHY
Julien Gauthier was born October 15, 1997 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec, Canada. He is a right wing in the National Hockey League.
Gauthier was drafted 21st overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. On July 9, 2016, Gauthier was signed to his first NHL deal in agreeing to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. In the following 2016–17 season, his fourth season with the Foreurs, Gauthier had registered 27 points in 23 games before he was traded to contending team, the Saint John Sea Dogs in exchange for future picks and Nathan Cyr-Trottier on January 6, 2017. After playing one season for the Sea Dogs, Gauthier attended the Hurricanes training camp prior to the 2017–18 season and was assigned to the Charlotte Checkers, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Hurricanes.
During the 2019–20 season, on February 18, 2020, Gauthier was traded by the Hurricanes to the New York Rangers. On February 10, 2021, Gauthier scored his first career NHL goal against the Boston Bruins.
On February 19, 2023, Gauthier was traded, along with a conditional draft pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, to the Ottawa Senators for Tyler Motte. In his debut with the Senators he played on a line with Parker Kelly and Ridly Greig against the Boston Bruins on February 20. He scored his first goal with the Senators against Samuel Montembeault on February 25 in a 5–2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
As a free agent from the Senators, Gauthier was signed to a two-year, $1.575 million contract with the New York Islanders on July 5, 2023.
