Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Laurent Dauphin was born March 27, 1995 in Repentigny, Quebec, Canada. He is a center in the National Hockey League.

Dauphin was drafted 39th overall by the Coyotes in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Dauphin made his NHL debut during the 2015–16 season, on December 29, 2015, and scored his first career NHL goal against the Vancouver Canucks on 4 January 2016. He was re-assigned to the American Hockey League the following day. On June 23, 2017, Dauphin was traded by Arizona at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Dauphin began the 2018–19 season, serving as an Alternate captain for his third season with the Coyotes' affiliate the Tucson Roadrunners. He added 20 points in 34 games for the Roadrunners and made 1 appearance with the Coyotes on January 10, 2019, before he was traded away for a second time by the Coyotes. While with AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, Dauphin was signed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Predators on February 27, 2019. On March 9, 2022 he played a career-high twenty-fifth game in an NHL season and returned as a free agent for a third stint with the Arizona Coyotes, signing a one-year, two-way contract on July 13, 2022.