Denis Gauthier
Denis Gauthier ( born October 1, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and current coach, who actively during his active career, among other things for the Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League had.
Career
Denis Gauthier began his career as a hockey player with the Drummondville Voltigeurs, for whom he played from 1992 to 1996 a total of four years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. During this time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1995 in the first round than a total of 20 players from the Calgary Flames. First, the defender played in the season 1996/97 exclusively for their farm team, the Saint John Flames of the American Hockey League, before he made his debut for Calgary in the National Hockey League announced the following year, in which he eight years under contract stood. During the lockout in the 2004/ 05 NHL season Gauthier paused with ice hockey. Following the resumption of the operation of the Canadian game has been committed by the Phoenix Coyotes, who transferred him but before the end of the season to the Philadelphia Flyers. Although he was only in the 2006/07 season in the NHL team the Flyers, he spent the entire 2007/08 season with their AHL farm team, the Philadelphia Phantoms.
From July 2008, played the links contactors for the Los Angeles Kings. After his contract was not renewed after the 2008 /09 season, put the defenders for the next season of league play. Following Gauthier ended his active career and was the 2010/11 season of the Drummondville Voltigeurs committed from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in the role of assistant coach.
Internationally
For Canada, Gauthier took part in the World Youth Championship in 1996, in which he became world champion with his team.