Cutter Gauthier's versatility and ability to play down the middle are going to make him a critical part of Team USA's lineup at 2024 World Juniors in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Philadelphia Flyers traded Cutter Gauthier to the Anaheim Ducks after Gauthier expressed his desire not to play for the Flyers, marking the first time a player has rejected the team after being drafted. Gauthier is a big guy, 6-foot-3 and 194 pounds, but most reports list his agility among his positive attributes.
Готье Каттер (Cutter Gauthier)
С тех пор как Жан Поль Готье в 2020-м ушел на покой, он каждый сезон предлагает кому-то из близких ему модельеров поработать с его кутюрным ателье. Cutter Gauthier (born January 19, 2004) is an Swedish-born forward that is entering his freshman season at Boston College of the NCAA. Cutter Gauthier won’t make it to Philadelphia — and didn’t even want to.
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Flyers’ John Tortorella lashes out at reporter over Cutter Gauthier-Kevin Hayes report Cutter Gauthier didn’t want to play for the Philadelphia Flyers and. One of the names to watch is Philadelphia Flyers prospect Cutter Gauthier, picked fifth overall in the 2022 draft. «Анахайм Дакс» подписал трёхлетний контракт новичка с 20-летним нападающим Каттером Готье, перешедшим в стан «уток» в результате обмена из «Филадельфии Флайерз» 8 января. Gauthier is a big guy, 6-foot-3 and 194 pounds, but most reports list his agility among his positive attributes.
Flyers forced to trade top prospect Cutter Gauthier to Ducks
Find the latest news about Anaheim Ducks Left Wing Cutter Gauthier on ESPN. The Ducks have acquired left wing Cutter Gauthier (GOH-chee-AY) from the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a second-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft. Gauthier finished as the third best-rated North American skater by NHL's Central Scouting. What You Need To Know. Нападающий "Анахайма" Каттер Готье рассказал, что был готов играть под руководством Джона Тортореллы. Gauthier, 19, is fresh off leading the U.S. to victory at the IIHF world junior hockey championship last week in Sweden.
Драфт 2022. Каттер Готье стал игроком “Филадельфии Флайерз”
In 2023, he was named to the senior roster for the IIHF World Championships - finishing second for goals and owning the most points by an under-20 player. Currently at Boston College, Gauthier has a total of 28 goals and 30 assists for 58 points across 47 games played for the Eagles.
Philadelphia time and will be shown on NHL Network. Gauthier played on the world juniors team that took a bronze in January.
The rising sophomore from Boston College scored four goals and six assists in seven games. Laughton, Canada win Flyers forward Scott Laughton scored a goal as Canada opened with a 6-0 win at Latvia, one of the co-hosts of the event. The Canadians scored two goals in the first five minutes to take charge of the game. Laughton scored the second goal on a deflection.
The Flames traded him to the Carolina Hurricanes, but Fox said he did not want to sign there either. He was then traded to the New York Rangers. So what happened in Philadelphia is just a player exercising his right to choose where he wants to go.
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His returning production, combined with the stacked freshman class that Boston College is bringing in next year, is setting BC up to be legitimate contenders for the Hockey East title and possibly more. Despite the departure of Nikita Nesterenko and the likely departure of Trevor Kuntar, this team should still be flaunting a lot of firepower with its 4 incoming freshmen forwards from the USNTDP and the return of Gauthier and possibly Ambrosio alongside the other improving Eagles like Andre Gasseau.
Cutter Gauthier traded after refusing to sign with Philadelphia: 'He didn't want to be a Flyer'
На чемпионате мира Готье забросил две шайбы и сделал десять передач в семи матчах. Голкипера летом 2022 года неожиданно призвали в армию перед тем, как он успел уехать в НХЛ, где у него был контракт на год с «Флайерз». Больше новостей из мира хоккея доступны здесь.
That was down at 26. When it came to entering the offensive zone, Gauthier was directly involved in 36 entry attempts. He successfully gained the offensive zone with possession on 58.
His individual zone entry percentage is a little bit more promising, at 41. As mentioned earlier, despite the numbers, Gauthier absolutely has the skill set to improve in his effectiveness through the neutral zone. As has already been stated several times, his combination of size, fluid and slippery skating, strong stickhandling, and high end IQ all make him the type of player to greatly improve his transitional stats. Consistency is an issue for him from a shift-to-shift perspective. In the grand scheme of things, Gauthier has shown strong improvements from last season into this one.
He has seen a bigger role killing penalties as the season has worn on. He does a very good job using an active stick to take away dangerous passing lanes to the slot. Gauthier also keeps his head on a swivel, making sure everyone is accounted for and no one is left open in a dangerous area of the ice. Additionally, he keeps his feet in constant motion. That allows him to not give his opponent much room to work with.
There are times where he will smother the opposition with a great active stick, and a quickly-closing gap between the opponent and himself. Or it allows him to step closer to the net for a shot attempt. One such example led to a goal against while on the penalty kill. Gauthier did not pressure the puck carrier along the half wall, and that player stepped into his shot. Gauthier is such a promising player.
He plays a fairly complete game in all three zones, with some minor things to work on throughout his game. His skating could be better with some work on his skating mechanics. Which should be done over time with NHL-level coaching.
Meanwhile, the blue line includes each of the top three scoring defensemen in college hockey in Zeev Buium 25 points , Seamus Casey 23 points and Lane Hutson 20 points. On top of that, their top two goalies ended last season with championships. With seven returnees, USA has an experience factor.
Additionally, 14 of the players on the roster are 19, giving the U. The age groups dictated that to be the best course of action. McGroarty gets 10 more days to recover and get medically cleared.
Ahem, maybe the Flyers might want to think twice about sending him back to collegiate hockey for one more go-round. Remember back in 2016 when a couple under-20s named Travis Konecny and Ivan Provorov turned pro?
How did it work out for those two? Well, Konecny played 70 games his rookie season, popped in 11 goals and then went on to score 24 goals in each of the next three seasons during ages 20-22. Meanwhile, Provorov played in all 82 games during that 2016-17 campaign and, with the exception of a brief forced absence during the COVID pandemic, has played in all 532 career games the Flyers have had on their schedule. Suffice to say, when training camp opens in September, there are going to be a lot of eyes trained on Gauthier who registered 37 points in 32 games for BC his freshman year to see if the timeline to a professional contract might be shortened a bit sooner than expected. Back to the outdoors Even though the Flyers at this point are expected to be nothing more than a borderline playoff team, at best, next season, they still have managed to garner an invitation to another outdoor NHL game.