Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc (born July 30, 1992) is a

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who is currently playing for

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of the

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(NL).

Playing career

Gauthier-Leduc was selected by the

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in the third round (68th overall) of the

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. In the 2015–16 season, after 57 games with the Sabres AHL affiliate, the

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he was traded to the

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as part of a seven-player deal on February 27, 2016. He was directly assigned to AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators for the remainder of the year. As a free agent in the off-season, Leduc was unable to attract an NHL contract, and on August 27, 2016, he opted to sign a one-year contract abroad with

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club, HC Dynamo Pardubice of the ELH. In February 2017, Leduc agreed a move to the

Belfast Giants The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and are the current cha ...

of the UK's

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, penning a deal until the end of the season. Leduc left Belfast in June 2017 to sign for Austrian club,

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of the

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. He played two seasons with the Bulldogs before continuing his European career in Sweden, agreeing as a free agent to a one-year Allsvenskan contract with

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on July 17, 2019. In 2020, Leduc returned to Austria to sign for the

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. On June 11, 2021, Leduc joined newly promoted

of the

(NL) on a two-year deal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* 1992 births Living people Canadian people of French descent Belfast Giants players Binghamton Senators players Buffalo Sabres draft picks Canadian ice hockey defencemen Dornbirn Bulldogs players HC Dynamo Pardubice players Gwinnett Gladiators players French Quebecers Rimouski Océanic players Rochester Americans players Rouyn-Noranda Huskies players Vienna Capitals players Ice hockey people from Quebec City Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Northern Ireland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1990s-stub