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- Pierre Gauthier (born May 28, 1953) is a Canadian former general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and Ottawa Senators. He is currently the director of player personnel of the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Gauthier started out in the NHL working for the Quebec Nordiques in various scouting roles from 1981 to 1993. [1] He has also served Canada in international hockey, managing the 1996 and 1997 world championship teams and assisting in the 1998 Canadian Olympic squad. [1]
- The Halak Trade
- Gauthier’s Trade History with Montreal
- A Series of Debacles
- Gauthier’s Canadiens Draft Picks
- Looking Back on Gauthier
In Gauthier’s era, the one trade that will leave fans talking for decades to come was his decision to trade fan darling, Jaroslav Halak. The former ninth-round pick of the Canadiens had been sharing the crease with the future franchise goaltender, Carey Price. What made this trade so polarizing was that it came just weeks after Halak had backstoppe...
Much like the Habs current GM, Marc Bergevin, Gauthier was a shrewd deal maker who liked to “win” the trades he made, yet had not been willing or able to “lose” a trade in order to fill team needs. As noted above, his largest trade involved Halak; in return, he acquired St. Louis Blues center prospect Lars Eller. Eller became an excellent third-lin...
Early in the 2011-12 season, the desperation to compete forced Gauthier’s hand. He traded an affordable and serviceable second-pairing defender in Jaroslav Spacek to acquire the former Toronto Maple Leafs star Tomas Kaberle from the Carolina Hurricanes. Gauthier hoped adding Kaberle could give the Habs’ power play a boost and help a struggling Cana...
In Gauthier’s two draft classes at the helm of the Canadiens, he was able to select two players that impacted the Habs lineup for any amount of time. His 2011 first-round selection was defenceman Nathan Beaulieu who eventually played 225 NHL games over five seasons for the Canadiens, and only one of those in a regular top-four role. The other impac...
Gauthier is no longer a part of the Canadiens management group, and Canadiens fans are thankful for that. That being said, his work over his short tenure is still felt today. His decision to keep Price over Halak and his draft selection of Gallagher are tangible reminders of that time. Despite that, Gauthier’s time is seen as a failure. His approac...
Statistics and Records of Pierre Gauthier, a hockey player and coach who was active from 1968 to 1969.
Statistics of Pierre Gauthier, a hockey player from Val-d'Or, PQ born Aug 16 1975 who was active from 1992 to 1995.
Eliteprospects.com staff profile of Pierre Gauthier, 1953-05-28 Montréal, QC, CAN Canada.
STeamLeagueRole On Team1981-82Amateur Scout1982-83Amateur Scout1983-84Amateur Scout1984-85Amateur ScoutPierre Gauthier played in one league over the course of his career. Learn more about the league from its League History page.
The Ottawa Senators (French: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club [b] and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference and play their home games at the 18,652 ...
