A native on Montreal, Quebec Denis Gauthier played four years of junior hockey with the QMJHL's Drummondville Voltigeurs. The 20th overall selection of the Calgary Flames in 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Gauthier scored 25 goals and finished with 74 points in final year of junior and was a key contributor in Canada's gold medal win at the 1996 World Junior Championships.

In 1996-97 Gauthier played solidly in his first pro season with the Flames AHL affiliate in St. John. He continued to anchor the Flames blueline the following year and was recalled to the parent club for ten games and played 55 games in 1998-99.

A fearless bodychecker, Gauthier became a fixture on the Calgary blueline in 1999-00, averaging nearly 20 minutes per game, however, his season was limited to 39 games due to injuries.

Gauthier returned stronger the following year and was a solid player in 62 games for the club in 2000-01 and went on to be a fearless blueliner for the Flames for the next three seasons before being acquired by the Phoenix Coyotes in the summer of 2004.

However, Gauthier's stay with the club would be short lived as he would be dealt to the Philadelphia Flyers at the 2006 NHL trading deadline. Gauthier finished his 2006-07 season off with the Flyers, appearing in 43 games, and collecting four points. Gauthier's 2007-08 season would be spent with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL where he notched 18 points in 78 games.

In the summer of 2008, Gauthier was traded to Los Angeles by Philadelphia.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1991-92

Richelieu AA

QAHA

1992-93

Drummondville Voltigeurs

QMJHL

61

1

7

8

136

10

0

5

5

40

1993-94

Drummondville Voltigeurs

QMJHL

60

0

7

7

176

9

2

0

2

41

1994-95

Drummondville Voltigeurs

QMJHL

64

9

31

40

190

4

0

5

5

12

1995-96

Drummondville Voltigeurs

QMJHL

53

25

49

74

140

6

4

4

8

32

1995-96

Canada

WJC-A

6

1

1

2

6

1995-96

Saint John Flames

AHL

5

2

0

2

8

16

1

6

7

20

1996-97

Saint John Flames

AHL

73

3

28

31

74

5

0

0

0

6

1997-98

Calgary Flames

NHL

10

0

0

0

16

-5

1997-98

Saint John Flames

AHL

68

4

20

24

154

-5

21

0

4

4

83

1998-99

Calgary Flames

NHL

55

3

4

7

68

+3

1998-99

Saint John Flames

AHL

16

0

3

3

31

-3

1999-00

Calgary Flames

NHL

39

1

1

2

50

-4

2000-01

Calgary Flames

NHL

62

2

6

8

78

+3

2001-02

Calgary Flames

NHL

66

5

8

13

91

+9

2002-03

Calgary Flames

NHL

72

1

11

12

99

+5

2003-04

Calgary Flames

NHL

80

1

15

16

113

+4

6

0

1

1

4

2004-05

2005-06

Phoenix Coyotes

NHL

45

2

9

11

61

-4

2005-06

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

17

0

0

0

37

+6

6

0

1

1

19

2006-07

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

43

0

4

4

45

-11

2007-08

Philadelphia Phantoms

AHL

78

3

15

18

80

+16

11

0

1

1

17

2008-09

Los Angeles Kings

NHL

65

2

2

4

90

-11

NHL Totals

554

17

60

77

748

12

0

2

2

23

QMJHL First All-Star Team (1996) Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (1996)