Jacob Gaucher
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| Jacob Gaucher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gaucher in 2024 | |||
| Born |
March 9, 2001 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Philadelphia Flyers Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||
Jacob Gaucher (born March 9, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]
Gaucher played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with Val-d'Or Foreurs and Baie-Comeau Drakkar before signing his first professional contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League on October 3, 2022.[2]
Continuing for a third season within the Phantoms organization, Gaucher signed a one-year AHL contract on August 8, 2024.[3] During the 2024–25 season, Gaucher was signed a two-year entry-level NHL contract with the Phantoms' affiliate, the Philadelphia Flyers on December 12, 2024.[4]
Gaucher later received his first recall by the Flyers and made his NHL debut in a 3-0 defeat to the Colorado Avalanche on February 2, 2025.[5]
Personal life
Gaucher's brother, Nathan Gaucher, was drafted in the first round of the 2022 NHL entry draft by the Anaheim Ducks.[3]