Samuel Bolduc
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2000)
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Samuel Bolduc (born December 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the New York Islanders in the second round, 57th overall, at the 2019 NHL entry draft. Bolduc played four seasons of junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and Sherbrooke Phoenix.
| Samuel Bolduc | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 9, 2000 Laval, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Ottawa Senators Belleville Senators (AHL) New York Islanders | ||
| NHL draft |
57th overall, 2019 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Playing career
Bolduc started his career with Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before getting traded to the Sherbrooke Phoenix on December 15, 2019.[1][2]
Bolduc was drafted 57th overall by the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2019 NHL entry draft.[3][4] On April 30, 2020, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Islanders.[5] He was assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Bridgeport Islanders where he was named to the 2020–21 AHL Atlantic-Division All-Star Team.[6]
For his play in the AHL, he was named to play in the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic as Bridgeport's sole representative.[7] Bolduc made his NHL debut in a 5–2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 23, 2023.[8][9] His first NHL point, a goal, came on February 7 against the Seattle Kraken. It was the first and game-winning goal of a 4–0 Islanders victory.[10] He finished the season with New York scoring two goals and three points in 17 games and played in two of New York's playoff games.[6]
On June 20, 2023, he signed a two-year contract with the Islanders.[6]
At the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, having featured in just a lone regular season game, Bolduc left the Islanders as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Los Angeles Kings on July 2, 2025.[11] On March 12, 2026, Bolduc was traded to the Ottawa Senators, in exchange for Jan Jeník.[12]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Laval-Montréal Rousseau Royal | QMAAA | 37 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | QMJHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | QMJHL | 57 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | QMJHL | 65 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | QMJHL | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 29 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 24 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 56 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | New York Islanders | NHL | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | New York Islanders | NHL | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 69 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 56 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 52 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||