Michael Chaput
Michael Chaput | |
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| Born | April 9, 1992 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey player (retired) |
| Years active | 2008–2023 |
| Known for | Playing in the NHL for Columbus Blue Jackets, Vancouver Canucks, Montreal Canadiens, Arizona Coyotes; awarded Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy in 2012 |
Michael Chaput (born April 9, 1992) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey athlete. Selected 89th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, he later competed for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Vancouver Canucks, Montreal Canadiens, and Arizona Coyotes.
Playing career
Chaput spent four seasons (2008–2012) competing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), representing the Lewiston Maineiacs and Shawinigan Cataractes. Over 216 games, he amassed 77 goals and 110 assists. His outstanding performance earned him the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player at the 2012 Memorial Cup.
On February 28, 2011, Philadelphia traded Chaput along with Greg Moore to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Tom Sestito. Columbus secured his services by signing him to a three-year entry-level contract on April 28, 2012. Upon expiration of this contract, Chaput entered free agency after Columbus chose not to extend a qualifying offer.
Chaput agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 1, 2016. Initially assigned to their AHL team, the Utica Comets, he was called up to the NHL roster in November 2016. He achieved his first multi-goal game at the NHL level on February 12, 2017.
As a restricted free agent, Chaput was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on June 24, 2018, in return for Tanner Kero. However, Chicago did not present a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent the following day.
On July 1, 2018, Chaput inked a two-year, two-way deal with the Montreal Canadiens. Beginning with their AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, he earned a recall in November after tallying 10 points in 18 contests. In the NHL, Chaput contributed five assists over 32 games before being placed on waivers. On February 25, 2019, he was traded to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Jordan Weal.
Following three seasons with Arizona, Chaput signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 29, 2021.
After completing ten professional seasons across North America, Chaput ventured overseas by signing his inaugural international contract on September 25, 2022—a one-year agreement with Kazakh club Barys Astana of the KHL.
Personal life
His elder brother, Stefan Chaput, also played professionally within the American Hockey League, while their father Alain served as a governor for the now-defunct Lewiston Maineiacs franchise.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 29 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 68 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 62 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 97 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 57 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 73 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 55 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 0 |1 |1 |1 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | NHL |33 |1 |4 |5 |21 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | AHL |45 |10 |11 |21 |22 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–16 | Lake Erie Monsters |AHL |63 |16 |29 |45 |31 |17 |2 |6 |8 |13 |- ALIGN="centre" | 2015–16 | NHL |8 |1 |1 |2 |5 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Utica Comets |AHL |10 |2 |11 |13 |10 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Vancouver Canucks |NHL |68 |4 |5 |9 |29 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–18 | AHL |55 |17 |25 |42 |59 |5 2 1 3 4 |- ALIGN="centre" | 2017–18 NHL season | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - ALIGN="centre" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 AHL season | Laval Rocket | AHL | 24 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 18 | - ALIGN="centre" | 2018–19 NHL season | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | - ALIGN="centre" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | - ALIGN="centre" | 2019–20 AHL season | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 47 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 22 | - ALIGN="centre" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 NHL season | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - ALIGN="centre" | 2020–21 NHL season | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - ALIGN="centre" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 AHL season | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 57 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 34 | - ALIGN="centre" | 2022–23 KHL season | Barys Astana | Kontinental Hockey League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | NHL totals !182 !6 !16 !22 !88 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
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| CHL | ||
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2012 | |
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup Champion (Lake Erie Monsters) | 2016 | |
External links
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Arizona Coyotes players
- Barys Astana players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Lake Erie Monsters players
- Laval Rocket players
- Lewiston Maineiacs players
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
- Shawinigan Cataractes players
- Ice hockey people from Montreal
- Springfield Falcons players
- Tucson Roadrunners players
- Utica Comets players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen