Stefan Chaput
Stefan Chaput | |
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| Born | March 11, 1988 Canada |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey centre (retired) |
| Years active | 2007–2017 |
Stefan Chaput (born March 11, 1988) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who competed in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
Chaput developed his skills playing junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Lewiston Maineiacs. He was selected 153rd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and subsequently inked an entry-level contract with the Hurricanes on April 16, 2008.
He began the 2010–11 campaign with Carolina's AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, before being traded on November 23, 2010, to the Anaheim Ducks along with Matt Kennedy in return for Ryan Carter. Following this trade, Chaput continued competing in the AHL, joining the Syracuse Crunch. After appearing in 27 games there, he was involved in another trade on February 27, 2011, moving to the Boston Bruins organization alongside David Laliberte in exchange for Brian McGrattan and Sean Zimmerman.
On September 18, 2012, Chaput agreed to a one-year contract with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.
Starting the 2013–14 season with the Cornwall River Kings of the semi-professional LNAH, Chaput signed a professional tryout agreement with the Utica Comets of the AHL on November 14, 2013. After three appearances with Utica, he transferred to Europe to complete that season playing for Ravensburg Towerstars in Germany’s DEL2 league.
Chaput continued his career in Germany by signing with DEL2 rivals Dresdner Eislöwen on July 16, 2014. Positioned on Dresdner’s leading scoring line, he amassed 54 points over 43 games during the 2014–15 season.
As a free agent on August 17, 2015, Chaput secured a one-year contract with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia competing in Austria’s EBEL.
In his concluding two seasons as a player, Chaput returned to Canada to skate with Jonquière Marquis of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH).
Personal life
His younger sibling, Michael Chaput, is a player for the Arizona Coyotes, while their father, Alain Chaput, formerly served as governor of the now-defunct Lewiston Maineiacs franchise.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | West Island Lions | QMAAA | 29 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | West Island Lions | QMAAA | 39 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 86 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2004–05 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 69 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 57 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 62 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2008–09 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |||||||
| 2009–10 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 75 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
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202010-11 season| Charlotte Checkers| AHL| 20| 0| 3| 3| 9| —| —| —| —| —| |
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201011-11 season| Syracuse Crunch| AHL| 27| 3| 4| 7| 6| —| —| —| —| —| |
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201011-11 season| Providence Bruins| AHL| 15| 3| 3| 6| 4| —| —| —| —| —| |
Jonquière Marquis|"LNAH"|31|"8"|"31"|"39"|"14"|"13"|"5"|"13"|"18"|"6"| Jonquière Marquis|"LNAH"|20|"2"|"19"|"21"|"17"| —"| —"| —"| —"| —"| AHL totals !215 !29 !58 !87 !76 !2 !0 !1 !1 !2 |
International
| Year | Team | Tournament | Placement | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Penalty Minutes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Canada Quebec | U17 | 9th place | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Canada | WJC18 | Fourth place | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total junior statistics | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||