Gabriel Dumont

Gabriel Paul Joseph Dumont (born October 6, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the fifth round, 139th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2009 NHL entry draft. Dumont played for the Canadiens, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators, and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Playing career Early years As a youth, Dumont played in the 2003 and 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with minor ice hockey teams from Rimouski.

Professional Dumont played four seasons with the Drummondville Voltigeurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before he was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens on April 30, 2010. He recorded his first career NHL point on March 13, 2013, against the Ottawa Senators and scored his first NHL goal on April 17, 2013, against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

At the conclusion of his entry-level deal, in July 2013, Dumont was re-signed by the Canadiens to a two-year, two-way contract. This was followed by an additional one-year, two-way contract extension on June 1, 2015.

After seven seasons within the Canadiens organization, Dumont left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 1, 2016.

On June 28, 2017, the Lightning announced that they had re-signed Dumont to a two-year, $1.3 million contract extension. Dumont made the Lightning's roster to open the 2017–18 season. He would appear in seven games being held pointless before being placed on waivers by the Lightning and claimed by the Ottawa Senators on November 22, 2017. On February 20, 2018, Dumont was placed on waivers by the Senators, and was then claimed by the Lightning the next day.

On July 1, 2019, Dumont signed as a free agent to a two-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Wild, Dumont would return to his former club, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on July 28, 2021.

On June 9, 2022, Dumont signed a two-year contract with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) to remain within the Lightning organization. This was followed by a one-year extension with the team in June 2024.

On June 19, 2025, Dumont announced his retirement from professional hockey after 16 seasons, at age 34.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2006–07 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 8 1 1 2 6 6 0 2 2 0 2007–08 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 59 11 14 25 103 — — — — — 2008–09 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 51 28 21 49 63 19 6 13 19 32 2009–10 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 62 51 42 93 127 14 11 10 21 19 2009–10 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL — — — — — 11 2 0 2 12 2010–11 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 64 5 13 18 79 20 6 3 9 6 2011–12 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 59 13 11 24 55 — — — — — 2011–12 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 55 16 15 31 83 — — — — — 2012–13 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 1 2 3 13 3 0 0 0 12 2013–14 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 74 19 17 36 111 — — — — — 2013–14 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 66 20 25 45 88 — — — — — 2014–15 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2015–16 St. John's IceCaps AHL 71 19 30 49 76 — — — — — 2016–17 Syracuse Crunch AHL 20 5 5 10 24 22 5 6 11 12 2016–17 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 39 2 2 4 29 — — — — — 2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2017–18 Ottawa Senators NHL 23 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2017–18 Syracuse Crunch AHL 18 5 16 21 15 4 3 2 5 2 2018–19 Syracuse Crunch AHL 59 15 28 43 67 4 0 0 0 4 2019–20 Iowa Wild AHL 34 7 8 15 38 — — — — — 2019–20 Minnesota Wild NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Iowa Wild AHL 34 12 19 31 60 — — — — — 2021–22 Syracuse Crunch AHL 75 30 32 62 100 5 0 2 2 4 2022–23 Syracuse Crunch AHL 55 18 21 39 42 3 1 1 2 15 2023–24 Syracuse Crunch AHL 47 14 14 28 53 — — — — — 2024–25 Syracuse Crunch AHL 16 3 4 7 8 3 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 90 4 5 9 48 3 0 0 0 12

Awards and honours Award Year RefQMJHL President's Cup champion 2009 Guy Carbonneau Trophy 2010 First All-Star Team 2010 CHL Second All-Star Team 2010 AHL All-Star Game 2013, 2023