Raphaël Lavoie

Raphaël Lavoie ( ; born September 25, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 38th overall in the second round of the 2019 NHL entry draft by the Edmonton Oilers, for whom he made his NHL debut in 2023.

Playing career Amateur Lavoie played junior hockey with the Halifax Mooseheads and Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) between 2016 and 2020. He was a second-round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in the 2019 NHL entry draft.

Professional On March 20, 2020, the Oilers announced they had signed Lavoie to a three-year entry-level contract. Lavoie would take part of the Oilers preseason training camp the following September and on September 22, he was assigned to Väsby IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. On March 27, 2021, following the conclusion of Väsby's season, Lavoie and fellow Oilers prospect, Philip Kemp, were both assigned to the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL).

After playing three seasons with the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL), Lavoie played his first National Hockey League (NHL) game on November 4, 2023, in a 5–2 loss to the Nashville Predators.

Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Lavoie was claimed off waivers by the Vegas Golden Knights on October 7, 2024. The following day, Lavoie was placed on waivers by Vegas, and was subsequently re-claimed by Edmonton on October 9. However, Edmonton waived Lavoie again a day later; Vegas then re-claimed him on October 11, assigning him to the AHL Henderson Silver Knights shortly afterwards. Lavoie debuted for Vegas on January 28, 2025, playing eight and a half minutes in a 4–3 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars.

As a restricted free agent, Lavoie signed a one-year extension with Vegas on July 6, 2025. Entering unrestricted free agency the following offseason, Lavoie signed a further one-year extension with Vegas on July 1, 2026.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2015–16 Collège Antoine-Girouard Gaulois QMAAA 42 12 14 26 16 8 2 3 5 19 2016–17 Collège Antoine-Girouard Gaulois QMAAA 15 7 11 18 28 — — — — — 2016–17 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 32 6 3 9 26 6 1 1 2 6 2017–18 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 68 30 33 63 43 9 3 2 5 5 2018–19 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 62 32 41 73 31 23 20 12 32 22 2019–20 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 30 18 26 44 36 — — — — — 2019–20 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 25 20 18 38 12 — — — — — 2020–21 Väsby IK Allsv 51 23 22 45 80 — — — — — 2020–21 Bakersfield Condors AHL 19 5 5 10 16 6 1 3 4 2 2021–22 Bakersfield Condors AHL 56 13 13 26 14 — — — — — 2022–23 Bakersfield Condors AHL 61 25 20 45 47 2 1 0 1 0 2023–24 Bakersfield Condors AHL 66 28 22 50 64 2 0 1 1 4 2023–24 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2024–25 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 42 17 10 27 39 — — — — — 2024–25 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 9 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2025–26 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 45 30 26 56 12 6 3 0 3 2 2025–26 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —NHL totals 17 0 0 0 4 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2016 Canada White U17 4th 6 1 2 3 2 2018 Canada U18 5th 5 5 0 5 2 2020 Canada WJC 7 0 2 2 0Junior totals 18 6 4 10 4