Samuel Bolduc

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.

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.

Bolduc was drafted 57th overall by the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2019 NHL entry draft. On April 30, 2020, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Islanders. 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.

For his play in the AHL, he was named to play in the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic as Bridgeport's sole representative. Bolduc made his NHL debut in a 5–2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 23, 2023. 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. 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. On March 12, 2026, Bolduc was traded to the Ottawa Senators, in exchange for Jan Jeník.

After finishing the 2025-26 season with the Belleville Senators, Bolduc signed a $850,000 x 1-year, 2-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on June 26, 2026.

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 — — — — — 2025–26 Belleville Senators AHL 12 1 9 10 6 — — — — — NHL totals 52 4 4 8 8 2 0 0 0 4

Awards and honours Award Year AHL Atlantic Division All-Star Team 2021