Stefan Chaput

Stefan Chaput (born March 11, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career Chaput played his junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Lewiston Maineiacs. Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes 153rd overall in the 2006 NHL entry draft he was signed to an entry-level contract with the Hurricanes on April 16, 2008.

After starting the 2010–11 season with Carolina's AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, on November 23, 2010, Chaput was traded from the Hurricanes to the Anaheim Ducks, along with Matt Kennedy, in exchange for Ryan Carter. He was then immediately assigned to remain in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch. After 27 games with the Crunch, Chaput was again traded by the Ducks along with David Laliberte to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Brian McGrattan and Sean Zimmerman on February 27, 2011.

On September 18, 2012, Chaput was signed to a one-year deal with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.

On November 14, 2013, Chaput signed a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Utica Comets of the AHL after starting the season with the Cornwall River Kings of the semi-professional LNAH. Chaput played three games with the Comets before departing for Europe in signing for the remainder of the season with DEL2 club, Ravensburg Towerstars.

On July 16, 2014, Chaput opted to remain in Germany, signing a contract with DEL2 rival, Dresdner Eislöwen. He assumed a role on Dresdner's top scoring line and completed his one-year tenure in the 2014–15 season, with 54 points in 43 games.

As a free agent on August 17, 2015, Chaput signed in the neighbouring Austrian EBEL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Slovenian club HDD Olimpija Ljubljana.

In the last two seasons of his playing career, Chaput returned to Canada, playing with Jonquière Marquis of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH).

Personal life His younger brother, Michael Chaput, currently plays for the Arizona Coyotes, and his father, Alain, once served as governor for the now-defunct Lewiston Maineiacs franchise .

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs 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 2010–11 Charlotte Checkers AHL 20 0 3 3 9 — — — — — 2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL 27 3 4 7 6 — — — — — 2010–11 Providence Bruins AHL 15 3 3 6 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 11 4 1 5 4 — — — — — 2012–13 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 15 3 6 9 8 — — — — — 2012–13 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 48 5 12 17 25 — — — — — 2013–14 Cornwall River Kings LNAH 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Utica Comets AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Ravensburg Towerstars DEL2 16 9 11 20 22 5 1 4 5 6 2014–15 Dresdner Eislöwen DEL2 43 20 34 54 24 3 0 1 1 55 2015–16 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana AUT 19 2 7 9 16 — — — — — 2015–16 Löwen Frankfurt DEL2 27 8 13 21 20 — — — — —2016–17 Jonquière Marquis LNAH 31 8 31 39 14 13 5 13 18 6 2017–18 Jonquière Marquis LNAH 20 2 19 21 17 — — — — — AHL totals 215 29 58 87 76 2 0 1 1 2

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2005 Canada Quebec U17 9th 5 3 3 6 4 2006 Canada WJC18 4th 7 0 1 1 2 Junior totals 12 3 4 7 6