Raphaël Lavoie (/ˈlævˈwɑː/ la-VWAH;[1] born September 25, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to 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.
| Raphaël Lavoie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lavoie with the Bakersfield Condors in 2024 | |||
| Born |
September 25, 2000 Chambly, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Vegas Golden Knights Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) Edmonton Oilers | ||
| NHL draft |
38th overall, 2019 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Playing career
editAmateur
editLavoie 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.[2][3]
Professional
editOn March 20, 2020, the Oilers announced they had signed Lavoie to a three-year entry-level contract.[4] 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.[5] 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).[6]
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.[7][8]
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Lavoie was claimed off waivers by the Vegas Golden Knights on October 7, 2024.[9] The following day, Lavoie was placed on waivers by Vegas, and was subsequently re-claimed by Edmonton on October 9.[10] 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.[11]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2020 Czech Republic | |
International
edit| 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 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||||
References
edit- ^ 2023-24PronunciationGuide.pdf
- ^ "Edmonton Oilers take Halifax sniper Raphael Lavoie in 2nd round of 2019 NHL Draft". Global News. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ "Can Raphael Lavoie put it all together this training camp". Edmonton Journal. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "RELEASE: Oilers sign Lavoie to entry-level contract". NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. March 20, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "RELEASE: Oilers loan Lavoie to Vasby IK". NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "RELEASE: RELEASE: Lavoie, Kemp assigned to Bakersfield". NHL.com. Edmonton Oilers. March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ "RELEASE: Oilers recall Lavoie, loan Broberg to Bakersfield". Edmonton Oilers. November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "O'Reilly's hat trick, 4 points propel Predators past slumping Oilers". NHL.com. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ Webster, Danny (October 7, 2024). "Knights claim 2 forwards off waivers, but lose 1 themselves". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "Oilers claim forward Raphael Lavoie off waivers from Golden Knights". Sportsnet.ca. October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Vegas claims Lavoie from Oilers again in apparent end to waiver fight". TSN.ca. October 11, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database