Julien Vauclair

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Representing Switzerland
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Julien Vauclair
Julien Vauclair
Born	October 2, 1979 (age 44); Delémont, Switzerland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Ajoie; Grand Rapids Griffins; Binghamton Senators; Ottawa Senators; HC Lugano
National team	NHL Draft
Playing career	1996–2020

Julien Vauclair (born October 2, 1979) is a

1998 NHL Entry Draft

.

Playing career

As a youth, Vauclair played in the 1992 and 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a team from Switzerland.^[1]

Vauclair was drafted 74th overall by the

1998 NHL Entry Draft and played one NHL game for the Senators in the 2003–04 NHL season. Vauclair has also played in the American Hockey League with the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Binghamton Senators

. Vauclair began his professional career with Lugano in 1998, and he returned to them in 2004 and has played for them since.

On June 2, 2019, Vauclair agreed to a one-year contract extension with HC Lugano, stating that this would be his final season of professional hockey.

On March 26, 2020, Vauclair officially announced his retirement from professional hockey.

2020–21 season, however with the interruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, his jersey was later retired in a game against HC Ajoie on 16 September 2022.^[3]^[4]

International play

Vauclair has played internationally for Switzerland in three Olympics and nine World Championships, winning a silver medal in the 2013 World Championships. On January 6, 2014, Vauclair was named to Team Switzerland's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	HC Ajoie	SUI.3	20	4	10	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	HC Ajoie	SUI.2	40	0	6	6	24	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC Lugano	SUI U20	10	7	4	11	10	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC Lugano	NDA	36	1	2	3	12	7	0	0	0	25
1998–99	HC Lugano	SUI U20	18	10	14	24	14	1	0	0	0	0
1998–99	HC Lugano	NDA	38	0	3	3	8	16	0	0	0	2
1999–00	HC Lugano	NLA	45	3	3	6	16	14	0	0	0	0
2000–01	HC Lugano	NLA	42	3	4	7	57	18	0	1	1	4
2001–02	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL	71	5	14	19	18	4	0	1	1	4
2002–03	Binghamton Senators	AHL	67	6	16	22	30	14	0	1	1	8
2003–04	Binghamton Senators	AHL	78	9	30	39	39	2	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Ottawa Senators	NHL	1	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Lugano	NLA	42	4	7	11	28	3	0	0	0	2
2005–06	HC Lugano	NLA	31	6	6	12	32	17	2	4	6	12
2006–07	HC Lugano	NLA	39	7	9	16	50	5	1	1	2	10
2007–08	HC Lugano	NLA	49	10	21	31	34	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	HC Lugano	NLA	50	10	35	45	56	7	1	1	2	6
2009–10	HC Lugano	NLA	35	13	15	28	64	4	0	1	1	10
2010–11	HC Lugano	NLA	40	12	17	29	38	—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HC Lugano	NLA	41	4	8	12	28	6	1	1	2	6
2012–13	HC Lugano	NLA	47	7	9	16	24	7	1	2	3	4
2013–14	HC Lugano	NLA	31	3	8	11	18	5	0	1	1	2
2014–15	HC Lugano	NLA	38	6	7	13	30	6	0	1	1	6
2015–16	HC Lugano	NLA	42	1	7	8	53	12	2	2	4	10
2016–17	HC Lugano	NLA	27	1	9	10	22	6	4	0	4	0
2017–18	HC Lugano	NL	38	5	7	12	16	14	1	3	4	4
2018–19	HC Lugano	NL	44	4	6	10	24	3	0	0	0	2
2019–20	HC Lugano	NL	36	0	0	0	22	—	—	—	—	—
NL totals			791	100	173	273	632	150	13	17	30	105
AHL totals			216	20	60	80	87	20	0	2	2	12
NHL totals			1	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Switzerland	EJC18	6	1	0	1	4
1998	Switzerland	WJC	7	1	2	3	12
1999	Switzerland	WJC	6	1	1	2	6
1999	Switzerland	WC	6	0	0	0	2
2000	Switzerland	WC	7	0	0	0	0
2001	Switzerland	WC	6	1	0	1	27
2002	Switzerland	OLY	4	1	0	1	2
2002	Switzerland	WC	6	0	2	2	2
2004	Switzerland	WC	5	0	0	0	16
2005	Switzerland	WC	7	0	0	0	10
2006	Switzerland	OLY	6	0	0	0	6
2006	Switzerland	WC	6	0	0	0	4
2007	Switzerland	WC	7	0	0	0	4
2008	Switzerland	WC	7	1	1	2	4
2010	Switzerland	WC	7	1	1	2	0
2011	Switzerland	WC	6	1	1	2	2
2013	Switzerland	WC	10	0	3	3	2
2014	Switzerland	OLY	4	0	0	0	2
Junior totals			19	3	3	6	22
Senior totals			88	5	8	13	81

Awards

2004 AHL All-Star Game
2013 World Championships All-Star Team

References

^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^ "Il punt della situazione". HC Lugano. 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^ "Julien Vauclair jersey retired in ceremony" (in Italian). alamy.com. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "Julien Vauclair to have number retired by HC Lugano". swisshockeynews.ch. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^ "Winter Olympics 2014: Switzerland unveils men's ice hockey roster". SBNation.com. February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

[2] "Il punt della situazione". HC Lugano. 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

[3] "Julien Vauclair jersey retired in ceremony" (in Italian). alamy.com. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

[4] "Julien Vauclair to have number retired by HC Lugano". swisshockeynews.ch. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

[5] "Winter Olympics 2014: Switzerland unveils men's ice hockey roster". SBNation.com. February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.

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