Michael Chaput (born April 9, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is an unrestricted free agent. He was selected in the third round, 89th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and has previously played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Vancouver Canucks, Montreal Canadiens, and Arizona Coyotes.
| Michael Chaput | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Chaput with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2014 | |||
| Born |
April 9, 1992 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free agent Columbus Blue Jackets Vancouver Canucks Montreal Canadiens Arizona Coyotes Barys Astana | ||
| NHL draft |
89th overall, 2010 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career
editAs a youth, Chaput played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Deux-Rives.[1]
Chaput played four seasons (2008-2012) of junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Lewiston Maineiacs and Shawinigan Cataractes, scoring 77 goals and 110 assists for 187 points, while earning 238 penalty minutes, in 216 games played. He was awarded the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player in the 2012 Memorial Cup.[citation needed]
On February 28, 2011, the Philadelphia Flyers traded Chaput to the Columbus Blue Jackets (along with Greg Moore) in exchange for Tom Sestito,[2] and on April 28, 2012, the Blue Jackets signed Chaput to a three-year entry-level contract.[3]
At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets, Chaput was not tendered a qualifying offer and was released as a free agent. On the opening day of free agency on July 1, 2016, Chaput was signed to a one-year, two-way deal with the Vancouver Canucks.[4] The Canucks assigned Chaput their AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets to start the 2016–17 season but recalled him on November 7, 2016.[5] On February 12, 2017, he scored two goals to help the Canucks defeat the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 4–2 for his first career multi-goal game.[6]
On June 24, 2018, as an impending restricted free agent, the Canucks traded Chaput to the Chicago Blackhawks, in exchange for Tanner Kero.[7] On the following day, Chaput was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Blackhawks and was released to explore free agency.[8]
On July 1, 2018, Chaput was signed to a two-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[9] He started the 2018–19 season with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Laval Rocket, but was called up on November 20, 2018 after having notched 10 points in 18 AHL games.[10] Chaput drew into the Canadiens line-up on the fourth-line, contributing 5 assists in 32 games before he was placed on waivers and returned to the AHL. On February 25, 2019, Chaput was traded by the Canadiens to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Jordan Weal.[11]
He played parts of three seasons within the Coyotes organization, before leaving as a free agent following the 2020–21 campaign. On July 29, 2021, Chaput was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[12]
Following 10 professional seasons in North America, Chaput as a free agent signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract with Kazakh based club, Barys Astana of the KHL, on September 25, 2022.[13]
Personal life
editHis older brother, Stefan Chaput, formerly played professionally in the American Hockey League, and his father, Alain, once served as governor for the now-defunct Lewiston Maineiacs franchise.
Career statistics
edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 29 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 68 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Lewiston Maineiacs | QMJHL | 62 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 97 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 11 | ||
| 2011–12 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 57 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 73 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 55 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 45 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 63 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | ||
| 2015–16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Utica Comets | AHL | 10 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 68 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Utica Comets | AHL | 55 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 24 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 47 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 57 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Barys Astana | KHL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 182 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2012 | [14] |
| AHL | ||
| Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) | 2016 | [15] |
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "He's Dustin the wind". Winnipeg Free Press. February 28, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ "Blue Jackets Ink Prospect Michael Chaput to Three-Year Entry Level Contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ "Canucks sign Chaput, Rendulic and Billins". Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ "Michael Chaput Recalled from Utica". nhl.com. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ "Michael Chaput scores twice in win for Canucks". nhl.com. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ "Canucks acquire Kero from Hawks for Chaput". The Sports Network. June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Blackhawks cut ties with Anthony Duclair". Chicago Tribune. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Canadiens agree to terms with Michael Chaput". Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Canadiens recall Michael Chaput". Montreal Canadiens. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "Coyotes acquire Chaput from Montreal in exchange for Jordan Weal". Arizona Coyotes. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "Penguins sign forward Michael Chaput to a one-year contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Chaput moves to Barys". Barys Astana. September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ "Memorial Cup All-Star Teams". Memorial Cup. May 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Tony (June 12, 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database