Anthony Duclair

Anthony Duclair (born August 26, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Duclair was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round, 80th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, the organization with which he began his NHL career. Duclair has also played in the NHL for the Arizona Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Ottawa Senators.

Anthony Duclair
Duclair with the New York Rangers in 2014
Born (1995-08-26) August 26, 1995
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Florida Panthers
New York Rangers
Arizona Coyotes
Chicago Blackhawks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft 80th overall, 2013
New York Rangers
Playing career 2014–present

Early years

Duclair was born in Laval, Quebec, and grew up in Pointe-Claire, Quebec. He is of Haitian descent.[1] As a youth, he played in the 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Montreal Canadiens minor ice hockey team.[2] His uncle Farell Duclair played in the Canadian Football League.[3]

Playing career

Junior

Duclair spent three seasons with the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He scored an impressive 50 goals in 59 games during the 2013–14 season. Duclair was rewarded for his outstanding play being named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team.[4]

New York Rangers

On January 2, 2014, Duclair signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers.[5] Duclair impressed the Rangers with his performance in the 2014–15 pre-season, leading the team with five points in five games. On October 6, 2014, defenceman Steven Kampfer and centre Andrew Yogan were traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Joey Crabb, securing an opening-night roster position for Duclair.

Duclair scored his first NHL goal on October 27, 2014, against Darcy Kuemper of the Minnesota Wild.[6] On January 6, 2015, Duclair was assigned to the Quebec Remparts for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.[7][8]

Arizona Coyotes

On March 1, 2015, while playing with the Remparts, Duclair was traded to the Arizona Coyotes (along with John Moore and two draft picks) in exchange for Keith Yandle and Chris Summers.[9]

Arizona Coyotes general manager Don Maloney confirmed fan speculation by stating that he acquired Duclair from the New York Rangers in the hopes that he would develop line chemistry with a rookie Arizona already possessed, Max Domi.[10] This was due to the fact that during the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, Duclair and Domi both showed visible chemistry and were key components in leading Canada to gold.[11]

On October 14, 2015, Duclair scored his first career NHL hat-trick in a 4–0 shut-out win against the Anaheim Ducks. Fellow rookie Max Domi pitched in a goal of his own and an assist on one of Duclair's goals.[12] In Duclair's first full season in the NHL, he developed instant line chemistry with Domi, earning the duo the nickname "The Killer D's".[13]

On January 19, 2017, Duclair was demoted to the team's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, due to a lack of production. On March 3, 2017, he returned to the Coyotes.

On January 4, 2018, it was reported that Duclair had requested to be traded from the Coyotes.[14]

Chicago Blackhawks

On January 10, 2018, Duclair was traded (alongside defenceman Adam Clendening) to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forwards Richard Pánik and Laurent Dauphin.[15] His inconsistency carried over to the Blackhawks, after making an initial impact he finished the season scoreless in his last 14 games and finished the season appearing in 23 games for 8 points for Chicago.

On June 25, 2018, as a restricted free agent, Duclair was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Blackhawks and was released to explore free agency.[16]

Columbus Blue Jackets

On July 5, 2018, Duclair signed a one-year, one-way contract worth $650,000 with the Columbus Blue Jackets.[17] In 53 games for the team, Duclair recorded 11 goals and 19 points.

Ottawa Senators

On February 23, 2019, Duclair was traded to the Ottawa Senators (along with second-round picks in 2020 and 2021) in exchange for Ryan Dzingel and a seventh-round pick in 2019.[18] Only a few days before the trade, Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella publicly criticized Duclair, saying that Duclair "doesn't know how to play".[19]

On June 17, 2019, Duclair signed a one-year contract with the Senators for the 2019–20 season worth $1.65 million.[20] He immediately became one of Ottawa's top offensive players, recording 21 goals and 30 points in his first 38 games, leading the team in both categories. He was subsequently named as the Senators' representative for the 2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game held on January 25, 2020, in St. Louis.[21]

On June 8, 2020, Duclair became an inaugural executive board member the Hockey Diversity Alliance, whose goal is to address intolerance and racism in hockey. [22]

In October 2020, Duclair fired his agent and took over contract negotiations with the Senators by himself, against the advice of GM Pierre Dorion. The two sides could not come to an agreement and the Senators declined to offer him a qualifying offer on a new contract, making him a free agent.

Florida Panthers

On December 17, 2020, Duclair signed as a free agent to a one-year, $1.7 million contract with the Florida Panthers.[23]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11Lac St-Louis LionsQMAAA3425325736149142320
2011–12Quebec RempartsQMJHL6331356650113588
2012–13Quebec RempartsQMJHL55203050221135812
2013–14Quebec RempartsQMJHL5950499956—————
2014–15Quebec RempartsQMJHL2615193424228182618
2014–15New York RangersNHL181674—————
2015–16Arizona CoyotesNHL8120244449—————
2016–17Arizona CoyotesNHL585101514—————
2016–17Tucson RoadrunnersAHL161784—————
2017–18Arizona CoyotesNHL33961510—————
2017–18Chicago BlackhawksNHL232686—————
2018–19Columbus Blue JacketsNHL531181912—————
2018–19Ottawa SenatorsNHL2186142—————
2019–20Ottawa SenatorsNHL6623174018—————
NHL totals 3537983162115—————
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2012 Piešťany
IIHF World U20 Championship
2015 Toronto

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Canada Quebec U17 4th 6 0 4 4 4
2012 Canada Quebec U17 6th 4 0 1 1 8
2012 Canada IH18 5 1 1 2 8
2015 Canada WJC 7 4 4 8 16
Junior totals 22 5 10 15 36

Awards and honours
Award Year
QMJHL
QMJHL First Team All-Star 2013–14 [24]
International
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament gold medal 2012 [25]
World Junior Championships gold medal 2015 [26]
NHL
All-Star Game 2020 [27]

References
  1. "Haitian Hockey Star?". CaribJournal. September 30, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. Leonard, Pat (November 15, 2014). "NY Rangers prospect Anthony Duclair has skills to make an impact - now and in future". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  4. "Val-d'Or's Anthony Mantha named QMJHL MVP at Golden Puck Awards". HuffPost. April 3, 2014.
  5. "Rangers agree to terms with Duclair". New York Rangers. January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  6. "Rangers Score Five in the Third Period for 5-4 Win". New York Rangers. October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  7. "Rangers Assign Duclair to Quebec". New York Rangers. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  8. "Rangers send Duclair to juniors, can't return until Stanley Cup". New York Post. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  9. "Rangers acquire D-man Yandle from Coyotes: report". nhl.com. National Hockey League. March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  10. "Arizona Coyotes GM Don Maloney: 'These were moves that needed to be made'". Arizona Sports. March 3, 2015.
  11. "Canada holds off Russia to win gold at WJC". nhl.com. National Hockey League.
  12. "Arizona Coyotes - Anaheim Ducks - October 14th, 2015". National Hockey League – via coyotes.nhl.com.
  13. "Killer Ds Making Hockey in Arizona Matter". November 4, 2015.
  14. Masisak, Corey (January 4, 2018). "Former Rangers phenom wants out of the desert". New York Post. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  15. "Blackhawks acquire Duclair and Clendening from Coyotes". National Hockey League. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  16. "Blackhawks cut ties with Anthony Duclair". Chicago Tribune. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  17. "Blue Jackets sign Anthony Duclair to one-year deal - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  18. Garrioch, Bruce. "Senators deal Ryan Dzingel to Blue Jackets, too". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  19. "John Tortorella rips Anthony Duclair: 'I don't think he knows how to play'". Yahoo! News. February 20, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  20. NHL.com (June 17, 2019). "Duclair signs one-year, $1.65 million contract with Senators". Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  21. Sun, Ottawa; Sports; Hockey; Senators, Ottawa; Email, Share Senators winger Anthony Duclair is headed to the NHL All Star weekend Tumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedIn; Tumblr; Pinterest; Plus, Google; Reddit (December 30, 2019). "Senators winger Anthony Duclair is headed to the NHL All Star weekend | Ottawa Sun". Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  22. "Hockey Diversity Alliance to fight racism at grassroots level". nhl.com. June 29, 2020.
  23. "Florida Panthers agree to terms with Anthony Duclair". Florida Panthers. December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  24. "Val-D'Ors Mantha named QMJHL MVP". Yahoo! Sports. March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  25. "22 CHL Players win 2012 Ivan Hlinka U18 Gold". Canadian Hockey League.
  26. 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Roster
  27. "NHL All-Star Game rosters revealed". National Hockey League. December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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