Michael Chaput
Chaput with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2014
Born (1992-04-09) 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

Michael Chaput (born April 9, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract to Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Chaput was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 3rd round (89th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

As 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.

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

His 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

Chaput celebrating the Monsters Calder Cup victory with Josh Anderson.
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

Awards Year
CHL
Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2012 [14]
AHL
Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) 2016 [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "He's Dustin the wind". Winnipeg Free Press. February 28, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Blue Jackets Ink Prospect Michael Chaput to Three-Year Entry Level Contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Canucks sign Chaput, Rendulic and Billins". Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Michael Chaput Recalled from Utica". nhl.com. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Michael Chaput scores twice in win for Canucks". nhl.com. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Canucks acquire Kero from Hawks for Chaput". The Sports Network. June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Blackhawks cut ties with Anthony Duclair". Chicago Tribune. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Canadiens agree to terms with Michael Chaput". Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Canadiens recall Michael Chaput". Montreal Canadiens. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Coyotes acquire Chaput from Montreal in exchange for Jordan Weal". Arizona Coyotes. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Penguins sign forward Michael Chaput to a one-year contract". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Michael Chaput moves to Barys". Barys Astana. September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Memorial Cup All-Star Teams". Memorial Cup. May 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  15. ↑ Brown, Tony (June 12, 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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