Jacob Gaucher (born March 9, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career Gaucher played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with Val-d'Or Foreurs and Baie-Comeau Drakkar before signing his first professional contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League on October 3, 2022.
Continuing for a third season within the Phantoms organization, Gaucher signed a one-year AHL contract on August 8, 2024. During the season, Gaucher was signed a two-year entry-level NHL contract with the Phantoms' affiliate, the Philadelphia Flyers on December 12, 2024.
Gaucher later received his first recall by the Flyers and made his NHL debut in a 3-0 defeat to the Colorado Avalanche on February 2, 2025.
Personal life Gaucher's brother, Nathan Gaucher, was drafted in the first round of the 2022 NHL entry draft by the Anaheim Ducks.
Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2017–18 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 10 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 68 12 12 24 22 7 0 2 2 4 2019–20 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 62 14 24 38 38 — — — — — 2020–21 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 36 4 7 11 31 12 2 5 7 9 2021–22 Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL 66 35 33 68 26 4 0 3 3 2 2022–23 Reading Royals ECHL 71 22 39 61 30 11 6 6 12 6 2023–24 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 59 8 8 16 41 6 1 1 2 0 2023–24 Reading Royals ECHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 70 20 18 38 47 7 3 3 6 4 2024–25 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 69 20 16 36 44 — — — — — 2024–25 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —NHL totals 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
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