Julien Vauclair

Julien Vauclair
Born	(1979-10-02) October 2, 1979 Delémont, Switzerland
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NLA team Former teams	HC Lugano Ottawa Senators
National team	Switzerland
NHL Draft	74th overall, 1998 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	1996–present

Julien Vauclair (born October 2, 1979) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman. He currently plays for HC Lugano in the Swiss National League A (NLA).

Playing career

Vauclair was drafted 74th overall by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 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.

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	HC Ajoie	NLB		40	0	6	6	24		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC Lugano	NLA		36	1	2	3	12		7	0	0	0	25
1998–99	HC Lugano	NLA		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
NLA totals				604	89	144	233	495		115	6	12	18	89
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—

Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Representing Switzerland
World Championships
	2013 Sweden/Finland
World Junior Championships
	1998 Finland

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Switzerland	EJC18			6	1	0	1	4
1998	Switzerland	WJC			7	1	2	3	12
1999	Switzerland	WJC	9th		6	1	1	2	6
1999	Switzerland	WC	8th		6	0	0	0	2
2000	Switzerland	WC	6th		7	0	0	0	0
2001	Switzerland	WC	9th		6	1	0	1	27
2002	Switzerland	OG	11th		4	1	0	1	2
2002	Switzerland	WC	10th		6	0	2	2	2
2004	Switzerland	WC	8th		5	0	0	0	16
2005	Switzerland	OGQ	Q		3	1	0	1	2
2005	Switzerland	WC	8th		7	0	0	0	10
2006	Switzerland	OG	6th		6	0	0	0	6
2006	Switzerland	WC	9th		6	0	0	0	4
2007	Switzerland	WC	8th		7	0	0	0	4
2008	Switzerland	WC	7th		7	1	1	2	4
2010	Switzerland	WC	5th		7	1	1	2	0
2011	Switzerland	WC	9th		6	1	1	2	2
2013	Switzerland	WC			10	0	3	3	2
2014	Switzerland	OG	9th		4	0	0	0	2
Junior totals					19	3	3	6	22
Senior totals					97	6	8	14	95

Awards

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

See also

• List of players who played only one game in the NHL

External links

• Julien Vauclair's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Julien Vauclair profile at Eurohockey.com
• Julien Vauclair's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database