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
Shot Left
Played for HC Ajoie
Grand Rapids Griffins
Binghamton Senators
Ottawa Senators
HC Lugano
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft 74th overall, 1998
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 19962020

Julien Vauclair (born October 2, 1979) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey defenseman who spent most of his career with HC Lugano in the National League (NL). He made his professional debut in 1996 with HC Ajoie in Switzerland's second tier, Swiss League (SL). He spent three seasons within the Ottawa Senators organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators selected him 74th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

As a youth, Vauclair played in the 1992 and 1993 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a team from Switzerland.[1]

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.

On June 2, 2019, Vauclair agreed to a one-year contract extension with HC Lugano, stating that this would be his final season of professional hockey.

On March 26, 2020, Vauclair officially announced his retirement from professional hockey.[2] Vauclair played all of his 791 regular season games (273 points) in the National League with HC Lugano, as well as 154 playoffs games (34 points). He won 2 NL titles with the team and was named twice to the NL Media Swiss All-Star Team. In addition to that, his jersey with the number 3 was to be retired by HC Lugano in the 2020–21 season, however with the interruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, his jersey was later retired in a game against HC Ajoie on 16 September 2022.[3][4]

International play

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.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1995–96 HC Ajoie SUI.3 2041014
1996–97 HC Ajoie SUI.2 4006624
1997–98 HC Lugano SUI U20 10741110
1997–98 HC Lugano NDA 3612312 700025
1998–99 HC Lugano SUI U20 1810142414 10000
1998–99 HC Lugano NDA 380338 160002
1999–00 HC Lugano NLA 4533616 140000
2000–01 HC Lugano NLA 4234757 180114
2001–02 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 715141918 40114
2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 676162230 140118
2003–04 Binghamton Senators AHL 789303939 20000
2003–04 Ottawa Senators NHL 10002
2004–05 HC Lugano NLA 42471128 30002
2005–06 HC Lugano NLA 31661232 1724612
2006–07 HC Lugano NLA 39791650 511210
2007–08 HC Lugano NLA 4910213134
2008–09 HC Lugano NLA 5010354556 71126
2009–10 HC Lugano NLA 3513152864 401110
2010–11 HC Lugano NLA 4012172938
2011–12 HC Lugano NLA 41481228 61126
2012–13 HC Lugano NLA 47791624 71234
2013–14 HC Lugano NLA 31381118 50112
2014–15 HC Lugano NLA 38671330 60116
2015–16 HC Lugano NLA 4217853 1222410
2016–17 HC Lugano NLA 27191022 64040
2017–18 HC Lugano NL 38571216 141344
2018–19 HC Lugano NL 44461024 30002
2019–20 HC Lugano NL 3600022
NL totals 791100173273632 150131730105
AHL totals 21620608087 2002212
NHL totals 10002

International


Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing   Switzerland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sweden/Finland
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Finland
Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1997 Switzerland EJC18 61014
1998 Switzerland WJC 712312
1999 Switzerland WJC 61126
1999 Switzerland WC 60002
2000 Switzerland WC 70000
2001 Switzerland WC 610127
2002 Switzerland OLY 41012
2002 Switzerland WC 60222
2004 Switzerland WC 500016
2005 Switzerland WC 700010
2006 Switzerland OLY 60006
2006 Switzerland WC 60004
2007 Switzerland WC 70004
2008 Switzerland WC 71124
2010 Switzerland WC 71120
2011 Switzerland WC 61122
2013 Switzerland WC 100332
2014 Switzerland OLY 40002
Junior totals 1933622
Senior totals 88581381

Awards

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

See also

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. "Il punt della situazione". HC Lugano. 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. "Julien Vauclair jersey retired in ceremony" (in Italian). alamy.com. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. "Julien Vauclair to have number retired by HC Lugano". swisshockeynews.ch. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  5. "Winter Olympics 2014: Switzerland unveils men's ice hockey roster". SBNation.com. February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
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