Rangers Acquire Julien Gauthier From Hurricanes In Exchange For Defenseman Joey Keane

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The New York Rangers acquired forward Julien Gauthier from Carolina in exchange for defenseman Joey Keane on Tuesday.

Gauthier, 22, has played in 44 games with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) this season. He's scored 26 goals and 11 assists (37 points), along with 34 penalty minutes. He ranks fourth in the AHL in goals in 2019-20.

Julien Gauthier poses for a photo after being selected as the number twenty-one overall draft pick by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft on Jun 24, 2016 at the First Niagra Center.Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports

He made his NHL debut on Oct. 11, 2019, against the New York Islanders, and he tallied his first career NHL assist/point on Dec. 14, 2019, at the Calgary Flames.

Gauthier helped Team Canada earn a silver medal at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship, finishing with seven points (five goals, two assists) in seven games during the tournament.

Keane has played in 49 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack this season, registering eight goals and 22 assists (30 points). He was selected by the Rangers in the third round, 88th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.