:Lukas Cormier
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = File:Lukas Cormier with the Charlottetown Islanders in 2022.jpg
| caption = Cormier with the Charlottetown Islanders in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|3|27}}
| birth_place = Sainte-Marie, New Brunswick, Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 176
| position = Defence
| shoots = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Vegas Golden Knights
| prospect_team = Henderson Silver Knights
| prospect_league = AHL
| draft = 68th overall
| draft_year = 2020
| draft_team = Vegas Golden Knights
| career_start = 2022
| career_end =
}}
Lukas Cormier (born March 27, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Cormier was drafted 68th overall by the Golden Knights in the third round of the 2020 NHL entry draft, signing his three-year entry-level contract on December 31, 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/golden-knights-sign-defenseman-lukas-cormier-to-entry-level-contract/c-319929228|title=Golden Knights Sign Defenseman Lukas Cormier To Entry-Level Contract|website=NHL.com|date=December 31, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2022}} and played junior hockey with the Charlottetown Islanders of the QMJHL. Cormier experienced a breakout season in 2020–21 season, winning the Emile Bouchard Trophy as the league's best defenseman,{{cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/sports/lukas-cormiers-desire-to-improve-his-game-led-him-to-qmjhls-top-defenceman-award-100598955/|title=Lukas Cormier's desire to improve his game led him to QMJHL's top defenceman award|publisher=SaltWire Network|date=June 11, 2021|access-date=August 21, 2022 |last1=Malloy |first1=Jason }} and being named to the season's First All-Star Team. Cormier repeated both feats in 2021–22 season,{{cite web|url=https://chl.ca/video/charlottetowns-cormier-wins-2022-emile-bouchard-trophy|title=Charlottetown's Cormier wins the 2022 Émile-Bouchard Trophy|website=CHL.ca|date=May 26, 2022|access-date=August 21, 2022}} additionally leading the league in both goals and points by a defenseman, and helping the Islanders to the President's Cup Finals, where they ultimately lost to the Shawinigan Cataractes.
Cormier made his NHL debut with Vegas on January 6, 2024, recording an assist on a third-period Jack Eichel power-play goal for his first NHL point.{{cite news |last=Ramirez |first=W.G. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nhl/2024/01/07/islanders-golden-knights-score/7b0b2432-ad21-11ee-bc8c-7319480da4f9_story.html |title=Eichel, Roy each score twice, Golden Knights top Islanders 5-2 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 7, 2024 |access-date=January 7, 2024}}
Cormier made his 2024–25 season debut in the AHL on March 1, 2025, following a long-term injury.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/article/golden-knights-activate-top-defensive-021950103.html|access-date=April 15, 2025 |title=Golden Knights Activate Top Defensive Prospect from Injured Reserve; Assign Him to AHL |date=2 March 2025 }}
International play
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{{MedalSport|Ice hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Canada|}}
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Cormier made his international debut with Canada Red at the 2018 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, recording no points across six games. He also appeared for the Canadian under-18 team in the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, winning a silver medal. Cormier later won a gold medal with Canada at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championships, recording 5 points in 7 games.{{cite web|title=Canada defeats Finland in OT thriller for gold at world juniors in Edmonton|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/2022-world-juniors-medal-roundup-august-20-1.6557445|last=Sandor|first=Steven|website=CBC Sports|access-date=August 22, 2022|date=August 20, 2022}}
Personal life
Cormier's sister Dominique plays (as of 2024) for the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey team of the ECAC, after having represented Canada in U18 tournaments.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2018–19
| QMJHL | 63 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 46
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2019–20 | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 44 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 28
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21
| Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 39 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 36
| 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
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| 2021–22 | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 62 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 60
| 15 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 14 |
| 2022–23
| AHL | 62 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 44
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2023–24 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 58 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 33
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24
| NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2024–25 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 19 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 2 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 2018
| Canada Red | U17 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2019 | Canada | HG18 | {{silver2}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022
| Canada | WJC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
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! colspan="4" |Junior totals ! 15 !! 1 !! 4 !! 5 !! 4 |
Awards and honours
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! Award ! Year ! |
| colspan="3"|QMJHL |
|---|
| All-Rookie Team
| 2019 | |
| Defenseman of the Year (Emile Bouchard Trophy) |
| First All-Star Team
| |
| colspan="3"|CHL |
| CHL Top Prospects Game
| 2020 |
References
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External links
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{{succession box | before = Jordan Spence | title = Emile Bouchard Trophy | years = 2020–21
2021–22 | after = Tristan Luneau}}
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Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Charlottetown Islanders players
Category:Henderson Silver Knights players
Category:Ice hockey people from New Brunswick
Category:People from Kent County, New Brunswick
Category:Vegas Golden Knights draft picks