William Dufour
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| name = William Dufour
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|1|28}}
| birth_place = Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 215
| position = Right wing
| shoots = Right
| league = NHL
| team = Colorado Avalanche
| prospect_league = AHL
| prospect_team = Colorado Eagles
| former_teams = New York Islanders
| ntl_team =
| draft = 152nd overall
| draft_year = 2020
| draft_team = New York Islanders
| career_start = 2022
| career_end =
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William Dufour (born January 28, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 152nd overall, by the New York Islanders in the 2020 NHL entry draft. Dufour played four seasons of major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, Drummondville Voltigeurs and Saint John Sea Dogs, winning the Memorial Cup with the latter in 2022.
Playing career
Dufour was drafted by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the sixth overall pick of the 2018 QMJHL entry draft.{{cite web |title=Trois choses à retenir à propos du repêchage 2018 de la LHJMQ |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1104988/repechage-lhjmq-quebec-2018-remparts-blizzard-chevaliers |website=Ici Radio-Canada |access-date=January 22, 2023 |language=fr-Ca |date=June 5, 2018}}{{cite web |title=2018 QMJHL Entry Draft |url=https://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/draft/lhjmq/2018/all/ |publisher=Quebec Major Junior Hockey League|website=CHL.ca |access-date=January 22, 2023}} On January 6, 2019, he was traded to the Chicoutimi Saguenéens.{{cite web |title=Les Saguenéens font l'acquisition de l'attaquant de 16 ans William Dufour |url=https://chl.ca/lhjmq-sagueneens/les-sagueneens-font-lacquisition-de-lattaquant-de-16-ans-william-dufour/ |publisher=Chicoutimi Saguenéens|website=CHL.ca |access-date=January 22, 2023 |language=fr-CA |date=January 6, 2019}} His stint with the Saguenéens lasted until December 15, 2019, when he was traded to the Drummondville Voltigeurs.{{cite web |last1=Habashi |first1=Jonathan |title=Dufour et Lapenna débarquent, Pelletier s'en va |url=https://www.journalexpress.ca/2019/12/15/william-dufour-et-francesco-lapenna-debarquent-thomas-pelletier-sen-va-voltigeurs-drummondville-dawson-mercer-echanges-lhjmq/ |newspaper=L'Express de Drummondville |access-date=January 22, 2023 |language=fr-CA |date=December 15, 2019}} In June 2021, Dufour was traded to the Saint John Sea Dogs.{{cite web |title=Sea Dogs Acquire NHL Prospect William Dufour in One of Three Pre-Draft Deals|url=https://chl.ca/lhjmq-seadogs/sea-dogs-acquire-nhl-prospect-william-dufour-in-one-of-three-pre-draft-trades/ |publisher=Saint John Sea Dogs|website=CHL.ca |access-date=January 22, 2023 |date=June 23, 2021}}
Dufour was selected in the fifth round, 152nd overall, of the 2020 NHL entry draft by the New York Islanders.{{cite web |last1=Knoll |first1=Andrew |title=N.H.L. Draft: Rangers Go Big, While Devils and Islanders Look for Scorers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/sports/hockey/nhl-draft-rangers-islanders-devils.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=January 22, 2023 |date=October 8, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Habashi |first1=Jonathan |title=Dufour avec les Islanders: "Un feeling incroyable" |url=https://www.journalexpress.ca/2020/10/07/william-dufour-islanders-new-york-repechage-lnh-voltigeurs-drummondville-lhjmq-1/ |newspaper=L'Express de Drummondville |access-date=January 22, 2023 |language=fr-CA |date=October 7, 2020}} On April 21, 2022, Dufour signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the team.{{cite web |title=Islanders Sign Dufour |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-sign-dufour/c-333243288|publisher=New York Islanders |via=NHL.com |access-date=January 22, 2023 |date=April 21, 2022}} In his National Hockey League (NHL) debut on January 18, 2023, Dufour recorded one hit and logged 6:48 minutes of ice time as the Islanders lost 4–1 against the Boston Bruins.{{cite web |title=McAvoy, Forbort score in 2nd, Bruins beat Islanders 4-1 |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401459302 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=January 22, 2023 |date=January 18, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Tidcombe |first1=Matt |title=CHL to NHL: 2022 Memorial Cup MVP Dufour debuts with Isles |url=https://chl.ca/article/chl-nhl-2022-memorial-cup-mvp-dufour-debuts-isles |website=CHL.ca |access-date=January 22, 2023 |date=January 19, 2023}}
During the 2024–25 season, approaching the NHL trade deadline, Dufour was traded by the Islanders along with Brock Nelson to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Calum Ritchie, Oliver Kylington and conditional first and third-round selections on March 6, 2025.{{citeweb| url = https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/avalanche-acquire-nelson-dufour-from-new-york | title = Avalanche acquire Nelson, Dufour from New York | publisher = Colorado Avalanche | date = March 6, 2025 | accessdate = March 6, 2025}}
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 | ||||||||
| 2017–18
| Séminaire St-François Blizzard | QMAAA | 36 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 16
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
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| 2018–19 | QMJHL | 29 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19
| QMJHL | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2019–20 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 31 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20
| QMJHL | 28 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 30
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2020–21 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 23 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 32
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22
| QMJHL | 66 | 56 | 60 | 116 | 40
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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| 2022–23 | AHL | 69 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 51
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23
| NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2023–24 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 55 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 35
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024–25
| Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 45 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 49
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 2018
| Canada Red | U17 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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| 2022 | Canada | WJC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
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! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 13 !! 5 !! 4 !! 9 !! 4 |
Awards and honours
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! Award ! Year ! Ref |
| colspan="3"|QMJHL |
|---|
| First All-Star Team
| 2022 |
| Michel Brière Memorial Trophy
| 2022 |
| colspan="3"|CHL |
| Memorial Cup champion
| 2022 |
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team
| 2022 |
| Ed Chynoweth Trophy
| 2022 |
| Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy
| 2022 |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
- {{AHL profile|9440}}
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Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Bridgeport Islanders players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players
Category:Colorado Eagles players
Category:Drummondville Voltigeurs players
Category:Ice hockey people from Quebec City
Category:New York Islanders draft picks
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Rouyn-Noranda Huskies players
Category:Saint John Sea Dogs players
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