Samuel Bolduc

Samuel Bolduc
Samuel Bolduc
Born	December 9, 2000 (age 23); Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team	New York Islanders
NHL draft	57th overall, 2019; New York Islanders
Playing career	2021–present

Samuel Bolduc (born December 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Islanders in the second round, 57th overall, at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Bolduc played four seasons of junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and Sherbrooke Phoenix.

Playing career

Bolduc started his career with Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before getting traded to the Sherbrooke Phoenix on December 15, 2019.^[1]^[2]

Bolduc was drafted 57th overall by the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.^[3]^[4] On April 30, 2020, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Islanders.^[5] He was assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Bridgeport Islanders where he was named to the 2020-21 AHL Atlantic-Division All-Star Team.^[6]

For his play in the AHL, he was named to play in the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic as Bridgeport's sole representative.^[7] Bolduc made his NHL debut in a 5–2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 23, 2023.^[8]^[9] His first NHL point, a goal, came on February 7, 2023, against the Seattle Kraken. It was the first, and game-winning, goal of a 4–0 Islanders victory.^[10] He finished the season with New York scoring two goals and three points in 17 games and played in two of New York's playoff games.^[6]

On June 20, 2023, he signed a two-year contract with the Islanders.^[6]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2016–17	Laval-Montréal Rousseau Royal	QMAAA	37	3	12	15	6	8	1	1	2	2
2016–17	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	6	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	57	2	12	14	8	20	2	5	7	0
2018–19	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	65	9	28	37	27	5	1	1	2	4
2019–20	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	32	7	9	16	14	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL	29	4	23	27	12	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL	24	6	8	14	10	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Bridgeport Islanders	AHL	57	2	5	7	16	—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Bridgeport Islanders	AHL	56	10	25	35	31	—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	New York Islanders	NHL	17	2	1	3	2	2	0	0	0	4
2023–24	New York Islanders	NHL	34	2	3	5	6	—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	Bridgeport Islanders	AHL	5	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			51	4	4	8	8	2	0	0	0	4

Awards and honours

Award	Year
AHL
Atlantic Division All-Star Team	2021	^[11]

References

^ "Deux défenseurs se joignent au Phoenix". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). December 15, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "Transaction : Yann-Félix Lapointe à Blainville, Samuel Bolduc à Sherbrooke". hockeyphoenix.ca (in Canadian French). December 15, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "2019 NHL Entry Draft Coverage: New York Islanders select Simon Holmstrom". Lighthouse Hockey. June 22, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ Schram, Carol (June 22, 2019). "Devils Acquire P.K. Subban on a Busy Second Day of the N.H.L. Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2023. The Islanders picked defenseman Samuel Bolduc from Laval, Quebec, in the second round...
^ "Bolduc Signs Entry-Level Deal". New York Islanders. April 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2023 – via NHL.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Islanders Sign Bolduc". New York Islanders. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023 – via NHL.com.
^ "Bolduc Named AHL All-Star". American Hockey League. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
^ Wright, Cory (January 23, 2023). "Bolduc Makes NHL Debut vs Maple Leafs". NHL.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ Gross, Andrew (January 23, 2023). "Defenseman Samuel Bolduc makes his NHL debut for Islanders". Newsday. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "Islanders' Samuel Bolduc: Gets first NHL goal". CBS Sports. February 7, 2023. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
^ "2020-21 AHL All-Star Teams". American Hockey League. May 26, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2023.