Zachary L'Heureux

Zachary L'Heureux
L'Heureux with the Nashville Predators in 2024
Born (2003-05-15) May 15, 2003
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Colorado Avalanche
Nashville Predators
NHL draft 27th overall, 2021
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2023–present

Zachary L'Heureux (born May 15, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

L'Heureux was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the first round of the 2021 NHL entry draft with the 27th overall pick in the draft.[1] According to L'Heureux, he models his playing style after agitators such as Brad Marchand and Matthew Tkachuk.[2] On July 28, L'Heureux was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Predators.[3] On October 22, L'Heureux made his NHL debut.[4] In a short period of time, L'Heureux quickly established himself as a fan favourite in Nashville.

On November 17, 2024, L'Heureux scored his first career NHL goal in a 5–3 win against the Vancouver Canucks.[5]

On June 24, 2026, L'Heureux and Fedor Svechkov were traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Chase Bradley, Jack Drury and a 2029 third-round pick.[6]

Disciplinary history

L'Heureux has a history of disciplinary actions on multiple teams[7][8] in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL),[9][10] American Hockey League (AHL),[11][12] and NHL.[13] One of his suspensions from the QMJHL was for an assault on a fan with a hockey stick, for which he was suspended 10 games.[14] In 2023 he told a news outlet that he was working to avoid disciplinary action,[15] but was later suspended twice in the following season by the AHL.[11][12] Not including his 2025 suspension from the NHL, he had been suspended a total of 11 times, resulting in him missing 39 games.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2019–20 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 5520335370 —————
2020–21 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 3319203947 —————
2021–22 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 4622345664 —————
2022–23 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 3321214234 2011152643
2023–24 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 66192948197 151051562
2024–25 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 43254 —————
2024–25 Nashville Predators NHL 625101563 —————
2025–26 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 3014142865 30112
2025–26 Nashville Predators NHL 2541521 —————
NHL totals 879112084 —————

International

Year Team Event Result GPGAPtsPIM
2019 Canada Black U17 8th 50336
Junior totals 50336

References

  1. ↑ "Zachary L'Heureux". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ Masters, Mark (July 16, 2021). "'Extremely competitive' prospect L'Heureux aims to emulate Tkachuk, Marchand". TSN. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ Nashville Predators (July 28, 2021). "Predators Sign Zachary L'Heureux to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract". NHL. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ Woodley, Kevin (November 17, 2024). "Stamkos scores twice on power play, Predators defeat Canucks". NHL.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Drury traded to Predators by Avalanche". NHL.com. June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  7. ↑ Horwat, Nick (January 2, 2025). "Predators Forward Has History With Suspensions". si.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Whitaker, Michael (January 3, 2025). "Predators' Zachary L'Heureux dealt suspension over controversial play vs Wild". ClutchPoints - Nashville Predators News. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (February 15, 2023). "Zachary L'Heureux suspended ten games". Director of Player Safety. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ Quenneville, Guy (February 13, 2023). "NHL prospect suspended after allegedly jabbing fan with stick at Olympiques game". CBC News. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Admirals' L'Heureux suspended for one game". Player Safety Committee. Springfield, Mass.: American Hockey League. March 7, 2024. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Admirals' L'Heureux suspended for two games". Player Safety Committee. Springfield, Mass.: American Hockey League. December 31, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ "L'Heureux of Predators suspended 3 games for slew-footing". NHL Public Relations. National Hockey League. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  14. ↑ Hascup, Jimmy (February 15, 2023). "Predators prospect suspended for 10 games after poking fan with stick at QMJHL game". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  15. ↑ Glennon, John (July 6, 2023). "Preds prospect L'Heureux ready to put suspensions behind him". Nashville Post. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025. I'm happy I'm done with it and I'm moving to the next step. So it's something I want to leave in the past. I want to move forward from it and not let it affect me going into next year.
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