# Gaétan Royer

Gaétan Royer (born March 13, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger.

## Biography

Royer was born in Donnacona, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Sainte-Foy, Quebec City. He played three games in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2001–02 season, going scoreless. In 2008, Royer played for the Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL).

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1994–95 | Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 65 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 194 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1995–96 | Sherbrooke Faucons | QMJHL | 36 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 25 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 47 |
| 1996–97 | Jacksonville Lizard Kings | ECHL | 28 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1998–99 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 52 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 20 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 58 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 134 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2001–02 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | UHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 40 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 33 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 33 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2002–03 | Jackson Bandits | ECHL | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | ECHL | 20 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Pont-Rouge Caron & Guay | QSPHL | 43 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 272 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 42 |
| 2004–05 | Trois-Rivieres Caron & Guay | LNAH | 30 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Thetford Mines Prolab | LNAH | 24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Thetford Mines Prolab | LNAH | 35 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Thetford Mines Prolab | LNAH | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Shawinigan Xtreme | QSCHL | 22 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Quebec RadioX | LNAH | 49 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Gold Coast Blue Tongues | AIHL | 19 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Saguenay 98.3 | LNAH | 34 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Riviere-du-Loup CIMT | LNAH | 39 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Riviere-du-Loup 3L | LNAH | 42 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5 | LNAH | 27 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Saint-Georges COOL-FM | LNAH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Thetford Mines Isothermic | LNAH | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Thetford Mines Isothermic | LNAH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 146 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 332 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
| ECHL totals | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | 92 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 396 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LNAH totals | LNAH totals | LNAH totals | 300 | 124 | 126 | 250 | 824 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |