Anthony Duclair

**Anthony Duclair** (born on August 26, 1995 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Florida Panthers of the NHL.

Anthony was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round (80th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing Career

### Junior

Anthony spent three seasons with the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He scored an impressive 50 goals in 59 games during the 2013–14 season. He was rewarded for his outstanding play being named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team.

### Professional

On January 2, 2014, Anthony signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers. He impressed the Rangers with his performance in the 2014–15 pre-season, leading the team with five points in five games.

On October 6, 2014, defenceman Steven Kampfer and centre Andrew Yogan were traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Joey Crabb, securing an opening-night roster position for him.

On October 27, 2014, Anthony scored his first NHL goal on October 27, 2014, against Darcy Kuemper of the Minnesota Wild. On January 6, 2015, he was assigned to the Quebec Remparts for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.

On March 1, 2015, while playing with the Remparts, he was traded to the Arizona Coyotes (along with John Moore and two draft picks) in exchange for Keith Yandle and Chris Summers.

Arizona Coyotes general manager Don Maloney confirmed fan speculation by stating that he acquired Duclair from the New York Rangers in the hopes that he would develop line chemistry with a rookie Arizona already possessed, Max Domi; this was due to the fact that during the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, Anthony and Max both showed visible chemistry and were key components in leading Canada to gold.

On October 14, 2015, Anthony scored his first career NHL hat-trick in a 4–0 shut-out win against the Anaheim Ducks. Fellow rookie Max Domi pitched in a goal of his own and an assist on one of his goals.

In his first full season in the NHL, he developed instant line chemistry with Domi, earning the duo the nickname "The Killer D's." On January 19, 2017, he was demoted to the team's AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, due to a lack of production.

On March 3, 2017, Anthony returned to the Coyotes. On January 4, 2018, it was reported that he had requested to be traded from the team.

On January 10, 2018, he was traded (alongside defenceman Adam Clendening) to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forwards Richard Panik and Laurent Dauphin.

Anthony's inconsistency carried over to the Blackhawks, but after making an initial impact, he finished the season scoreless in his last 14 games and finished the season appearing in 23 games for 8 points for Chicago.

On June 25, 2018, as a restricted free agent, Anthony was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Blackhawks and was released to explore free agency. On July 5, 2018, he signed a one-year, one-way contract worth $650,000 with the Columbus Blue Jackets. In 53 games for the team, he recorded 11 goals and 19 points.

On February 23, 2019, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators (along with second-round picks in 2020 and 2021) in exchange for Ryan Dzingel and a seventh-round pick in 2019. Only a few days before the trade, Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella publicly criticized him, saying that he "doesn't know how to play."

On June 17, 2019, Anthony signed a one-year contract with the Senators for the 2019–20 season worth $1.65 million. He immediately became one of Ottawa's top offensive players, recording 21 goals and 30 points in his first 38 games, leading the team in both categories. He was subsequently named as the Senators' representative for the 2020 NHL All-Star Game.

On June 8, 2020, Anthony became an inaugural executive board member the Hockey Diversity Alliance, whose goal is to address intolerance and racism in hockey.

In October of 2020, he fired his agent and took over contract negotiations with the Senators by himself against the advice of GM Pierre Dorion. The two sides could not come to an agreement and the Senators declined to offer him a qualifying offer on a new contract, making him a free agent.

On December 17, 2020, Anthony signed as a free agent to a one-year, $1.7 million contract with the Florida Panthers.

## Personal Life

Anthony was born in Laval, Quebec, Canada and grew up in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada. He is of Haitian descent. His uncle, Farell Duclair played in the Canadian Football League.

As a youth, he played in the 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Montreal Canadiens minor ice hockey team.