United States celebrated the under-20 ice hockey World Cup gold last week in Sweden, and Cutter Gauthier was one of the team's biggest stars. Now, however, the young man is the center of attention for a much more special reason.
Gauthier was second in the points market with 2+10, as the United States marched undefeated to become the world champion. He was chosen as the best striker of the tournament.
The 19-year-old forward is the first pick of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2022 and the fifth most-called player of the entire draft.
However, Gauthier is not going to wear the Flyers shirt. He informed Philadelphia, who decided to trade the forward's player rights to the Anaheim Ducks. In return, the Flyers received a 21-year-old defenseman Jamie Drysdaleas well as the second round of bookings for the summer 2025 booking event.
“He told us at the draft that he wanted to be a Flyer. A few months later, he said he didn't want to,” Philadelphia's general manager Daniel Briere said the reporter by Colin Newby by.
The cause of the coat turn has not been confirmed. A possible reason has been given is that Gauthier has been a supporter of the Flyers' fiercely contested partner, the Pittsburgh Penguins, since childhood.
Gauthier commented briefly on the matter in a video by Elite Prospects.
“The Penguins were definitely my favorite team when I was young. I was booked with the Philadelphia Flyers and I don't think it's going to go well,” Gauthier stated.
It was Whatever the reason behind Gauthier's decision, the requirement to get out before the first game is extraordinary. It's unlikely to be a very pleasant night for Gauthier when he visits the Flyers' home arena.
With the head coach of the Flyers With John Tortorella there wasn't much to say about Gauthier and his announcement that he didn't want to play for the Flyers.
“Then we don't want him. I don't know anything about Cutter. I'm not really interested in talking about him. I'd rather talk about Jamie, he's a guy who's coming here,” Tortorella stated.
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