Julien Vauclair | |||
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Born |
Delémont, Switzerland |
October 2, 1979 ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NLA team Former teams |
HC Lugano Ottawa Senators |
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National team | Switzerland | ||
NHL Draft | 74th overall, 1998 Ottawa Senators |
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Playing career | 1996–present |
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Medal record | ||
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Men's Ice hockey | ||
Representing Switzerland | ||
World Championships | ||
2013 Sweden/Finland | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
1998 Finland |
Julien Vauclair (born October 2, 1979) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman. He currently plays for HC Lugano in the Swiss National League A (NLA).
Vauclair was drafted 74th overall by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and played one NHL game for the Senators in the 2003–04 NHL season. Vauclair has also played in the American Hockey League with the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Binghamton Senators. Vauclair began his professional career with Lugano in 1998, and he returned to them in 2004 and has played for them since.
Vauclair has played internationally for Switzerland in three Olympics and nine World Championships, winning a silver medal in the 2013 World Championships. On January 6, 2014, Vauclair was named to Team Switzerland's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster.