Lightning select RW Ethan Gauthier with pick No. 37

With the 37th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Ethan Gauthier, a 6-foot, 183-pound right winger from the QMJHL's Sherbrooke Phoenix. Gauthier was ranked 16th among all North American skaters in the NHL Central Scouting's final rankings.

In his second QMJHL season in 2022-23, Gauthier scored 30 goals and added 39 assists for 69 points in 66 games. He went on to add 11 points in as many playoff games.

Gauthier is the son of former NHL defenseman Denis Gauthier, who skated in 554 career NHL games between Calgary, Phoenix, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. Ethan is also the cousin of NHL forward Julien Gauthier, who skated in 57 games last season with the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers.