Chaput, 29, spent the 2020-21 season with the Arizona Coyotes, split between the team's taxi squad and main roster, appearing in 13 games. In total, the 6-foot-2, 199-pound forward has played parts of eight seasons in the NHL with Columbus, Vancouver, Montreal and Arizona, registering six goals, 16 assists and 22 points in 182 games.
The Ile Bizard, Quebec native has also played parts of eight seasons in the American Hockey League where he dressed for 388 games and recorded 259 points (109G-150A). Chaput has eclipsed the 40-point plateau on three different occasions, and has scored 10-plus goals seven times. He's served as an alternate captain for the Lake Erie Monsters (2015-16) and Laval Rocket (2018-19). Chaput won the Calder Cup with Lake Erie in 2016, picking up eight points (2G-6A) in 17 postseason games.
Drafted in the third round (89th overall) in the 2010 NHL Draft, Chaput spent four seasons in the QMJHL with Lewiston and Shawinigan from 2008-12, accumulating 187 points (77G-110A) in 216 games. Chaput played a vital role in Shawinigan's 2012 Memorial Cup Championship where he was named Memorial Cup MVP after leading all tournament skaters with five goals, seven assists and 12 points in six games.
