Transactions: Jacob Gaucher Returns to Phantoms
Phantoms vs. Belleville This Afternoon
October 25, 2026
Allentown, PA – The Philadelphia Flyers have assigned forward Jacob Gaucher to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Gaucher, 25, played in three games with the Philadelphia Flyers last week as part of his third consecutive season receiving a recall to the big club. He has now pl;ayed in 11 career NHL games. Gaucher has also played in six games with the Phantoms this season scoring four goals with four assists for eight points and has played in 204 career games with the Phantoms over the past four seasons scoring 52-46-98.
He is tied with Olle Lycksell for seventh all-time in goals by a Lehigh Valley player and also recently became the 15th ever to appear in 200 games with Lehigh Valley. In the 2025-26 season, he also became only the third Lehigh Valley player to record 20 or more goals in a season joining Danick Martel and Greg Carey. This year, he became the first player in Lehigh Valley history to score the first goal of the season two different times. He has recorded two hat tricks in his career.
The 6’3″ right-shooting center from Longueuil, Quebec has played in eight career games with the Philadelphia Flyers including four games last season. Gaucher signed a two-year contract with the Flyers on December 12, 2024 and made his NHL debut on February 2, 2025 with the Flyers at Colorado. He re-signed with the Flyers on a one-year contract on June 5, 2026.
Gaucher played parts of five seasons in the Quebec Maritimes (Major) Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with Baie-Comeau (2021-22) and Val-d’Or (2018-21) appearing in 242 games, scoring 65-76-141. He is the older brother of Nathan Gaucher of the Anaheim Ducks and San Diego Gulls. His father, Yannick Gaucher, is Assistant General Manager of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms are back in action this afternoon on Sunday, October 25 at 3:05 p.m. taking on the Belleville Senators and featuring our third annual PhanCon and also a Postgame Skate with the Phantoms Players presented by NJM Insurance.
Rochester Americans
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