1 9 9 5 ▁in ▁L aval , ▁Quebec , ▁Canada ▁to ▁parents ▁St é ph ane ▁and ▁Soph ie ▁G auth ier . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁M asc ou che , ▁Quebec ▁and ▁che ered ▁for ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad ians ▁growing ▁up . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁Youth ▁As ▁a ▁youth , ▁G auth ier ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Quebec ▁International ▁P ee - W ee ▁Hockey ▁Tournament ▁with ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens ▁minor ▁ice ▁hockey ▁team . ▁He ▁eventually ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Coll ège ▁Est her - Bl ond in ▁Ph én ix ▁in ▁m idget ▁A AA ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Tel us ▁Cup . ▁During ▁the ▁tournament , ▁he ▁recorded ▁two ▁goals ▁and ▁nine ▁assist ▁in ▁seven ▁games . ▁As ▁a ▁te en ager ▁att ending ▁Ac adémie ▁Antoine - Man seau , ▁G auth ier ▁played ▁quarter back ▁on ▁their ▁football ▁team ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁hockey . ▁He ▁was ▁eventually ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁R im ous ki ▁O cé an ic ▁of ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Major ▁Junior ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( Q M J HL ) ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Q M J HL ▁Entry ▁D raft , ▁although ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁and ▁play ▁for ▁their ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁ice ▁hockey ▁team . ▁However , ▁P engu ins ▁captain ▁Sid ney ▁C ros by , ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁O cé an ic ▁al umn i , ▁convinced ▁G auth