ier ▁to ▁play ▁junior ▁ice ▁hockey ▁with ▁R im ous ki ▁O cé an ic ▁in ▁the ▁Q M J HL . ▁G auth ier ▁also ▁turned ▁down ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Hockey ▁League ▁with ▁the ▁Young st own ▁Ph ant oms . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁O cé an ic , ▁G auth ier ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁top ▁prospect ▁after ▁recording ▁ 6 0 ▁points ▁in ▁ 6 2 ▁games . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁CH L ▁Top ▁Pro spect s ▁Game ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁final ▁ranking ▁of ▁e ighth ▁amongst ▁North ▁American ▁sk aters ▁from ▁the ▁N HL ▁Central ▁Sc out ing ▁Bureau . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁draft , ▁he ▁was ▁pra ised ▁as ▁a ▁prof ic ient ▁sk ater ▁who ▁could ▁use ▁his ▁ 6 ' 5 ▁body ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁pu ck . ▁He ▁ful filled ▁the ▁expectation ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁first - round ▁selection ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁N HL ▁Entry ▁D raft , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁ 2 1 st ▁overall ▁by ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Map le ▁Le af s . ▁As ▁his ▁family ▁was ▁from ▁Quebec , ▁his ▁grand father ▁was ▁unh appy ▁with ▁his ▁draft ▁team ▁and ▁curs ed ▁out ▁loud ▁when ▁he ▁heard ▁the ▁news . ▁After ▁the ▁draft , ▁G auth ier ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁their ▁training ▁cam ps ▁in ▁September , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁R im ous ki ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁season .