Zachary L'Heureux (born May 15, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career L'Heureux was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the first round of the 2021 NHL entry draft with the 27th overall pick in the draft. According to L'Heureux, he models his playing style after agitators such as Brad Marchand and Matthew Tkachuk. On July 28, L'Heureux was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Predators. On October 22, L'Heureux made his NHL debut. In a short period of time, L'Heureux quickly established himself as a fan favourite in Nashville.
On November 17, 2024, L'Heureux scored his first career NHL goal in a 5–3 win against the Vancouver Canucks.
On June 24, 2026, L'Heureux and Fedor Svechkov were traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Chase Bradley, Jack Drury and a 2029 third-round pick.
Disciplinary history L'Heureux has a history of disciplinary actions on multiple teams in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), American Hockey League (AHL), and NHL. One of his suspensions from the QMJHL was for an assault on a fan with a hockey stick, for which he was suspended 10 games. In 2023 he told a news outlet that he was working to avoid disciplinary action, but was later suspended twice in the following season by the AHL. Not including his 2025 suspension from the NHL, he had been suspended a total of 11 times, resulting in him missing 39 games.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2019–20 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 55 20 33 53 70 — — — — — 2020–21 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 33 19 20 39 47 — — — — — 2021–22 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 46 22 34 56 64 — — — — — 2022–23 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 33 21 21 42 34 20 11 15 26 43 2023–24 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 66 19 29 48 197 15 10 5 15 62 2024–25 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 4 3 2 5 4 — — — — — 2024–25 Nashville Predators NHL 62 5 10 15 63 — — — — — 2025–26 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 30 14 14 28 65 3 0 1 1 2 2025–26 Nashville Predators NHL 25 4 1 5 21 — — — — —NHL totals 87 9 11 20 84 — — — — —
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2019 Canada Black U17 8th 5 0 3 3 6 Junior totals 5 0 3 3 6
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