After ending the season in the Colorado Avalanche's system, former New York Islanders prospect William Dufour has signed a one-year deal with the KHL's HC Lada for the 2025-26 season:
Nouvelle aventure en KHL pour mon grand ti-loup pour la saison 2025-2026 🏒🥅 pic.twitter.com/pGIyqffNxC
— 🎗️ Karine Côté 🎗 (@KarineCote1974) July 9, 2025
Dufour, drafted in the fifth round of the 2022 NHL Draft, played three seasons in Bridgeport, recording 44 goals and 47 assists in 169 games. He did play one NHL game against the Boston Bruins during the 2022-23 season.
Known for his scoring prowess, recording 56 goals in his final season with the OHL's St. John Sea Dogs, he ultimately did not develop in the Islanders' system.
Dufour was part of the trade that sent Brock Nelson to the Avalanche in the early morning of Trade Deadline Day.
In 12 games with the AHL's Colorado Eagles, Dufour had one goal and three assists for four points.
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