{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2006)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=June 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox ice hockey biography | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|2|21}} | birth_place = Braeside, Ontario, Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 214 | position = Centre | shoots = Right | league = NCAA | team = Boston College | draft = 25th overall | draft_year = 2024 | draft_team = Boston Bruins }}
'''Dean Letourneau''' (born February 21, 2006) is a Canadian college ice hockey player who is a centre for Boston College of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He was selected 25th overall in the first round of the 2024 NHL entry draft by the Boston Bruins.
== Playing career == Although Letourneau was selected in the Ontario Hockey League draft, he elected instead to play at the prep school level.<ref name="athletic 3-29-24">{{cite web |last1=Wheeler |first1=Scott |title=The making of Dean Letourneau, the 2024 NHL Draft's towering one-of-one forward |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5356320/2024/03/29/nhl-draft-2024-dean-letourneau-prospect/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=July 2, 2024 |date=March 29, 2024}}</ref> In the 2023–24 season, his second of two for St. Andrew's College, he scored 61 goals and a league-leading 127 points in 56 games at the U18 AAA level. He also appeared in two games for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruins Select Dean Letourneau 25th Overall in 2024 NHL Entry Draft |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-select-dean-letourneau-25th-overall-in-2024-nhl-entry-draft |website=www.nhl.com |publisher=Boston Bruins |access-date=July 1, 2024 |date=June 28, 2024}}</ref> He intended to return to Sioux Falls at the conclusion of the season with St. Andrew's, but was sidelined by a shoulder separation in the final game of the season. Originally committed to play a full season with the Stampede before joining Boston College in the fall of 2025,<ref name="athletic 3-29-24" /> he later changed his commitment to 2024 when a roster spot opened after Will Smith signed with the San Jose Sharks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Conroy |first1=Steve |title=Bruins take big center Dean Letourneau with 25th pick |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/06/28/sharks-take-bus-macklin-celebrini-first-overall/ |access-date=July 1, 2024 |work=Boston Herald |date=June 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Rankin |first1=Kim |title=Boston College's Dean Letourneau Selected by Bruins in 2024 NHL Draft |url=https://www.si.com/college/bostoncollege/hockey/boston-college-s-dean-letourneau-selected-by-bruins-in-2024-nhl-draft-01j1gr02nwp7 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=June 28, 2024 |date=June 28, 2024}}</ref> In June 2024, Letourneau was selected 25th overall in the first round of the 2024 NHL entry draft by the Boston Bruins.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dupont |first1=Kevin Paul |title=Bruins go big, select 6-foot-7, BC-bound center Dean Letourneau with No. 25 pick in NHL Draft |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/06/28/sports/nhl-draft-bruins-dean-letourneau-how-tall/?s_campaign=bdc:globewell:trending&s_campaign=bdc:globewell:trending |access-date=June 28, 2024 |work=Boston Globe |date=June 28, 2024}}</ref>
== Personal life == In addition to hockey, Letourneau played basketball and varsity lacrosse in high school.<ref name="athletic 3-29-24" />
== Career statistics == {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="95" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="95" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2022–23 | St. Andrew's College | {{abbr|PHC|Prep Hockey Conference}} | 14 || 7 || 6 || 13 || 4 | 3 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 8 |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | St. Andrew's College | PHC | 14 || 14 || 11 || 25 || 6 | 3 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 4 |- | 2023–24 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Boston College | HE | 36 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 6 | — || — || — || — || — |- |2025–26 |Boston College |HE |36 |22 |17 |39 |22 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|NCAA totals ! 72 !! 22 !! 20 !! 42 !! 28 ! — || — || — || — || — |}
==Awards and honours == {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! Ref |- ! colspan="3"|College |- | Hockey East Third All-Star Team | 2026 |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-13 |title=Three Boston College Men's Hockey Players Pick up Conference All-Star Nods |url=https://www.si.com/college/bostoncollege/hockey/three-boston-college-mens-hockey-players-conference-all-star-nods |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=Boston College Eagles On SI |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |Hockey East All-Tournament Team |2026 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Merrimack Earns First Hockey East Championship With 2-1 Win Over UConn - Hockey East Association |url=https://hockeyeastonline.com/men/articles/2026/03/2026-hockey-east-mens-championship-recap.php |access-date=2026-03-23 |website=hockeyeastonline.com |language=en}}</ref> |}
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== External links == * {{Ice hockey stats|elite=597680|nhl=8484879|hr=l/letoude01|hockeydb=273159|espn=5216893}}
{{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = Fabian Lysell | title = Boston Bruins first-round draft pick | years = 2024 | after = James Hagens}} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Letourneau, Dean}} Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:Boston Bruins draft picks Category:Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players Category:Canadian ice hockey centres Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario Category:NHL first-round draft picks Category:Sioux Falls Stampede players Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen