The Detroit Red Wings announced on Sunday that they’ve signed forward Theo Rochette to a one-year entry-level contract for the 2026-27 season.
The Swiss-born, undrafted forward spent the 2025-26 campaign with Lausanne HC in Switzerland’s National League, ending with 22 goals and 21 assists for 43 points in 46 regular-season games. Rochette also recorded a plus-12 rating, ranked first on his team with eight power-play goals, tied for first with two shorthanded goals, and contributed two game-winning goals. He ranked second on the team with 126 shots and led with a 17.5 shooting percentage.
Within the 2025-26 postseason, Rochette supplied seven points (1 goal, 6 assists) in seven games. In the course of the 2024-25 season with Lausanne HC, he posted 31 points (16 goals, 15 assists) in 38 games, together with a plus-eight rating and 10 penalty minutes. In that very same yr’s playoffs, he added 17 points (11 goals, 6 assists) across 19 appearances. Across his three seasons with Lausanne HC since 2023-24, Rochette has gathered 104 points (50 goals, 54 assists), a plus-24 rating, and 61 penalty minutes in 131 regular-season games. He also contributed 4 points in 14 Champions Hockey League contests.
Before his skilled profession in Europe, Rochette played major junior hockey within the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League with Chicoutimi Sagueneens and Quebec Remparts from 2018 to 2023. Over 271 regular-season games, he amassed 317 points (115 goals, 202 assists) and a plus-106 rating. Within the 2022–23 season with Quebec, he racked up 106 points (42 goals, 64 assists) in 65 games, followed by 21 points (4 goals, 17 assists) in 18 playoff games, helping secure a QMJHL championship. He also collected six points (3 goals, 3 assists) in 4 Memorial Cup games, helping Quebec win the title.
On the international stage, Rochette recorded six points (3 goals, 3 assists) in 10 games on the 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship, helping Switzerland reach the ultimate where they lost to Finland in extra time.
The Detroit Red Wings announced on Sunday that they’ve signed forward Theo Rochette to a one-year entry-level contract for the 2026-27 season. The Swiss-born, undrafted forward spent the 2025-26 campaign with Lausanne HC in Switzerland’s National League, ending with 22 goals and 21 assists for 43 points in 46 regular-season games.