After a stellar Junior career with the QMJHL Chicoutimi Sagueneens, Dauphin never really settled into the NHL and could only manage to produce at the AHL level. He spent a few years in Arizona before he was dealt to the Nashville Predators organization, who then traded him to the Montreal Canadiens. Prior to this season, he found his way back to Arizona when he signed a two-way deal with the Coyotes as a free agent.