Paul Gaustad
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| Position | Center |
| Shoots | L |
| Nickname | Goose |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) |
| NHL Team | Buffalo Sabres |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | February 3, 1982, Fargo, ND, USA |
| NHL Draft | 220th overall, 2000 Buffalo Sabres |
| Pro Career | 2002 – present |
Paul Gaustad (born February 3, 1982 in Fargo, North Dakota, United States) is a professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL.
Gaustad was drafted in the 7th round (220th overall) by the Sabres in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. In the off-season Paul lives in Portland, Oregon. He also played for the Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL.
Prior to joining Portland in 99-00, Gaustad started the season playing for a Tier II team in Burnaby, B.C. of the BCJHL. In his three seasons with the Winter Hawks, Gaustad registered 135 points (53-82-135) before making his professional debut with the Sabres AHL affiliate in Rochester in 2002-03. Upon his arrival in Rochester, the Fargo native registered 53 points (14-39-53) in 80 games while seeing his first action with the parent club.
In 2005, he secured a starting position with the Buffalo Sabres, where he played mostly as 4th line center, and played the power forward/enforcer role, along with teammates Adam Mair and Andrew Peters.
On February 7, 2007, in a game against the Ottawa Senators, his leg was cut and tendon was sliced in a collision with Dany Heatley, effectively ending his season.[1]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999-00 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 56 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 110 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 70 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 168 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 59 | ||
| 2001-02 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 72 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 202 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2002-03 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 80 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 137 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2002-03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 78 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 169 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 30 | ||
| 2004-05 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 76 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 192 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 2005-06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 78 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 65 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2006-07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 54 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 133 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 139 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Sabres' Gaustad out for year; Spacek breaks hand. Retrieved on February 11, 2007.
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