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USA Gavin Bayreuther
#55 Chicago Wolves / AHL - 25/26
2-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 2
1-time USHL All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
May 12, 1994
Position
D
Age
31
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Concord, NH, USA
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Beckham Bayreuther
Sister: Morgan Bayreuther
Cousins: Ben Lovejoy, Nick Lovejoy & Matt Lovejoy (external link)

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Gavin Bayreuther Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Holderness School USHS-Prep 26* 3* 4* 7* -* -* |
2010-11 Holderness School USHS-Prep 28* 7* 6* 13* 12* -* |
2011-12 Holderness School “C” USHS-Prep 29* 14* 20* 34* 36* -* |
2012-13 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 19* 4* 8* 12* 15* -8* |
Fargo Force USHL 41* 5* 16* 21* 28* 16* | Playoffs 13 2 1 3 14 -1
2013-14 St. Lawrence Univ. NCAA 38* 9* 27* 36* 20* 1* |
2014-15 St. Lawrence Univ. NCAA 37* 6* 11* 17* 22* 8* |
2015-16 St. Lawrence Univ. NCAA 37* 12* 17* 29* 26* 6* |
2016-17 St. Lawrence Univ. “A” NCAA 30* 8* 21* 29* 24* 9* |
Texas Stars AHL 15* 2* 3* 5* 6* -2* |
2017-18 Texas Stars AHL 71* 7* 25* 32* 28* 11* | Playoffs 22 3 5 8 6 3
2018-19 Dallas Stars NHL 19* 2* 3* 5* 10* 2* |
Texas Stars AHL 53* 7* 18* 25* 18* 0* |
2019-20 Texas Stars AHL 59* 6* 23* 29* 28* -8* |
2020-21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 9* 1* 0* 1* 7* -1* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 14* 3* 9* 12* 18* -5* |
2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 43* 0* 8* 8* 22* 0* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 5* 0* 3* 3* 20* 4* |
2022-23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 51* 2* 12* 14* 23* -18* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 4* 0* 4* 4* 2* 1* |
2023-24 Texas Stars “A” AHL 17* 0* 7* 7* 18* -5* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 4 -1
2024-25 Lausanne HC NL 52* 5* 18* 23* 47* 5* | Playoffs 18 2 6 8 16 2
2025-26 Chicago Wolves AHL 23* 4* 9* 13* 18* 8* |
Projected AHL 69* 12* 27* 39* 54* 24* |

Gavin Bayreuther Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2024-25 Lausanne HC Champions HL 8* 0* 2* 2* 0* -3* |

Gavin Bayreuther Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 9 261* 29* 101* 130* 0.50* 156* 4* | 2 29 3 * 7 * 10 * 0.34 * 10 * 2 *
Champions HL 1 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 142* 35* 76* 111* 0.78* 92* 24* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 122* 5* 23* 28* 0.23* 62* -17* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 1 52* 5* 18* 23* 0.44* 47* 5* | 1 18 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.44 * 16 * 2 *
USHL 1 60* 9* 24* 33* 0.55* 43* 8* | 1 13 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.23 * 14 * -1 *
USHS-Prep 3 83* 24* 30* 54* 0.65* 48* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Gavin Bayreuther Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/15/2025
11/15/2025 Up/Down Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Wolves
11/08/2025
11/08/2025 Up/Down Chicago Wolves Carolina Hurricanes
09/30/2025
09/30/2025 Up/Down Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Wolves
07/11/2025
07/11/2025 Confirmed Lausanne HC Carolina Hurricanes
04/29/2025
04/29/2025 Confirmed Lausanne HC Unknown
07/30/2024
07/30/2024 Confirmed Texas Stars Lausanne HC
07/02/2023
07/02/2023 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Dallas Stars
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Seattle Kraken Columbus Blue Jackets
07/22/2021
07/22/2021 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Seattle Kraken
10/09/2020
10/09/2020 Confirmed Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets
07/08/2019
07/08/2019 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
03/15/2017
03/15/2017 Confirmed St. Lawrence Univ. Dallas Stars
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2021, 1 #10 overall by Seattle Kraken in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 2012, 3 #37 overall by Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the USHL Entry Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #136 by FCHockey

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #105 by McKeen's Hockey