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Canada Erik Gudbranson
#44 Columbus Blue Jackets / NHL - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time OHL Second All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Jan 07, 1992
Position
D
Age
33
Height
6'5" / 195 cm
Place of Birth
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Weight
223 lbs / 101 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Blackburn MHA
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$4,000,000 Powered by
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Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets / Signed
Drafted
2010 round 1 #3 overall by Florida Panthers
Agency
PREMIUM

A large defenseman with good leadership skills. Has a great shot. Gives a good opening pass and works hard in all three zones. A good skater considering his size. Could improve his physicality. (Matias Strozyk)

Brother: Alex Gudbranson & Dennis Gudbranson
Sister: Chantal Gudbranson

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Erik Gudbranson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Gloucester Rangers U16 AA HEO U16 AA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2007-08 Ottawa Jr. 67s U16 AAA OEHL U16 28* 11* 14* 25* 24* -* | Playoffs 8 1 4 5 8 -
2008-09 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 63* 3* 19* 22* 69* -16* |
Canada Ontario U17 “C” WHC-17 6* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
Canada U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 3* 4* 0* 5* |
2009-10 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 41* 2* 21* 23* 68* 11* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 6 0
Canada U18 “C” WJC-18 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* 2* |
2010-11 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 44* 12* 22* 34* 105* -1* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 10 -3
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 2* 5* 4* 8* |
2011-12 Florida Panthers NHL 72* 2* 6* 8* 78* -19* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 8 -2
2012-13 Florida Panthers NHL 32* 0* 4* 4* 47* -22* |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 2* |
2013-14 Florida Panthers NHL 65* 3* 6* 9* 114* -7* |
Canada WC 8* 1* 0* 1* 6* 7* |
2014-15 Florida Panthers NHL 76* 4* 9* 13* 58* -4* |
2015-16 Florida Panthers NHL 64* 2* 7* 9* 49* 3* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 -2
2016-17 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30* 1* 5* 6* 18* -14* |
2017-18 Vancouver Canucks NHL 52* 2* 3* 5* 35* -7* |
2018-19 Vancouver Canucks NHL 57* 2* 6* 8* 83* -27* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 19* 0* 2* 2* 4* 7* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 0
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 44* 4* 5* 9* 91* 0* |
2020-21 Ottawa Senators “A” NHL 36* 1* 2* 3* 47* -13* |
Nashville Predators NHL 9* 0* 1* 1* 12* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2021-22 Calgary Flames NHL 78* 6* 11* 17* 68* 15* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 0 -1
2022-23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 70* 1* 12* 13* 57* -24* |
2023-24 Columbus Blue Jackets “A” NHL 78* 6* 20* 26* 74* -14* |
2024-25 Columbus Blue Jackets “A” NHL 16* 0* 4* 4* 6* 1* |
2025-26 Columbus Blue Jackets “A” NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* -2* |
Projected NHL 51* 0* 0* 0* 77* -26* |
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Erik Gudbranson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Gloucester Rangers U15 AA Big Nickel U14 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
Gloucester Rangers U16 AA OHL Cup 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
2007-08 Ottawa Jr. 67s U16 AAA OHL Cup 4* 1* 1* 2* 12* -* |
2009-10 OHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 2* |
Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2010-11 OHL All-Stars “A” Jr Super Series 2* 0* 1* 1* 4* 2* |

Erik Gudbranson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Big Nickel U14 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HEO U16 AA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 2 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 6* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 809* 34* 103* 137* 0.17* 851* -126* | 5 31 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.06 * 12 * -6 *
OEHL U16 1 28* 11* 14* 25* 0.89* 24* -* | 1 8 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.63 * 8 * - *
OHL 3 148* 17* 62* 79* 0.53* 242* -6* | 2 12 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.58 * 16 * -3 *
OHL Cup 2 8* 2* 1* 3* 0.38* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 8* 1* 0* 1* 0.13* 6* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 12* 1* 4* 5* 0.42* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 3* 2* 5* 0.71* 4* 8* | 0 * * * * * *

Erik Gudbranson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed Calgary Flames Columbus Blue Jackets
09/10/2021
09/10/2021 Confirmed Nashville Predators Calgary Flames
04/12/2021
04/12/2021 Confirmed Ottawa Senators Nashville Predators
10/08/2020
10/08/2020 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Ottawa Senators
10/25/2019
10/25/2019 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Anaheim Ducks
02/25/2019
02/25/2019 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins
02/20/2018
02/20/2018 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
06/15/2017
06/15/2017 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
05/26/2016
05/26/2016 Confirmed Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks
05/09/2016
05/09/2016 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
07/10/2014
07/10/2014 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
07/15/2011
07/15/2011 Confirmed Kingston Frontenacs Florida Panthers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2009, 3 #62 overall by Dynamo Moskva in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2008, 1 #4 overall by Kingston Frontenacs in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Kingston Frontenacs

Cult/Star player for Ottawa Jr. 67s U16 AAA