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USA Nicholas Schaus
#5 Dundas Real McCoys / ACH - 25/26
1-time Continental Cup Champion 1
1-time Norway Playoffs MVP 1
1-time Norwegian Champion 1
1-time USHL Defenseman of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Jul 03, 1986
Position
D
Age
39
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Buffalo, NY, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
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Contract
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Schaus is a smart two-way defenseman who plays a rounded game. He makes a good first pass and likes to join the rush. Excels in powerplay and penalty kill situations. Leads by example and brings a winning attitude.

Cousin: Molly Schaus

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Nicholas Schaus Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Buffalo Saints 15U AAA 15U AAA 70* 12* 48* 60* 212* -* |
St. Francis High Prep |Athol,NY| MPHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2002-03 River City Lancers USHL 60* 4* 9* 13* 60* 11* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 10 -1
2003-04 River City Lancers USHL 57* 1* 12* 13* 144* 8* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 -3
2004-05 Omaha Lancers USHL 58* 1* 21* 22* 141* 19* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 8 2
2005-06 Omaha Lancers “A” USHL 60* 9* 44* 53* 80* 23* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 6 -3
2006-07 UMass-Lowell NCAA 36* 1* 13* 14* 56* -6* |
2007-08 UMass-Lowell NCAA 37* 0* 6* 6* 83* 3* |
2008-09 UMass-Lowell NCAA 38* 5* 17* 22* 65* 6* |
2009-10 UMass-Lowell NCAA 37* 4* 19* 23* 16* 11* |
Worcester Sharks AHL 4* 0* 3* 3* 2* 1* | Playoffs 11 0 3 3 14 0
2010-11 Worcester Sharks AHL 77* 4* 15* 19* 46* -3* |
2011-12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 45* 4* 4* 8* 30* -5* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 9 -1
Elmira Jackals ECHL 10* 1* 4* 5* 4* 2* |
2012-13 Norfolk Admirals AHL 18* 1* 2* 3* 17* -3* |
Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 26* 5* 12* 17* 58* -3* |
2013-14 Stavanger Oilers Norway 33* 9* 25* 34* 138* 24* | Playoffs 17 6 9 15 24 11
2014-15 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 45* 3* 12* 15* 56* -2* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 55 -3
2015-16 HC Innsbruck EBEL 53* 12* 21* 33* 97* 1* |
2016-17 HC Dynamo Pardubice Czechia 48* 7* 29* 36* 106* 0* | Relegation 2 0 0 0 8 -2
HC Dynamo Pardubice Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 12 2 8 10 22 0
2017-18 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 37* 3* 9* 12* 26* 0* |
Kunlun Red Star KHL 16* 1* 3* 4* 2* -3* |
2018-19 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 10* 1* 1* 2* 6* -7* |
HC Kometa Brno Czechia 16* 0* 2* 2* 20* 3* |
HC Dynamo Pardubice Czechia 15* 0* 5* 5* 10* -8* | Relegation 4 0 2 2 14 1
HC Dynamo Pardubice Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 11 3 3 6 41 3
2019-20 Kedgwick Dynamo CRL 4* 0* 6* 6* 12* -* | Playoffs
Florida Everblades ECHL 12* 0* 5* 5* 4* 4* |
Piráti Chomutov Czechia2 8* 2* 5* 7* 43* -7* |
2020-21 Did not play * * * * * * |
2021-22 Norfolk Admirals “A” ECHL 56* 4* 11* 15* 43* -7* |
2022-23 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 14* 0* 4* 4* 8* -9* |
SC Csíkszereda Erste Liga 10* 1* 7* 8* 10* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 - -2
SC Csíkszereda Romania 4* 2* 1* 3* 4* 0* |
2023-25 Did not play * * * * * * |
2025-26 Dundas Real McCoys ACH 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Projected ACH 7* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |

Nicholas Schaus Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Stavanger Oilers Continental Cup 6* 0* 4* 4* 4* 6* |
2016-17 HC Dynamo Pardubice Champions HL 4* 2* 2* 4* 6* -1* |
2018-19 HC Kometa Brno Champions HL 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -3* |

Nicholas Schaus Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
15U AAA 1 70* 12* 48* 60* 0.86* 212* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ACH 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 4 144* 9* 24* 33* 0.23* 95* -10* | 2 14 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.36 * 23 * -1 *
Champions HL 2 7* 2* 3* 5* 0.71* 10* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 1 6* 0* 4* 4* 0.67* 4* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 2 79* 7* 36* 43* 0.54* 136* -5* | 2 6 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.33 * 22 * -1 *
Czechia Q 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 2 23 5 * 11 * 16 * 0.70 * 63 * 3 *
Czechia2 1 8* 2* 5* 7* 0.88* 43* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 45* 3* 12* 15* 0.33* 56* -2* | 1 9 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.22 * 55 * -3 *
ECHL 5 118* 10* 36* 46* 0.39* 117* -13* | 0 * * * * * *
Erste Liga 1 10* 1* 7* 8* 0.80* 10* 0* | 1 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * - * -2 *
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 53* 12* 21* 33* 0.62* 97* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 63* 5* 13* 18* 0.29* 34* -10* | 0 * * * * * *
CRL (LHVA) 1 4* 0* 6* 6* 1.50* 12* -* | 1 * * * * * *
MPHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 148* 10* 55* 65* 0.44* 220* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
Norway 1 33* 9* 25* 34* 1.03* 138* 24* | 1 17 6 * 9 * 15 * 0.88 * 24 * 11 *
Romania 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 4 235* 15* 86* 101* 0.43* 425* 61* | 4 24 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.08 * 30 * -5 *

Nicholas Schaus Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/20/2025
10/20/2025 Confirmed No team Dundas Real McCoys
12/31/2022
12/31/2022 Confirmed Norfolk Admirals SC Csíkszereda
08/04/2022
08/04/2022 Extension Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Admirals
09/22/2021
09/22/2021 Confirmed No team Norfolk Admirals
01/30/2020
01/30/2020 Confirmed Florida Everblades Piráti Chomutov
12/10/2019
12/10/2019 Confirmed Kedgwick Dynamo Florida Everblades
01/11/2019
01/11/2019 Confirmed HC Kometa Brno HC Dynamo Pardubice
11/07/2018
11/07/2018 Confirmed HC Slovan Bratislava HC Kometa Brno
06/29/2018
06/29/2018 Confirmed Kunlun Red Star HC Slovan Bratislava
12/14/2017
12/14/2017 Confirmed Metallurg Magnitogorsk Kunlun Red Star
05/10/2017
05/10/2017 Confirmed HC Dynamo Pardubice Metallurg Magnitogorsk
05/29/2016
05/29/2016 Confirmed HC Innsbruck HC Dynamo Pardubice
05/28/2015
05/28/2015 Confirmed Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg HC Innsbruck
06/20/2014
06/20/2014 Confirmed Stavanger Oilers Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
08/02/2013
08/02/2013 Confirmed Norfolk Admirals Stavanger Oilers
09/21/2012
09/21/2012 Confirmed Syracuse Crunch Norfolk Admirals
07/18/2011
07/18/2011 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Syracuse Crunch
03/22/2010
03/22/2010 Confirmed UMass-Lowell San Jose Sharks
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2002, 8 #152 overall by Kitchener Rangers in the OHL Priority Selection