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Gavin Best
#27 Wichita Thunder / ECHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Aug 24, 2001
- Age
- 25
- Place of Birth
- Richfield, MN, USA
- Nation
- USA
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- F
- Height
- 188 cm / 6'2"
- Weight
- 88 kg / 194 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- 26/27
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Gavin Best Facts
- Agency
- Premium
Gavin Best Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | MNBEL 14U | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | - | - | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | USHS-MN | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | - | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 2018-2019 | NAPHL 18U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | USHS-MN | 25 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 14 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | |
| 2019-2020 | UMHSEHL | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | - | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | USHS-MN | 25 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 6 | - | Playoffs | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | - | |
| 2020-2021 | NAHL | 39 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | -11 | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021-2022 | NAHL | 59 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | NCAA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | NCAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||
| 2024-2025 | NCAA | 36 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | -3 | ||||||||
| 2025-2026 | NCAA | 37 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 18 | -13 | ||||||||
| 2025-2026 | ECHL | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -14 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | ECHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | ECHL | 71 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 0 | -20 |
Gavin Best Tournament Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | CCM NIT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
Gavin Best Career Totals by Team
| 3 | 74 | 43 | 50 | 93 | 1.26 | 22 | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | - | |
| 2 | 73 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 0.62 | 22 | -16 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 98 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 0.71 | 36 | -10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.80 | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.59 | 6 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.58 | 12 | -16 | 0 |
Gavin Best Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2023-2024 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | Wichita Thunder | San Jose Barracuda | |
| Extension | Wichita Thunder | Wichita Thunder | |
| Confirmed | Ferris State Univ. | Wichita Thunder | |
| Confirmed | Minnesota Magicians | Michigan State Univ. |