Paul Gaustad

#28 Nashville Predators / NHL - 15/16

Date of Birth: Feb 03, 1982
Age: 44
Place of Birth: Fargo, ND, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 195 cm / 6'5"
Weight: 103 kg / 227 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Paul Gaustad Facts

Player Type: Face-Off Specialist
Drafted: 2000 round 7 #220 overall by Buffalo Sabres

First cousins: Grant Potulny, Ryan Potulny

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Paul Gaustad Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1998-1999	Portland Jr. Hawks 18U AA	18U AA	45	47	53	100	81	-
1999-2000	Burnaby Bulldogs	BCHL	19	2	3	5	25	-
1999-2000	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	56	6	8	14	110	-30
2000-2001	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	70	11	30	41	168	5	Playoffs	16	10	6	16	59	6
2001-2002	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	72	36	44	80	202	17	Playoffs	6	3	1	4	16	3
2002-2003	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002-2003	Rochester Americans	AHL	80	14	39	53	137	2	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-1
2003-2004	Rochester Americans	AHL	78	9	22	31	169	-9	Playoffs	16	3	10	13	30	2
2004-2005	Rochester Americans	AHL	76	18	25	43	192	2	Playoffs	9	6	5	11	16	0
2005-2006	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	78	9	15	24	65	4	Playoffs	18	0	4	4	14	1
2006-2007	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	54	9	13	22	74	11	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	2	-1
2007-2008	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	82	10	26	36	85	-4
2008-2009	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	62	12	17	29	108	4
2009-2010	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	65	12	10	22	82	-7	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	8	1
2010-2011	Buffalo Sabres "A"	NHL	81	12	19	31	101	7	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	13	-6
2010-2011	USA "A"	WC	6	0	1	1	4	-3
2011-2012	Buffalo Sabres "A"	NHL	56	7	10	17	70	-1
2011-2012	Nashville Predators	NHL	14	0	4	4	6	0	Playoffs	10	1	1	2	5	-1
2012-2013	Nashville Predators	NHL	23	2	3	5	20	-1
2013-2014	Nashville Predators	NHL	75	10	11	21	61	-6
2014-2015	Nashville Predators "A"	NHL	73	4	10	14	60	7	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	22	-1
2015-2016	Nashville Predators	NHL	63	2	4	6	46	-4	Playoffs	14	1	0	1	0	0

Paul Gaustad Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
18U AA	1	45	47	53	100	2.22	81	-	0
AHL	3	234	41	86	127	0.54	498	-5	3	28	9	15	24	0.86	50	1
BCHL	1	19	2	3	5	0.26	25	-	0
NHL	12	727	89	142	231	0.32	778	10	7	68	2	9	11	0.16	64	-7
WC	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	4	-3	0
WHL	3	198	53	82	135	0.68	480	-8	2	22	13	7	20	0.91	75	9

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
09/08/2016	Confirmed	Nashville Predators	Retired
07/01/2012	Extension	Nashville Predators	Nashville Predators
02/27/2012	Confirmed	Buffalo Sabres	Nashville Predators

Paul Gaustad Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1999, 5 #54 by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Entry Draft
Cult/Star player for Portland Winterhawks

Career transactions
- 2008-06-30 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2006-07-30 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2005-08-15 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2002-06-01 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Buffalo Sabres