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USA Paul LaDue

#8 Bridgeport Islanders / AHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Sep 06, 1992
Position
D
Age
30
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Grand Forks, ND, USA
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
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New York Islanders New York Islanders / Signed
Drafted
2012 round 6 #181 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Highlights
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1

Cousin: Luke Johnson
Uncles: Chad Johnson & Steve Johnson

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Team Sanford Power UMHSEHL 19 2 4 6 6 - |
Grand Forks Central High USHS-ND 27 10 25 35 18 - |
2010-11 Alexandria Blizzard NAHL 56 3 19 22 58 18 | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2 -2
2011-12 Lincoln Stars USHL 56 9 25 34 27 36 | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 2 2
2012-13 Lincoln Stars USHL 62 12 37 49 20 27 | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 0
2013-14 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 41 6 15 21 23 15 |
2014-15 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 41 5 17 22 31 7 |
2015-16 Univ. of North Dakota “A” NCAA 41 5 14 19 14 31 |
Ontario Reign AHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -1
2016-17 Los Angeles Kings NHL 22 0 8 8 4 -5 |
Ontario Reign AHL 38 6 12 18 28 -1 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2 -2
2017-18 Los Angeles Kings NHL 12 3 1 4 6 5 | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 0
Ontario Reign AHL 36 8 10 18 22 8 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 -1
2018-19 Los Angeles Kings NHL 33 2 3 5 12 0 |
2019-20 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 1 1 0 0 |
Ontario Reign AHL 48 9 18 27 30 11 |
2020-21 Hershey Bears “A” AHL 18 3 5 8 18 11 |
2021-22 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 0 0 -2 |
Bridgeport Islanders AHL 60 4 8 12 26 6 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 6
2022-23 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 10 0 2 2 4 -3 |
Projected AHL 64 0 13 13 26 -19 |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
AHL
2022-11-19T18:00:00-0600 Bridgeport Islanders vs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2022-11-05T19:00:00-0400 Bridgeport Islanders vs Hartford Wolf Pack
2022-11-01T10:30:00-0400 Bridgeport Islanders vs Charlotte Checkers
2022-10-29T19:05:00-0400 Bridgeport Islanders @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms
2022-10-28T19:05:00-0400 Bridgeport Islanders @ Springfield Thunderbirds
2022-10-23T15:00:00-0400 Bridgeport Islanders vs Hartford Wolf Pack
2022-10-22T19:00:00-0400 Bridgeport Islanders vs Laval Rocket
2022-10-21T19:05:00-0400 Bridgeport Islanders @ Providence Bruins
2022-10-15T19:05:00-0400 Bridgeport Islanders @ Springfield Thunderbirds
2022-10-14T19:05:00-0400 Bridgeport Islanders @ Providence Bruins
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 210 30 55 85 0.40 128 32 | 4 16 1 1 2 0.13 16 2
NAHL 1 56 3 19 22 0.39 58 18 | 1 3 0 2 2 0.67 2 -2
NCAA 3 123 16 46 62 0.50 68 53 | 0
NHL 5 70 5 13 18 0.26 22 -2 | 1 2 1 0 1 0.50 0 0
UMHSEHL 1 19 2 4 6 0.32 6 - | 0
USHL 2 118 21 62 83 0.70 47 63 | 2 13 2 3 5 0.38 2 2
USHS-ND 1 27 10 25 35 1.30 18 - | 0
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Teamwork
14
Strength
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Luke Johnson (F) 2009-2016 6 Grand Forks Central High, Lincoln Stars, Team Sanford Power, Univ. of North Dakota
Kurtis MacDermid (D) 2015-2020 5 Los Angeles Kings, Ontario Reign
Adrian Kempe (F) 2015-2020 5 Los Angeles Kings, Ontario Reign
Derek Forbort (D) 2015-2020 5 Los Angeles Kings, Ontario Reign
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/14/2022
10/14/2022 Up/Down New York Islanders Bridgeport Islanders
08/23/2022
08/23/2022 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
09/16/2021
09/16/2021 Confirmed Washington Capitals New York Islanders
10/11/2020
10/11/2020 Confirmed Los Angeles Kings Washington Capitals
07/13/2018
07/13/2018 Extension Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
07/14/2017
07/14/2017 Extension Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
04/30/2016
04/30/2016 Confirmed Univ. of North Dakota Los Angeles Kings
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Drafted 2010, 16 #226 overall by Lincoln Stars in the USHL Entry Draft

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