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USA Canada Paul Stastny
#26 Carolina Hurricanes / NHL - 22/23
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Dec 27, 1985
Position
C
Age
38
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Québec, QC, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
USA / Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
St. Louis Jr. Blues
Status
Retired
Drafted
2005 round 2 #44 overall by Colorado Avalanche
Agency
PREMIUM

Stastny is a skilled center who plays a two-way game. Owns terrific playmaking/passing skills and sees the ice very well. Could stand to shoot the puck more. Is a hard worker with leadership qualities.

Brother: Yan Stastny | Father: Peter Šťastný
Uncles: Anton Šťastný, Marián Šťastný and Vladimír Šťastný
Cousins: Tomas Stastny and Robert Stastny, Mathew Stastny

© Photo: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports

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Paul Stastny Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Chaminade College Prep USHS-MO -* 15* 30* 45* -* -* |
2001-02 St. Louis Jr. Blues CSHL 43* 41* 56* 97* 10* -* |
Chaminade College Prep USHS-MO -* 19* 12* 31* -* -* |
2002-03 River City Lancers USHL 57* 10* 20* 30* 39* 4* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 2 -3
2003-04 River City Lancers USHL 56* 30* 47* 77* 46* 26* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 0 1
2004-05 Univ. of Denver NCAA 42* 17* 28* 45* 30* -* |
2005-06 Univ. of Denver NCAA 39* 19* 34* 53* 79* 9* |
2006-07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82* 28* 50* 78* 42* 4* |
USA WC 7* 4* 4* 8* 2* 0* |
2007-08 Colorado Avalanche NHL 66* 24* 47* 71* 24* 22* | Playoffs 9 2 1 3 6 -1
2008-09 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 45* 11* 25* 36* 22* -9* |
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 81* 20* 59* 79* 50* 2* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 4 -2
USA OG 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* 2* |
2010-11 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 74* 22* 35* 57* 56* -7* |
2011-12 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 79* 21* 32* 53* 34* -8* |
USA WC 8* 3* 6* 9* 0* 6* |
2012-13 EHC München DEL 13* 7* 11* 18* 20* 1* |
Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 40* 9* 15* 24* 14* -7* |
USA “C” WC 10* 7* 8* 15* 6* 7* |
2013-14 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 71* 25* 35* 60* 22* 9* | Playoffs 7 5 5 10 4 -1
USA OG 6* 2* 0* 2* 0* 0* |
2014-15 St. Louis Blues NHL 74* 16* 30* 46* 40* 5* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 4 -3
2015-16 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 64* 10* 39* 49* 26* 3* | Playoffs 20 3 10 13 16 -4
2016-17 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 66* 18* 22* 40* 36* 4* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 2 4
2017-18 St. Louis Blues NHL 63* 12* 28* 40* 14* -5* |
Winnipeg Jets NHL 19* 4* 9* 13* 4* 6* | Playoffs 17 6 9 15 0 5
2018-19 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 50* 13* 29* 42* 30* 14* | Playoffs 7 2 6 8 2 2
2019-20 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 71* 17* 21* 38* 24* 6* | Playoffs 18 3 6 9 8 1
2020-21 Winnipeg Jets NHL 56* 13* 16* 29* 32* -3* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 8 1
2021-22 Winnipeg Jets NHL 71* 21* 24* 45* 14* 14* |
2022-23 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 73* 9* 13* 22* 16* 4* | Playoffs 15 4 0 4 4 -1

Paul Stastny Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 St. Louis Jr. Blues QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Paul Stastny Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CSHL 1 43* 41* 56* 97* 2.26* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 13* 7* 11* 18* 1.38* 20* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 81* 36* 62* 98* 1.21* 109* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 1 145* 293* 529* 822* 0.72* 500* 54* | 11 118 30 * 43 * 73 * 0.62 * 58 * 1 *
OG 2 12* 3* 2* 5* 0.42* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 113* 40* 67* 107* 0.95* 85* 30* | 2 11 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.36 * 2 * -2 *
USHS-MO 2 -* 34* 42* 76* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 25* 14* 18* 32* 1.28* 8* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Paul Stastny Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/31/2023
10/31/2023 Confirmed No team Retired
08/23/2022
08/23/2022 Confirmed Winnipeg Jets Carolina Hurricanes
07/27/2021
07/27/2021 Extension Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets
10/09/2020
10/09/2020 Confirmed Vegas Golden Knights Winnipeg Jets
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed Winnipeg Jets Vegas Golden Knights
02/26/2018
02/26/2018 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche St. Louis Blues
11/15/2012
11/15/2012 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche EHC München
11/17/2008
11/17/2008 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Chaminade College Prep

Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche

Cult/Star player for Omaha Lancers

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Denver

Cult/Star player for USA

Career transactions
- 2008-11-17 • Signed to a five-year contract extension by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2006-07-24 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Colorado Avalanche