Rob Gaudreau


Robert Rene Gaudreau is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

Gaudreau was drafted 172nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft and started his National Hockey League career with the San Jose Sharks in 1992. He would go on to play for the Ottawa Senators after being claimed in the January 1995 NHL waiver draft. He played a total of 231 regular season games, scoring 51 goals and 54 assists for 105 points and collecting 69 penalty minutes. Gaudreau recorded the first two hat tricks in San Jose Sharks history during the 1992–93 season. He was also the first Sharks player to be named the NHL's Rookie of the Month. He also played 14 playoff games with the San Jose Sharks during the 1994 season, scoring two goals. He left the NHL after the 1996 season and played just one more season in Switzerland's Nationalliga A for HC La Chaux-de-Fonds before retiring.

Career statistics


  --- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1988-89 Providence College NCAA 42 28 29 57 32 -- -- -- -- --
1989-90 Providence College NCAA 32 20 18 38 12 -- -- -- -- --
1990-91 Providence College NCAA 36 34 27 61 20 -- -- -- -- --
1991-92 Providence College NCAA 36 21 34 55 22 -- -- -- -- --
1992-93 Kansas City Blades IHL 19 8 6 14 6 -- -- -- -- --
1992-93 San Jose Sharks NHL 59 23 20 43 18 -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 San Jose Sharks NHL 84 15 20 35 28 14 2 0 2 0
1994-95 Ottawa Senators NHL 36 5 9 14 8 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 Prince Edward Island Senators AHL 3 2 0 2 4 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 Ottawa Senators NHL 52 8 5 13 15 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 Chaux-de-Fonds NLA 37 19 23 42 62 -- -- -- -- --
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 NHL Totals 231 51 54 105 69 14 2 0 2 0

Awards and honors