| Rob Gaudreau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1970-01-20)January 20, 1970 (age 56) Cranston,Rhode Island, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | San Jose Sharks Ottawa Senators | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | 172nd overall,1988 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1992–1997 | ||
Robert Rene Gaudreau (born January 20, 1970) is an American former professionalice hockey player. He played in theNational Hockey League from 1992 to 1996 with theSan Jose Sharks andOttawa Senators. Internationally Gaudreau played for theAmerican national team at the senior and junior level, including the1993 World Championship. He is the son of former Brown University ice hockey All-American and 1968 USA Olympian,Robert Gaudreau.
Gaudreau was drafted 172nd overall by thePittsburgh Penguins in the1988 NHL Entry Draft and started hisNational Hockey League career with theSan Jose Sharks in1992. He would go on to play for theOttawa Senators after being claimed in the January 1995waiver draft. He played a total of 231 regular season games, scoring 51 goals and 54 assists for 105 points and collecting 69penalty minutes. Gaudreau recorded the first twohat tricks in San Jose Sharks history during the 1992–93 season.[1] He was also the first Sharks player to be named the NHL's Rookie of the Month.[2] He also played 14 playoff games with the San Jose Sharks during the1994 season, scoring two goals. He left the NHL after the1996 season and played just one more season inSwitzerland'sNationalliga A forHC La Chaux-de-Fonds before retiring.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Bishop Hendricken High School | HSRI | 33 | 41 | 39 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Bishop Hendricken High School | HSRI | 32 | 52 | 60 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Providence College | HE | 42 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Providence College | HE | 32 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Providence College | HE | 36 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Providence College | HE | 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 | PEI Senators | AHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 52 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC La Chaux–de–Fonds | NDA | 37 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 231 | 51 | 54 | 105 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | United States | WJC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1993 | United States | WC | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey EastRookie Team | 1988–89 | [3] |
| All-Hockey EastSecond team | 1990–91 | [4] |
| All-Hockey EastFirst Team | 1991–92 | [4] |
| AHCAEast Second-Team All-American | 1991–92 | [4] |
| Hockey EastAll-Tournament Team | 1992 | [5] |
| Inducted into the RI Hockey Hall of Fame | 2022 |
Rob Gaudreau 14 GP, 14-5=19 pts. (also recorded first two Sharks hat tricks on Dec. 3 and 12)
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Hockey East Rookie of the Year 1988–89WithScott Pellerin | Succeeded by |