Jaxson Stauber

Jaxson Stauber (born April 27, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey for the Providence Friars.

Playing career Stauber played for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 2017 until 2019 when he committed to play for the Minnesota State Mavericks. He played one game with Minnesota State and returned to the Stampede on November 26, 2019. On February 9, 2020, Stauber committed to play for the Providence Friars.

After two seasons with Providence College, Stauber opted to turn professional and on March 23, 2022, signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. In his NHL debut on January 21, 2023, Stauber made 29 saves in the Blackhawks' 5–3 win over the St. Louis Blues. Stauber later became the first Blackhawks goaltender to start his NHL career with a 3–0–0 record following subsequent wins over the Calgary Flames and Arizona Coyotes.

During the 2023–24 season, on February 16, 2024, Stauber became the first AHL goaltender to score a goal and record a shutout in the same game en route to the Rockford IceHogs' 4–0 win over the Chicago Wolves.

As a free agent from the Blackhawks, Stauber was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Utah Mammoth (the then Utah Hockey Club) on July 5, 2024. On November 30, Stauber recorded his first NHL shutout in a 6–0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Personal life Stauber is the son of Robb Stauber who is a former NHL goaltender.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2014–15 Holy Family Catholic USHS 4 — — — — — — 3.79 .845 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 Holy Family Catholic USHS 11 — — — — — — 1.24 .940 1 — — — — — 0.00 1.000 2016–17 Victory Honda T1EHL 18 — — — — — — 2.36 .922 4 — — — — — 1.33 .944 2017–18 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 22 8 6 2 1,107 57 0 3.09 .900 1 0 0 9 0 0 0.00 1.000 2018–19 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 29 16 8 1 1,506 73 1 2.91 .883 12 11 1 821 20 1 1.46 .941 2019–20 Minnesota State University, Mankato WCHA 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .933 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 24 14 6 4 1,420 58 1 2.45 .918 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Providence College HE 23 11 7 5 1,393 52 4 2.24 .916 — — — — — — — — 2021–22 Providence College HE 37 21 14 2 2,204 77 4 2.10 .921 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Rockford IceHogs AHL 17 6 8 0 885 49 0 3.32 .894 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 6 5 1 0 364 17 0 2.81 .911 — — — — — — — — 2023–24 Rockford IceHogs AHL 31 18 8 3 1,811 86 2 2.85 .902 1 0 1 64 3 0 2.80 .919 2024–25 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 21 12 7 2 1,260 66 0 3.14 .897 2 1 1 115 5 0 2.61 .935 2024–25 Utah Hockey Club NHL 6 2 1 0 313 17 1 3.26 .892 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 36 15 15 6 2,112 108 2 3.07 .889 — — — — — — — —NHL totals 12 7 2 1 677 34 1 3.01 .903 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year RefUSHL Clark Cup MVP 2019 Clark Cup champion 2019 Second All-Star Team 2020