Michael Gaul

Michael S. "Mike" Gaul (born April 28, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career After playing for St. Lawrence University, he was drafted in the ninth round by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1991 NHL entry draft. After a few successful years in the American Hockey League (AHL) He made his National Hockey League debut in the 1998–99 season with the Colorado Avalanche. He also played with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2000–01 season. Upon retiring from Professional hockey in 2004, Gaul accepted a position as a senior partner at an Investment Bank Vires Capital VII where he is currently developing and overseeing a portfolio of infrastructure projects totalling over $80B.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 St. Lawrence University ECAC 26 1 2 3 46 — — — — — 1991–92 Laval Titan QMJHL 50 6 38 44 44 10 0 2 2 20 1992–93 Laval Titan QMJHL 57 16 57 73 66 13 3 10 13 10 1993–94 Laval Titan QMJHL 22 10 17 27 24 21 5 15 20 14 1994–95 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 68 13 41 54 51 4 2 1 3 2 1994–95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1995–96 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 54 13 48 61 44 — — — — — 1996–97 EC Timmendorf Strand Ger.1 45 22 35 57 67 — — — — — 1997–98 Mobile Mysticks ECHL 5 0 7 7 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Hershey Bears AHL 60 12 47 59 69 7 0 7 7 6 1998–99 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 18 3 5 8 14 — — — — — 1998–99 Hershey Bears AHL 43 9 31 40 22 5 1 1 2 6 1998–99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1999–00 Hershey Bears AHL 65 12 57 69 52 12 0 8 8 6 2000–01 Syracuse Crunch AHL 70 16 45 61 80 5 1 2 3 8 2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2001–02 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 44 11 29 40 74 4 0 1 1 10 2002–03 Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 39 6 29 35 32 — — — — — 2003–04 HC Ambri-Piotta NLA 30 5 19 24 32 3 0 1 1 2 NHL totals 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —

Awards and honours Award Year QMJHL All-Rookie Team 1992 Memorial Cup All-Star Team 1993 AHL All-Rookie Team 1998 All-Star Game 2000, 2001 Second All-Star Team 2000