Rob Gaudreau

Robert Rene Gaudreau (born January 20, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1992 to 1996 with the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators. Internationally Gaudreau played for the American national team at the senior and junior level, including the 1993 World Championship. He is the son of former Brown University ice hockey All-American and 1968 USA Olympian, Robert Gaudreau.

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 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 and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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

International 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

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1988–89 All-Hockey East Second team 1990–91 All-Hockey East First Team 1991–92 Inducted into the RI Hockey Hall of Fame2022