Taylor Vause

Taylor Vause (born September 28, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the EC Bad Nauheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 (DEL2).

Playing career Vause played major junior hockey with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL), where he was awarded the 2011–12 Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy as the WHL humanitarian of the year. He made his professional debut with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) near the end of the 2011–12 AHL season, and was with the Stars when they captured the 2013–14 Calder Cup as the AHL Champions.

After a season within the Calgary Flames affiliations, the Adirondack Flames and the Colorado Eagles, Vause signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Italian club, HC Bolzano of the EBEL on August 23, 2015. Upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, he signed a one-year deal with fellow EBEL outfit Vienna Capitals on June 1, 2016.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 Calgary Royals AMHL 35 26 23 49 8 — — — — — 2007–08 Swift Current Broncos WHL 8 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Swift Current Broncos WHL 66 10 20 30 29 7 4 1 5 4 2009–10 Swift Current Broncos WHL 65 14 15 29 20 4 3 0 3 0 2010–11 Swift Current Broncos WHL 62 18 29 47 8 — — — — — 2011–12 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 37 46 83 12 — — — — — 2011–12 Texas Stars AHL 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Texas Stars AHL 55 4 13 17 6 3 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Texas Stars AHL 24 3 6 9 2 2 0 0 0 2 2013–14 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 21 10 4 14 10 — — — — — 2014–15 Colorado Eagles ECHL 30 20 21 41 22 4 0 4 4 0 2014–15 Adirondack Flames AHL 41 6 8 14 4 — — — — — 2015–16 HC Bolzano EBEL 44 14 23 37 10 6 1 4 5 2 2016–17 Vienna Capitals EBEL 49 13 15 28 6 12 6 4 10 4 2017–18 Vienna Capitals EBEL 53 13 25 38 6 11 3 4 7 6 2018–19 Vienna Capitals EBEL 49 16 29 45 4 18 6 14 20 14 AHL totals 125 14 28 42 12 5 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours Award Year WHL Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian of the Year) 2012 AHL Calder Cup (Texas Stars) 2014