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Canada Brendan Gaunce
#16 Iowa Wild / AHL - 24/25
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 25, 1994
Position
C/LW
Age
30
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Sudbury, ON, CAN
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Markham Waxers MHA
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild / Signed
Drafted
2012 round 1 #26 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Agency
PREMIUM

A big, strong two-way forward with good net drive and a high level of compete. His speed should be noted, as he constantly uses it to gain leverage on defenders. Propels himself into hits, and is very effective in a bang-and-crash role. Very good positionally and always recognizes where the puck is and where it will be in the next few seconds. Has natural offensive instincts around the net and conceals the puck well against goalies in close. Defensively, very aware and active; uses the boards to his advantage and actively takes away shooting and passing lanes. Transitioning to offence quickly is something that he needs to work on, as he can get caught up in his own zone for a prolonged amount of time. [EP]

Family Relations
Brother: Cameron Gaunce

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Brendan Gaunce Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Markham Waxers U15 AAA ETAHL U15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2009-10 Markham Waxers U16 AAA “C” ETAHL U16 86* 55* 93* 148* 54* -* |
Markham Waxers OJHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2010-11 Belleville Bulls OHL 65* 11* 25* 36* 40* -31* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -3
Canada Ontario U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 1* 3* 18* -* |
2011-12 Belleville Bulls OHL 68* 28* 40* 68* 68* 4* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 -2
Canada U18 WJC-18 7* 3* 1* 4* 8* 4* |
2012-13 Belleville Bulls “C” OHL 60* 33* 27* 60* 44* 10* | Playoffs 17 8 14 22 10 8
2013-14 Belleville Bulls “C” OHL 22* 10* 16* 26* 27* -5* |
Erie Otters OHL 43* 21* 25* 46* 32* 30* | Playoffs 14 6 10 16 16 4
2014-15 Utica Comets AHL 74* 11* 18* 29* 31* -1* | Playoffs 21 4 5 9 12 3
2015-16 Vancouver Canucks NHL 20* 1* 0* 1* 2* -9* |
Utica Comets AHL 46* 17* 21* 38* 16* 12* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -4
2016-17 Vancouver Canucks NHL 57* 0* 5* 5* 33* -2* |
Utica Comets AHL 4* 2* 1* 3* 2* 0* |
2017-18 Vancouver Canucks NHL 37* 4* 2* 6* 10* 0* |
Utica Comets AHL 5* 2* 1* 3* 0* 2* |
2018-19 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 3* |
Utica Comets AHL 60* 16* 22* 38* 54* -2* |
2019-20 Boston Bruins NHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Providence Bruins AHL 52* 18* 19* 37* 34* 18* |
2020-21 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 18* 5* 7* 12* 18* 10* | Playoffs 12 3 4 7 29 2
2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 30* 5* 2* 7* 12* 2* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 39* 16* 12* 28* 28* -8* |
2022-23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 17* 7* 11* 18* 18* -10* |
2023-24 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 24* 2* 2* 4* 6* -7* |
Cleveland Monsters “C” AHL 46* 19* 20* 39* 37* 7* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 6 0
2024-25 Iowa Wild “A” AHL 14* 3* 4* 7* 12* -12* |
Projected AHL 72* 15* 21* 36* 62* -62* |

Brendan Gaunce Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Markham Waxers U15 AAA Big Nickel U14 4* 4* 4* 8* 4* -* |
2009-10 Markham Waxers U16 AAA “C” OHL Cup 4* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2011-12 Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 1* 3* 4* 2* 3* |
2013-14 OHL All-Stars “A” Jr Super Series 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Brendan Gaunce Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 10 357* 111* 129* 240* 0.67* 232* 6* | 3 31 7 * 7 * 14 * 0.45 * 22 * -1 *
Big Nickel U14 1 4* 4* 4* 8* 2.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ETAHL U15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ETAHL U16 1 86* 55* 93* 148* 1.72* 54* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 8 177* 13* 15* 28* 0.16* 67* -13* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 258* 103* 133* 236* 0.91* 211* 8* | 4 41 15 * 26 * 41 * 1.00 * 32 * 7 *
OHL Cup 1 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OJHL 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 1 18* 5* 7* 12* 0.67* 18* 10* | 1 12 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.58 * 29 * 2 *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 3* 1* 4* 0.57* 8* 4* | 0 * * * * * *

Brendan Gaunce Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Minnesota Wild
06/18/2022
06/18/2022 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
07/30/2021
07/30/2021 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Columbus Blue Jackets
01/02/2021
01/02/2021 Confirmed Providence Bruins Växjö Lakers HC
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Boston Bruins
08/10/2017
08/10/2017 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
11/26/2013
11/26/2013 Confirmed Belleville Bulls Erie Otters
08/13/2012
08/13/2012 Confirmed Belleville Bulls Vancouver Canucks
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 1 #2 overall by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection