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Canada Nathan Paetsch
#4 Rochester Americans / AHL - 19/20
2-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 2
2-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 2
1-time WHL (East) Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 30, 1983
Position
D
Age
41
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Humboldt, SK, CAN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 7 #202 overall by Buffalo Sabres
2001 round 2 #58 overall by Washington Capitals

Son: Kellen Paetsch An offensive defenseman, Paetsch is a brilliant skater. Doesn't mind getting involved physically. Can play wing if needed. Could improve defensively.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2010)

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Use/Embed statistics

Nathan Paetsch Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Tisdale Trojans U18 AAA SMAAAHL 44* 10* 33* 43* 44* -* | Playoffs 10 1 3 4 37 -
Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999-00 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 68* 9* 35* 44* 49* -2* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -2
Canada Western U17 WHC-17 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2000-01 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 70* 8* 54* 62* 118* 2* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 6 -3
2001-02 Moose Jaw Warriors “A” WHL 59* 16* 36* 52* 86* -9* | Playoffs 12 0 4 4 16 1
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2002-03 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 59* 15* 39* 54* 81* 5* | Playoffs 13 3 10 13 6 0
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 0* 1* 4* 4* |
2003-04 Rochester Americans AHL 54* 5* 5* 10* 49* 2* | Playoffs 16 1 1 2 28 -2
2004-05 Rochester Americans AHL 80* 4* 19* 23* 150* 15* | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 16 -3
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rochester Americans AHL 72* 11* 39* 50* 90* 3* |
2006-07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 63* 2* 22* 24* 50* 10* |
2007-08 Buffalo Sabres NHL 59* 2* 7* 9* 27* 3* |
2008-09 Buffalo Sabres NHL 23* 2* 4* 6* 25* 3* |
2009-10 Buffalo Sabres NHL 11* 1* 1* 2* 6* 2* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 10* 0* 0* 0* 6* -5* |
2010-11 Rochester Americans AHL 9* 1* 2* 3* 2* -2* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 34* 8* 9* 17* 12* -3* |
2011-12 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 52* 7* 18* 25* 46* 10* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
2012-13 Grand Rapids Griffins “A” AHL 70* 4* 27* 31* 32* 13* | Playoffs 24 0 11 11 21 5
2013-14 Grand Rapids Griffins “A” AHL 68* 4* 27* 31* 40* 18* | Playoffs 10 0 5 5 4 2
2014-15 Grand Rapids Griffins “A” AHL 75* 8* 30* 38* 42* 24* | Playoffs 16 0 4 4 2 -2
2015-16 Grand Rapids Griffins “A” AHL 73* 4* 20* 24* 26* 14* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 4 4
2016-17 Grand Rapids Griffins “C” AHL 73* 1* 17* 18* 30* 15* | Playoffs 19 2 5 7 8 1
2017-18 Rochester Americans AHL 22* 0* 9* 9* 16* 1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018-19 Rochester Americans AHL 11* 1* 2* 3* 2* 1* |
2019-20 Rochester Americans AHL 10* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |

Nathan Paetsch Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Canada U18 Nations Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2011-12 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Spengler Cup 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |

Nathan Paetsch Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 12 651* 52* 207* 259* 0.40* 493* 102* | 8 104 5 * 29 * 34 * 0.33 * 83 * 5 *
DEL 1 52* 7* 18* 25* 0.48* 46* 10* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -2 *
Nations Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 167* 7* 35* 42* 0.25* 114* 12* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
SMAAAHL 1 44* 10* 33* 43* 0.98* 44* -* | 1 10 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.40 * 37 * - *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 5 258* 48* 164* 212* 0.82* 334* -6* | 5 34 4 * 17 * 21 * 0.62 * 28 * -4 *
WJC-20 2 13* 1* 1* 2* 0.15* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *

Nathan Paetsch Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/18/2020
12/18/2020 Confirmed Rochester Americans Retired
07/05/2019
07/05/2019 Extension Rochester Americans Rochester Americans
06/21/2018
06/21/2018 Extension Rochester Americans Rochester Americans
09/12/2017
09/12/2017 Confirmed Grand Rapids Griffins Rochester Americans
07/06/2015
07/06/2015 Extension Grand Rapids Griffins Grand Rapids Griffins
07/09/2013
07/09/2013 Extension Grand Rapids Griffins Grand Rapids Griffins
07/09/2012
07/09/2012 Confirmed Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Grand Rapids Griffins
06/22/2011
06/22/2011 Confirmed Syracuse Crunch Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
11/02/2010
11/02/2010 Loan Vancouver Canucks Syracuse Crunch
10/07/2010
10/07/2010 Confirmed Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks
07/07/2010
07/07/2010 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Florida Panthers
03/03/2010
03/03/2010 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1998, 1 #5 overall by Moose Jaw Warriors in the WHL Bantam Draft

Cult/Star player for Moose Jaw Warriors

Career transactions
- 2011-06-22 • Signed to a one-year contract by EHC Wolfsburg
- 2010-07-07 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Floria Panthers
- 2010-03-03 • Traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 2010 2nd round pick (Petr Straka) for Raffi Torres
- 2007-07-31 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2006-07-14 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2003-10-17 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Buffalo Sabres