Paul Gaustad
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| Born |
February 3, 1982 Fargo, ND, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg; 16 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Nashville Predators |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 220th overall, 2000 Buffalo Sabres |
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| Playing career | 2002–2016 | ||
Paul Michael Gaustad (born February 3, 1982) is an American retired professional ice hockey centerman who played for the Nashville Predators and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is nicknamed "Goose." Gaustad was born in Fargo, North Dakota, but grew up in Portland, Oregon.
Gaustad was drafted in the seventh round, 220th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. In the off-season, he lives in Portland, Oregon. He also played for the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Prior to joining Portland in 1999–2000, Gaustad was a Portland Jr. Hawk. Afterward, Gaustad started playing for a Tier II team in Burnaby, British Columbia, of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL). In his three seasons with the Winter Hawks, he registered 135 points (53 goals and 82 assists) before making his professional debut with the Sabres' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in 2002–03.
Upon his arrival in Rochester, Gaustad registered 53 points (14 goals and 39 assists) in 80 games while also seeing his first action with the parent club, the Buffalo Sabres
In the 2005–06 season, Gaustad secured a starting position with the Sabres, where he played mostly as fourth line center and played the power forward/enforcer role, along with teammates Adam Mair and Andrew Peters. Gaustad, who had worn the number 14 in Rochester, had to double his number to 28 in Buffalo, due to 14 being retired in honor of Sabres legend René Robert.
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