Chad Rau

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Chad Rau
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Rau with the Iowa Wild in 2013
Born (1987-01-18) January 18, 1987 (age 36)
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota Wild
EHC Black Wings Linz
SaiPa
Kunlun Red Star
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Avangard Omsk
HC Slovan Bratislava
Glasgow Clan
NHL Draft 228th overall, 2005
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2009–2020

Chad Anthony Jerome Rau (born January 18, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey forward who last played for Glasgow Clan in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League. Rau previously played for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and Minnesota Wild. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 7th round (228th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

He spent a single season in the USHL with the Des Moines Buccaneers in 2004–05, tallying 31 goals and 40 assists in 57 games, while receiving USHL Rookie of the Year honors. In 2014, he was inducted into the Buccaneers' Hall of Fame. [1]

Rau attended Colorado College from 2005 to 2009, receiving All-America Second Team honors in 2008 and 2009. [2]

On May 17, 2010, Rau was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Wild to a two-year contract. He was assigned to play for the Houston Aeros at the start of the 2010–11 season. [3]

During the 2011–12 season, he made his NHL debut with the Wild and scored his first NHL goal, the eventual game-winning goal, in a 5–2 victory against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars on January 21, 2012. [4] On February 19, 2012, he scored his second NHL goal in his fifth NHL game.

On February 5, 2014, the Minnesota Wild traded Rau to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Curt Gogol. He was immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks. [5]

After spending the first five seasons of his professional career primarily in the AHL, Rau opted to sign abroad on a one-year contract in the Austrian Hockey League with EHC Black Wings Linz on July 22, 2014. [6] He played 24 games with the Black Wings, collecting three goals and four assists. He transferred to SaiPa of the Finnish Elite League (Liiga) on December 31, 2014. [7] In his second year with SaiPa (2015–16), Rau amassed 30 goals and 19 assists in 66 Liiga contests and won the Aarne Honkavaara Trophy as the league's leading goalscorer as well as the Liiga Gentleman of the Year award. [8]

After concluding his successful tenure in Finland, Rau opted to leave as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with new KHL entrant, HC Kunlun Red Star of China on July 22, 2016. [9]

Following a single season with Kunlun, Rau left as a free agent to continue in the KHL by signing a one-year agreement with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on May 10, 2017. [10] After splitting the 2017–18 season, between Nizhnekamsk and Avangard Omsk, Rau continued in the KHL signing as a free agent on a one-year contract with Slovak-based, HC Slovan Bratislava, on August 3, 2018. [11]

On 25 July 2019, Rau agreed a move to UK EIHL side Glasgow Clan. [12]

Personal

Chad's younger brother Kyle played NCAA hockey with the University of Minnesota and currently plays within the Minnesota Wild organization in the National Hockey League. [13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2003–04 Eden Prairie High School HS-MN 23342458—————
2004–05 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 5731407132—————
2004–05 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP112022—————
2005–06 Colorado College WCHA 421317308—————
2006–07 Colorado CollegeWCHA391417314—————
2007–08 Colorado CollegeWCHA402814428—————
2008–09 Colorado CollegeWCHA381819376—————
2009–10 Houston Aeros AHL 791919387—————
2010–11 Houston AerosAHL6013274012246392
2011–12 Houston AerosAHL67142135240002
2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 92020—————
2012–13 Houston AerosAHL60161127651230
2013–14 Iowa Wild AHL331670—————
2013–14 Worcester Sharks AHL282466—————
2014–15 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 243472—————
2014–15 SaiPa Liiga 269514074262
2015–16 SaiPaLiiga60281846062134
2016–17 Kunlun Red Star KHL 60202040651120
2017–18 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL30103134—————
2017–18 Avangard Omsk KHL14213050002
2018–19 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL55710174—————
2019–20 Glasgow Clan EIHL 4312243610—————
AHL totals3276588153333375124
NHL totals92020—————
KHL totals15939347314101122

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2005 United States WJC18 Gold medal icon.svg61010
Junior totals61010

Awards and honors

AwardYear
USHL
All-Rookie Team2005
Rookie of the Year2005
First All-Star Team2005
College
WCHA First All-Star Team 2008, 2009 [14]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2008, 2009
Liiga
Aarne Honkavaara Trophy 2016
Gentleman Award2016

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References

  1. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Des Moines Buccaneers Hockey Club. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "College Hockey News: All-America Teams". www.collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chad Rau player profile". The Hockey News . December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Wild snap slump, beat depleted Stars 5–2". National Hockey League. January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sharks get Rau; Gogol, Brace to Iowa". American Hockey League. February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Chad Rau completes Black Wings" (in German). EHC Black Wings Linz. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hyökkääjä Chad Rau SaiPaan" (in Finnish). SaiPa. December 31, 2014. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Chad Rau Liigan herrasmiespelaaja". www.saipa.fi. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Chad Rau already signed; trains with team". sovsport.ru (in Russian). July 22, 2016. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Meet Chad Rau" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Chad Rau agrees to terms" (in Slovak). HC Slovan Bratislava. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "SIGNING NEWS: Clan secure signature of KHL all-star forward... | Glasgow Clan Ice Hockey Club". July 25, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Edin Prairie's Kyle Rau wins Mr Hockey Award". National Hockey League. March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  14. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 327. ISBN   978-1-60078-422-4.
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