Kyle Baun

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Kyle Baun
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Baun in 2015
Born (1992-05-04) May 4, 1992 (age 33)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Rockford Icehogs
Laval Rocket
Toronto Marlies
Belfast Giants
Vienna Capitals
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 20152020

Kyle Baun (born May 4, 1992) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who was last under contract to the Vienna Capitals of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL). Baun played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks and is the grandson of former Toronto Maple Leafs player Bobby Baun.

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Playing career

After a Canadian minor junior league career with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens and the Cornwall Colts, Baun opted to pursue a collegiate career in committing with Colgate University of the ECAC conference.

Undrafted and upon completing his junior season in Colgate with 29 points in 38 games, earning an ECAC Third All-Star Team selection, Baun was signed to a two-year entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL on March 26, 2015. [1] He immediately joined the Blackhawks for the remainder of the 2014–15 season, and later made his NHL debut in a 2-1 defeat to the Minnesota Wild on April 7, 2015. [2]

During the 2015–16 season, on March 3, 2016, while with AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, Baun agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Blackhawks. [3]

Approaching his third professional season in 2017–18, the Montreal Canadiens acquired Baun from the Blackhawks in exchange for forward Andreas Martinsen on October 4, 2017. [4] Later in the season, on February 25, 2018, Baun was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with Tomáš Plekanec, in exchange for Kerby Rychel, Rinat Valiev and a second-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. [5]

As a free agent from the Maple Leafs, on August 1, 2018, Baun left North America and agreed to a deal with UK based, EIHL side the Belfast Giants. [6]

After a season with the Vienna Capitals of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL), Baun retired from hockey.

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 Toronto Jr. Canadiens OJHL 20110
2009–10Toronto Jr. CanadiensOJHL45510152770006
2010–11 Cornwall Colts CCHL 56192342441671826
2011–12 Cornwall ColtsCCHL4229326150178122016
2012–13 Colgate University ECAC 3614102430
2013–14 Colgate UniversityECAC3911152653
2014–15 Colgate UniversityECAC3814152968
2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 30000
2015–16 Chicago BlackhawksNHL20000
2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 431891630000
2016–17 Rockford IceHogsAHL7414203442
2017–18 Laval Rocket AHL544121624
2017–18 Toronto Marlies AHL171568
2018–19 Belfast Giants EIHL 602843713040442
2019–20 Vienna Capitals EBEL 481518331431010
NHL totals50000

Awards and honours

AwardYear
College
ECAC All-Academic Team 2013, 2014
ECAC All-Rookie Team2013
All-ECAC Third Team 2015 [7]

References

  1. "Blackhawks agree to terms with Kyle Baun". Chicago Blackhawks. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. "Kyle Baun talks about his first period in debut". CSN Chicago. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. "Blackhawks agree to terms with Baun". Chicago Blackhawks. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. "Canadiens acquire Kyle Baun". National Hockey League. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. "Maple Leafs Acquire Tomas Plekanec and Kyle Baun". NHL.com. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. "Giants add Kyle Baun and Francis Beauvillier". Belfast Giants. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. "Awards - NCAA (ECAC) Second All-Stat Team". Eliteprospects.com.