Taylor Vause

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Taylor Vause
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Born (1991-09-28) September 28, 1991 (age 32)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
EBEL team
Former teams
Vienna Capitals
Texas Stars
Adirondack Flames
HC Bolzano
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012present

Taylor Vause (born September 28, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the EC Bad Nauheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 (DEL2).

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Playing career

Vause played major junior hockey with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL), where he was awarded the 2011–12 Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy as the WHL humanitarian of the year. [1] He made his professional debut with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) near the end of the 2011–12 AHL season, and was with the Stars when they captured the 2013–14 Calder Cup as the AHL Champions. [2]

After a season within the Calgary Flames affiliations, the Adirondack Flames and the Colorado Eagles, Vause signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Italian club, HC Bolzano of the EBEL on August 23, 2015. [3] Upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, he signed a one-year deal with fellow EBEL outfit Vienna Capitals on June 1, 2016. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08 Calgary Royals AMHL 352623498
2007–08 Swift Current Broncos WHL 8011220000
2008–09 Swift Current BroncosWHL661020302974154
2009–10 Swift Current BroncosWHL651415292043030
2010–11 Swift Current BroncosWHL621829478
2011–12 Swift Current BroncosWHL7237468312
2011–12 Texas Stars AHL 51120
2012–13 Texas StarsAHL5541317630000
2013–14 Texas StarsAHL24369220002
2013–14 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 211041410
2014–15 Colorado Eagles ECHL302021412240440
2014–15 Adirondack Flames AHL4168144
2015–16 HC Bolzano EBEL 441423371061452
2016–17 Vienna Capitals EBEL4913152861264104
2017–18 Vienna CapitalsEBEL531325386113476
2018–19 Vienna CapitalsEBEL491629454186142014
AHL totals1251428421250002

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy (Humanitarian of the Year) 2012 [5]
AHL
Calder Cup (Texas Stars) 2014

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References

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  2. "Vause reflects on Calder Cup win, looks forward to future". swiftcurrentonline.com. May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  3. "First signing of HCB: Taylor Vause" (in Italian). HCB South Tyrol. August 23, 2015. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
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  5. "Vause named WHL humanitarian of the year". Prairie Post. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.