Chad Rau
Chad Anthony Jerome Rau (born January 18, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing 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.
| Chad Rau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 18, 1987 Eden Prairie, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Glasgow Clan Minnesota Wild EHC Black Wings Linz SaiPa Kunlun Red Star Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Avangard Omsk HC Slovan Bratislava | ||
| NHL Draft |
228th overall, 2005 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
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 | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Eden Prairie High School | HS-MN | 23 | 34 | 24 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004–05 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 57 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | U.S. NTDP U18 | USDP | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Colorado College | WCHA | 42 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado College | WCHA | 39 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado College | WCHA | 40 | 28 | 14 | 42 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Colorado College | WCHA | 38 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 79 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 60 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 67 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 60 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC Black Wings Linz | EBEL | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | SaiPa | Liiga | 26 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | SaiPa | Liiga | 60 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 60 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 30 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 55 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Glasgow Clan | EIHL | 43 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 327 | 65 | 88 | 153 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 159 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | United States | WJC18 |  |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2005 | |
| Rookie of the Year | 2005 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2005 | |
| College | ||
| WCHA First All-Star Team | 2008, 2009 | [14] |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2008, 2009 | |
| Liiga | ||
| Aarne Honkavaara Trophy | 2016 | |
| Gentleman Award | 2016 | |
References
- "Hall of Fame". Des Moines Buccaneers Hockey Club. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- "College Hockey News: All-America Teams". www.collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- "Chad Rau player profile". The Hockey News. December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- "Wild snap slump, beat depleted Stars 5–2". National Hockey League. January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- "Sharks get Rau; Gogol, Brace to Iowa". American Hockey League. February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- "Chad Rau completes Black Wings" (in German). EHC Black Wings Linz. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- "Hyökkääjä Chad Rau SaiPaan" (in Finnish). SaiPa. December 31, 2014. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- "Chad Rau Liigan herrasmiespelaaja". www.saipa.fi. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- "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.
- "Meet Chad Rau" (in Russian). HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- "Chad Rau agrees to terms" (in Slovak). HC Slovan Bratislava. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- https://www.clanihc.com/post/signing-news-clan-secure-signature-of-khl-all-star-forward/
- "Edin Prairie's Kyle Rau wins Mr Hockey Award". National Hockey League. March 13, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database