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Nick Schaus

Nicholas Schaus
Born (1986-07-03) July 3, 1986 (age 38)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Worcester Sharks
Syracuse Crunch
Norfolk Admirals
Stavanger Oilers
EHC Wolfsburg
HC TWK Innsbruck
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Kunlun Red Star
HC Slovan Bratislava
HC Kometa Brno
HC Dynamo Pardubice
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present

Nicholas Charles Schaus (born July 3, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently playing for the Norfolk Admirals in the ECHL.

Playing career

Undrafted, Schaus spent four years at UMass Lowell (Hockey East) from 2006–10, recording 65 points (10-55) and 220 penalty minutes in 148 career games.[1]

On March 22, 2010, he was signed as a free agent by the San Jose Sharks.[2] After a season in the American Hockey League with Sharks affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, Schaus signed a one-year contract to remain in the AHL on July 5, 2011, with the Syracuse Crunch.[1]

Unable to earn an NHL contract, Schaus embarked on a European career, signing a contract with Norwegian club, the Stavanger Oilers for the 2013–14 season on February 8, 2013. Schaus made an immediate impact with the Oilers, helping the club win the Championship in earning playoff MVP honors.

Schaus spent the 2014–15 season with German club, the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg of the DEL. He helped the club reach the half final versus Champion Mannheim Eagles. Contributing 15 points in 45 games before opting to leave as a free agent at seasons end in signing with Austrian club, HC TWK Innsbruck on May 28, 2015.[3]

After a season in the Czech Extraliga with HC Dynamo Pardubice, Schaus garnered attention from the Kontinental Hockey League and signed with contending club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, to a one-year deal on May 10, 2017.[4] In the 2017–18 season, Schaus cemented a regular role on the blueline of Magnitogorsk and contributed with 3 goals and 12 points in 37 games before he was traded by the club, to Chinese competitors Kunlun Red Star, in exchange for Wojtek Wolski on December 14, 2017.[5]

As a free agent from Kunlun, Schaus continued in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Slovak club, HC Slovan Bratislava, on June 29, 2018.[6] In the 2018–19 season, Schaus appeared in 10 games scoring 1 goal and 1 assist with Bratislava before opting to return to the Czech Extraliga with HC Kometa Brno on November 7, 2018.[7] He registered 2 assists in 16 games with Brno, before rejoining his former club, Dynamo Pardubice, on January 11, 2019.[8]

On September 23, 2021, Schaus extended his career by returning to the ECHL and signing with the Norfolk Admirals for the 2021–22 season.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 River City Lancers USHL 60 4 9 13 60 11 0 0 0 10
2003–04 River City Lancers USHL 57 1 12 13 144 3 0 0 0 6
2004–05 Omaha Lancers USHL 58 1 21 22 141 5 0 0 0 8
2005–06 Omaha Lancers USHL 60 9 44 53 80 5 0 2 2 6
2006–07 UMass-Lowell HE 36 1 13 14 56 — — — — —
2007–08 UMass-Lowell HE 37 0 6 6 83 — — — — —
2008–09 UMass-Lowell HE 38 5 17 22 65 — — — — —
2009–10 UMass-Lowell HE 37 4 19 23 16 — — — — —
2009–10 Worcester Sharks AHL 4 0 3 3 2 11 0 3 3 14
2010–11 Worcester Sharks AHL 77 4 15 19 46 — — — — —
2011–12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 45 4 4 8 30 3 0 2 2 9
2011–12 Elmira Jackals ECHL 10 1 4 5 4 — — — — —
2012–13 Norfolk Admirals AHL 18 1 2 3 17 — — — — —
2012–13 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 26 5 12 17 58 — — — — —
2013–14 Stavanger Oilers GET 33 9 25 34 138 17 6 9 15 24
2014–15 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 45 3 12 15 56 9 0 2 2 55
2015–16 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 53 12 21 33 97 — — — — —
2016–17 HC Dynamo Pardubice ELH 48 7 29 36 106 — — — — —
2017–18 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 37 3 9 12 26 — — — — —
2017–18 Kunlun Red Star KHL 16 1 3 4 2 — — — — —
2018–19 HC Slovan Bratislava KHL 10 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2018–19 HC Kometa Brno ELH 16 0 2 2 20 — — — — —
2019–20 Kedgwick Dynamo CRL 4 0 6 6 12 — — — — —
2019–20 Florida Everblades ECHL 12 0 5 5 4 — — — — —
2019–20 Piráti Chomutov Czech.1 8 2 5 7 43 — — — — —
2021–22 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 56 4 11 15 43 — — — — —
2022–23 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 14 0 4 4 8 — — — — —
AHL totals 144 9 24 33 95 14 0 5 5 23

Awards and honors

Award Year
USHL
Defenseman of the Year 2006 [10]
GET
Playoffs MVP 2014
Champion (Stavanger Oilers) 2014
IIHF Continental Cup Champion 2014

References

  1. ^ a b "Syracuse Crunch forward Mitchell returns to team; two others also signed". Syracuse.com. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  2. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 331. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. ^ "Schaus completes the defense" (in German). HC TWK Innsbruck. 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  4. ^ "Schaus recruited to Metallurg" (in Russian). Metallurg Magnitogorsk. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  5. ^ "Wolski returned to Magnitogorsk in trade with Kunlun" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  6. ^ "Slovan sign American defenseman Schaus" (in Slovak). HC Slovan Bratislava. 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  7. ^ "American Nick Schaus signs with Brno" (in Czech). HC Kometa Brno. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  8. ^ "Nick Schaus returns to Dynamo" (in Czech). HC Dynamo Pardubice. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  9. ^ "Admirals add Schaus". ECHL. September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "USHL defenseman of the Year". United States Hockey League. 2010-05-16. Archived from the original on 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
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