Kyle Baun
| Kyle Baun | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 4, 1992 Toronto, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Chicago Blackhawks Rockford IceHogs (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Kyle Baun (born May 4, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League (NHL). Baun is the grandson of former Toronto Maple Leafs great Bobby Baun.
Playing career
After a Canadian minor junior league career with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens and the Cornwall Colts, Baun opted to pursue an 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]
On March 3, 2016, while with AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, Baun agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Blackhawks.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL | 45 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Cornwall Colts | CCHL | 56 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 26 | ||
| 2011–12 | Cornwall Colts | CCHL | 42 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | Colgate University | ECAC | 36 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Colgate University | ECAC | 39 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Colgate University | ECAC | 38 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 43 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| ECAC All-Academic Team | 2013, 2014 | |
| ECAC All-Rookie Team | 2013 | |
| ECAC Third All-Star Team | 2015 | |
References
- ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Kyle Baun". Chicago Blackhawks. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ "Kyle Baun talks about his first period in debut". CSN Chicago. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Baun". Chicago Blackhawks. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
External links
- Kyle Baun's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Kyle Baun's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database