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Brendan Gaunce

Position	Left Wing / Center	Current Team	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	2 years
Height	6'2"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	222	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	32
Age	31 (Mar 25, 1994)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2012, Round 1, Overall 26 (VAN)

Date	Team	Transaction
Sep 29, 2025	Columbus Blue Jackets	Cleared Waivers
Sep 28, 2025	Columbus Blue Jackets	Placed on Waivers
Jun 26, 2025	Columbus Blue Jackets	Acquired from Minnesota Wild
Jun 26, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Traded to Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 21, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Recalled from AHL
Apr 9, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Assigned to AHL
Mar 31, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Cleared Waivers
Mar 30, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Placed on Waivers
Mar 7, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Recalled from AHL
Mar 7, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Assigned to AHL
Feb 26, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Recalled from AHL
Jan 21, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Assigned to AHL
Jan 16, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Recalled from AHL
Jan 7, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Assigned to AHL
Jan 6, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Recalled from AHL
Jan 5, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Assigned to AHL
Jan 1, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Recalled from AHL
Dec 30, 2024	Minnesota Wild	Assigned to AHL
Dec 27, 2024	Minnesota Wild	Recalled from AHL
Dec 22, 2024	Minnesota Wild	Assigned to AHL
Dec 16, 2024	Minnesota Wild	Recalled from AHL
Oct 1, 2024	Minnesota Wild	Cleared Waivers
Oct 1, 2024	Minnesota Wild	Assigned to AHL
Sep 30, 2024	Minnesota Wild	Placed on Waivers
Jul 1, 2024	Minnesota Wild	Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jun 18, 2022	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed 2 years @ $762K AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 31, 2021	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 1, 2019	Boston Bruins	Signed 1 year @ $700K AAV starting in 2019-20
Aug 9, 2017	Vancouver Canucks	Signed 2 years @ $750K AAV starting in 2017-18
Aug 13, 2012	Vancouver Canucks	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	VAN	20	217:40	0.28	0.00	0.28	0.84	-0.56	3.33	10.12	-6.79	15.79	5.26
2016-17	VAN	57	500:24	0.00	0.48	0.48	0.49	-0.49	0.00	8.40	-8.40	4.84	4.84
2017-18	VAN	37	413:40	0.44	0.15	0.58	0.61	-0.17	6.52	9.09	-2.57	6.15	1.54
2018-19	VAN	3	22:50	2.63	5.26	7.88	0.25	2.38	50.00	4.77	45.23	0.00	0.00
2019-20	BOS	1	9:10	0.00	6.55	6.55	0.31	-0.31	-	-	-	0.00	0.00
2021-22	CBJ	30	236:33	1.27	0.51	1.78	1.06	0.21	11.36	9.52	1.84	4.92	1.64
2022-23	CBJ	5	48:50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.73	-0.73	0.00	6.63	-6.63	16.67	8.33
2023-24	CBJ	24	260:32	0.46	0.46	0.92	0.62	-0.16	8.70	11.63	-2.93	5.00	10.00
2024-25	MIN	12	110:30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.42	-0.42	0.00	8.50	-8.50	0.00	10.53

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	VAN	20	217:40	40.25	0.55	2.48	44.66	2.48	2.54	18.18	49.44	0.36	-0.47	8.07
2016-17	VAN	57	500:24	38.37	1.32	2.14	37.05	1.68	2.25	44.00	48.80	-0.05	-0.40	3.46
2017-18	VAN	37	413:40	37.86	1.60	2.14	41.48	1.74	2.46	47.83	46.57	-0.04	-0.24	1.86
2018-19	VAN	3	22:50	31.53	10.51	1.86	39.42	2.63	2.71	80.00	40.71	-0.31	-0.03	-3.46
2019-20	BOS	1	9:10	19.64	6.55	0.46	78.55	0.00	5.03	100.00	8.36	-1.24	2.87	-35.66
2021-22	CBJ	30	236:33	47.43	2.79	2.79	38.55	2.28	2.28	55.00	54.94	0.36	-0.69	10.08
2022-23	CBJ	5	48:50	39.32	0.00	2.10	47.92	3.69	3.05	0.00	40.80	-0.24	-0.03	-2.39
2023-24	CBJ	24	260:32	37.77	1.38	2.14	45.37	2.76	2.70	33.33	44.13	-0.07	-0.35	2.14
2024-25	MIN	12	110:30	32.04	0.00	1.52	54.30	2.71	2.92	0.00	34.31	-0.49	0.72	-13.54

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

16 Days Until Opening Night At NWA: The History Of Jersey #16 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
3 Takeaways From Blue Jackets’ Preseason Opening Win Over Blues at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
Three Things: Big Boss, Bel Belluz Have Big Nights, Fedotov Looks Sharp In 4-1 Exhibition Win Over Blues at 1st Ohio Battery (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
Blue Jackets Open Preseason With 4-1 Win Over Blues at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 22, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	30	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$550,000	UFA
2025-26	31	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$550,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$1,550,000	$1,550,000	$1,100,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Bill Guerin

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.88

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $575,000 in 2024-25 and 2025-26.

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Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	28	$762,500	$762,500	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	UFA
2023-24	29	$762,500	$762,500	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$1,525,000	$1,525,000	$1,525,000

Signed: June 18, 2022

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: Jarmo Kekalainen

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.92

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $475,000 in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	27		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$350,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$350,000

Signed: July 31, 2021

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: Jarmo Kekalainen

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.92

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $400,000.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	25		$700,000	$700,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$375,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$375,000

Signed: July 1, 2019

Team: Boston Bruins

GM: Don Sweeney

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 0.86

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	23	$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$700,000	RFA
2018-19	24	$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$800,000	$800,000	$800,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000

Signed: Aug 9, 2017

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: Jim Benning

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 1.0

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2012-13	18	$925,000	$1,087,500	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2013-14	19	$894,167	$1,056,667	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2014-15	20	$863,333	$1,025,833	$162,500	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2015-16	21	$863,333	$1,025,833	$162,500	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
2016-17	22	$863,333	$1,025,833	$162,500	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$487,500	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: Aug 13, 2012

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: Mike Gillis

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2009-10	Minor-ON	Markham	86	55	93	148		54
2009-10	CCHL	Markham	1	0	0	0	-2
2010-11	OHL	Belleville	65	11	25	36	-31	40				4				-3	4
2011-12	WJ18-A	Canada	7	3	1	4	+4	8
2011-12	OHL	Belleville	68	28	40	68	+4	68				6	1	2	3	-2	2
2012-13	OHL	Belleville	60	33	27	60	+10	44				17	8	14	22	+8	10
2013-14	OHL	Belleville	22	10	16	26	-5	27
2013-14	OHL	Erie	43	21	25	46	+30	32				14	5	11	16	+4	16
2014-15	AHL	Utica	74	11	18	29	-1	31	154	710.0		21	4	5	9	+3	12	46	870.0
2015-16	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	20	1	0	1	-9	2	34	2.9	12:46
2015-16	AHL	Utica	46	17	21	38	+12	16	117	1,450.0		4				-4	4	10	0.0
2016-17	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	57	0	5	5	-2	33	51	0.0	9:29
2016-17	AHL	Utica Comets	4	2	1	3		2
2017-18	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	37	4	2	6		10	55	7.3	13:19
2017-18	AHL	Utica Comets	5	2	1	3	+2
2018-19	AHL	Utica Comets	60	16	22	38	-2	54
2018-19	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	3	1	2	3	+3		2	50.0	7:37
2019-20	AHL	Providence Bruins	52	18	19	37	+18	34
2019-20	NHL	Boston Bruins	1	0	1	1	+1	2		0.0	9:10
2020-21	SHL	Växjö Lakers HC	18	5	7	12	+10	18				12	3	4	7	+2	29
2021-22	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	39	16	12	28	-8	28
2021-22	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	30	5	2	7	+2	12	44	11.4	8:06
2022-23	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	17	7	11	18	-10	18
2022-23	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	5	0	1	1	-1	2	9	0.0	10:28
2023-24	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	24	2	2	4	-7	6	24	8.3	11:45
2023-24	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	46	19	20	39	+7	37				6	3	2	5		6
2024-25	AHL	Iowa Wild	39	15	14	29	-16	20
2024-25	NHL	Minnesota Wild	12	0	1	1	-4	4	11	0.0	9:42
2025-26	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	4	2	0	2	-1	4
NHL Career			189	13	16	29	-17	71	230	5.6	10:39