Bradley Michael Staubitz (born July 28, 1984) is a former Canadian ice hockey forward who is currently an assistant coach for the Sarnia Sting in the Ontario Hockey League.

Brad Staubitz
Born (1984-07-28) July 28, 1984 (age 40)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for San Jose Sharks
Minnesota Wild
Montreal Canadiens
Anaheim Ducks
EV Landshut
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2005–2015

Playing career

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Staubitz was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. He played his junior career as a defenceman and was converted to the wing at the pro level.[citation needed]

Undrafted, Staubitz signed as a free agent with the San Jose Sharks to a three-year entry-level contract on September 18, 2005. Staubitz made his NHL debut for the Sharks during the 2008–09 season and recorded a fighting major on his first career shift against the Anaheim Ducks on October 17, 2008.[1] On February 18, 2009, Staubitz was recalled from the AHL's Worcester Sharks.[2]

He played in 47 games for San Jose in 2009–10 recording a career-high 6 points. On June 21, 2010 he was traded to the Minnesota Wild for a fifth-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.[3] He was then signed to a two-year contract by the Wild on June 22.[4]

On September 24, 2011, Staubitz was suspended for 7 games (4 preseasons, 3 regular) by the NHL for illegally checking Cody Bass from behind during a pre-season game.[5]

Staubitz was put on waivers on February 10, 2012.[6] He cleared waivers the next day and was assigned to the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, the Wild's minor league affiliate.[7] On February 27, 2012, the Montreal Canadiens claimed Staubitz off re-entry waivers.

On July 1, 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks.

On November 16, 2013, Staubitz was traded by the Ducks along with Peter Holland to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Jesse Blacker and two 2014 NHL Entry Draft picks. He was immediately reassigned to their minor league team, the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.[8]

As a free agent into the 2014–15 season, Staubitz with limited North American interest, opted to sign his first European contract with German DEL2 club, EV Landshut on October 22, 2014.[9] At the conclusion of the season he opted to retire and coach for the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 45 0 3 3 46 3 0 0 0 2
2002–03 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 55 2 6 8 116 4 0 0 0 7
2003–04 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 66 6 18 24 140
2004–05 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 40 2 11 13 101
2004–05 Ottawa 67's OHL 30 5 8 13 80 21 4 16 20 70
2005–06 Cleveland Barons AHL 71 0 6 6 245
2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL 51 1 4 5 137 5 0 0 0 13
2007–08 Worcester Sharks AHL 73 6 14 20 195
2008–09 Worcester Sharks AHL 38 0 5 5 130 10 0 2 2 15
2008–09 San Jose Sharks NHL 35 1 2 3 76
2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL 47 3 3 6 110
2010–11 Minnesota Wild NHL 71 4 5 9 173
2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 43 0 0 0 73
2011–12 Houston Aeros AHL 4 0 0 0 9
2011–12 Montreal Canadiens NHL 19 1 0 1 48
2012–13 Anaheim Ducks NHL 15 1 1 2 41
2013–14 Norfolk Admirals AHL 6 0 0 0 10
2013–14 Toronto Marlies AHL 48 2 2 4 116
2014–15 EV Landshut DEL2 22 0 6 6 101 6 0 1 1 22
NHL totals 230 10 11 21 521

References

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  1. ^ "Giguere shuts down Sharks, helps Ducks win first game of season". CBS Sports. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  2. ^ "Sharks recall Staubitz, assign Joslin to AHL". SportingNews. February 18, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Wild acquires Brad Staubitz from the Sharks". Minnesota Wild. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "Wild sign newly acquired Staubitz to two-year deal". Minnesota Star Tribune. June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010. [dead link]
  5. ^ NHL.com (September 26, 2011). "Wild's Staubitz suspended for the remainder of the preseason and three regular-season games". NHL. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  6. ^ Minnesota Wild [@mnwild] (February 10, 2012). "#mnwild have placed Brad Staubitz on waivers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Pelissero, Tom (February 11, 2012). "Wild forward Brad Staubitz clears waivers, reassigned to Houston". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  8. ^ "Ducks, Maple Leafs deal". American Hockey League. November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  9. ^ "EVL ends up with Brad Staubitz" (in German). EV Landshut. October 22, 2014. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
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