Taylor Vause

Taylor Vause
Born (1991-09-28) September 28, 1991
Calgary, AB, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
EBEL team
Former teams		 Vienna Capitals
Texas Stars
Adirondack Flames
HC Bolzano
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Taylor Vause (born September 28, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Vienna Capitals in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Playing career

Vause played major junior hockey with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL), where he was awarded the 2011–12 Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy as the WHL humanitarian of the year.[1] He made his professional debut with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) near the end of the 2011–12 AHL season, and was with the Stars when they captured the 2013–14 Calder Cup as the AHL Champions.[2]

After a season within the Calgary Flames affiliations, the Adirondack Flames and the Colorado Eagles, Vause signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Italian club, HC Bolzano of the EBEL on August 23, 2015.[3] Upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, he signed a one-year deal with fellow EBEL outfit Vienna Capitals on June 1, 2016.[4]

Awards and honours

Award Year
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy - WHL Humanitarian of the Year 2011–12 [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Designer prospect:Taylor Vause". thehockeywriters.com. 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Vause reflects on Calder Cup win, looks forward to future". swiftcurrentonline.com. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  3. ↑ "First signing of HCB: Taylor Vause" (in Italian). HCB South Tyrol. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  4. ↑ "UPC Vienna Capitals agree to terms with Taylor Vause". Vienna Capitals. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  5. ↑ "Vause named WHL humanitarian of the year". Prairie Post. 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-04-01.

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