Nicholas Charles Schaus (born July 3, 1986) is an American professional

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player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently playing for the

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in the

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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. On March 22, 2010, he was signed as a free agent by the

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. After a season in the

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with Sharks affiliate, the

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, Schaus signed a one-year contract to remain in the AHL on July 5, 2011, with the

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. Unable to earn an NHL contract, Schaus embarked on a European career, signing a contract with Norwegian club, the

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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. After a season in the

Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga ( cs, Extraliga ledního hokeje, ELH) is the highest-level ice hockey league in the Czech Republic. It was created by the 1993 split of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League following the breakup of Czechoslovakia. The leag ...

with

HC Dynamo Pardubice HC Dynamo Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. Its home venue is Enteria arena located in Pardubice. The club was originally named LTC Pardubice, acquiring its current name at the start of the 2015� ...

, Schaus garnered attention from the Kontinental Hockey League and signed with contending club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, to a one-year deal on May 10, 2017. 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

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on December 14, 2017. As a free agent from Kunlun, Schaus continued in the KHL, agreeing to a one-year deal with Slovak club,

HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava ( sk, Hokejový klub Slovan Bratislava) is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, it left the Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2019, i ...

, on June 29, 2018. 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 HC Kometa Brno ("Comet" in English) is a professional ice hockey team based in Brno, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech Extraliga. Kometa is the most successful ice hockey club in the Czech Republic with 13 Czechoslovak (and Czech) league ch ...

on November 7, 2018. He registered 2 assists in 16 games with Brno, before rejoining his former club, Dynamo Pardubice, on January 11, 2019. On September 23, 2021, Schaus extended his career by returning to the ECHL and signing with the Norfolk Admirals for the 2021–22 season.

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