Robert Rene Gaudreau (born January 20, 1970) is an American former professional

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player. He played in the

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from 1992 to 1996 with the

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and

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. Internationally Gaudreau played for the American national team at the senior and junior level, including the 1993 World Championship. He is the son of former Brown University ice hockey All-American and 1968 USA Olympian, Bob Gaudreau.

Playing career

Gaudreau was drafted 172nd overall by the

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in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft and started his

career with the

in 1992. He would go on to play for the

after being claimed in the January 1995 NHL waiver draft. He played a total of 231 regular season games, scoring 51 goals and 54 assists for 105 points and collecting 69

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. Gaudreau recorded the first two hat tricks in San Jose Sharks history during the 1992–93 season. He was also the first Sharks player to be named the NHL's Rookie of the Month. He also played 14 playoff games with the San Jose Sharks during the 1994 season, scoring two goals. He left the NHL after the 1996 season and played just one more season in Switzerland's Nationalliga A for

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before retiring.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

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