Chad Anthony Jerome Rau (born January 18, 1987) is an American professional

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forward who last played for Glasgow Clan in the UK's

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. Rau previously played for

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 ...

of the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs b ...

(KHL) and

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confe ...

. He was selected by the

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in the 7th round (228th overall) of the

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Playing career

He spent a single season in the

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with the

Des Moines Buccaneers The Des Moines Buccaneers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team in the United States Hockey League (USHL). The team has played in the Western Conference since the 2009–10 season. History The Buccaneers began USHL play during the 1980–81 season ...

in 2004–05, tallying 31 goals and 40 assists in 57 games, while receiving USHL Rookie of the Year honors. In 2014, he was inducted into the Buccaneers' Hall of Fame. Rau attended

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from 2005 to 2009, receiving All-America Second Team honors in 2008 and 2009. On May 17, 2010, Rau was signed as a free agent by the

to a two-year contract. He was assigned to play for the Houston Aeros at the start of the

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season. During the 2011–12 season, he made his NHL debut with the Wild and scored his first NHL goal, the eventual game-winning goal, in a 5–2 victory against

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of the

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on January 21, 2012. On February 19, 2012, he scored his second NHL goal in his fifth NHL game. On February 5, 2014, the Minnesota Wild traded Rau to the

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in exchange for Curt Gogol. He was immediately assigned to AHL affiliate, the

Worcester Sharks The Worcester Sharks were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2006 to 2015. Affiliated with the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks and located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Sharks played ...

. After spending the first five seasons of his professional career primarily in the AHL, Rau opted to sign abroad on a one-year contract in the Austrian Hockey League with

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on July 22, 2014. He played 24 games with the Black Wings, collecting three goals and four assists. He transferred to

SaiPa SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'') was established in 1965 as with 75% Iran ...

of the Finnish Elite League (

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) on December 31, 2014. In his second year with SaiPa (2015–16), Rau amassed 30 goals and 19 assists in 66 Liiga contests and won the

Aarne Honkavaara Trophy The Aarne Honkavaara trophy is an ice hockey trophy given by the Finnish Liiga to the player who scores the most goals during regular season play. Trophy Winners: 1977-78: Markku Kiimalainen ( Kärpät) 1978-79: Kari Makkonen ( Ässät) 1979-8 ...

as the league's leading goalscorer as well as the Liiga Gentleman of the Year award. After concluding his successful tenure in Finland, Rau opted to leave as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with new KHL entrant,

HC Kunlun Red Star HC Kunlun Red Star () is a Chinese ice hockey club that joined the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) prior to the 2016–17 season. History Preparation of the team In March 2016, representatives of Kunlun Red Star and the KHL signed a protocol o ...

of China on July 22, 2016. Following a single season with Kunlun, Rau left as a free agent to continue in the KHL by signing a one-year agreement with

HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (russian: Нефтехимик Нижнекамск, en, Nizhnekamsk Petrochemist) is a professional ice hockey team based in Nizhnekamsk, in the Tatarstan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. They are members ...

on May 10, 2017. After splitting the 2017–18 season, between Nizhnekamsk and

Avangard Omsk Hockey Club Avangard (russian: ХК Авангард, links=no, Vanguard), also known as Avangard Omsk, is a Russian professional ice hockey team from Omsk. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Eastern Conference of the Kontinental H ...

, Rau continued in the KHL signing as a free agent on a one-year contract with Slovak based, HC Slovan Bratislava, on August 3, 2018. On 25 July 2019, Rau agreed a move to UK

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side Glasgow Clan.

Personal

Chad's younger brother Kyle played NCAA hockey with the

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and currently plays within the

organization in the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rau, Chad 1987 births Living people American men's ice hockey centers Avangard Omsk players Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey players Des Moines Buccaneers players EHC Black Wings Linz players Glasgow Clan players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey players from Minnesota Iowa Wild players HC Kunlun Red Star players Minnesota Wild players People from Eden Prairie, Minnesota HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players SaiPa players HC Slovan Bratislava players Sportspeople from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Worcester Sharks players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans American expatriate ice hockey players in Austria American expatriate ice hockey players in China American expatriate ice hockey players in Finland American expatriate ice hockey players in Russia American expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia American expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland