Player Spotlight: Brad Staubitz!
June 9, 2009
As part of the Player Spotlight series, SharksAHL.com is giving fans a chance to read (and see!) more about their favorite Worcester Sharks! This week highlights tough guy forward and fan favorite Brad Staubitz, who had his best professional season splitting the year between San Jose in the NHL and the Worcester Sharks in the AHL.
Meet Brad Staubitz:
Number: 6
Position: Forward
Date of Birth (Age): July 28, 1984 (24)
Hometown: Bright’s Grove, ONT
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 210 Lb.
Drafted: Undrafted
Season Highlight: scored his first NHL goal in Edmonton on January 9th ripping a 55 foot slat shot down the right wing past Dwayne Roloson. Bloodied Nashville’s Jordan Tootoo in a second period fight and received a standing ovation from the San Jose Sharks home crowd.
Did you know?: Brad began his career as a defenseman before moving to forward 50 games into the 2007-08 season. Brad skated with Lukas Kaspar, Derek Joslin, and Jamie McGinn with the Ottawa 67’s in the OHL.
Interesting Tidbits: recorded 19 fighting majors to lead the Worcester Sharks in 2007-08.
2008-09 in a Nutshell: Staubitz provided toughness at the AHL (10 fighting majors) and the NHL level (eight fighting majors) this season.
Career Statistics:
Click HERE to check out Staubitz’s career stats.
Click HERE to check out Brad on SharksTV!
2008-09 Highs & Lows in Worcester:
Season Highs:
Goals = 0
Assists = 2 (twice, 1/31 vs. San Antonio and 2/4 at Portland)
Points = 2 (twice, 1/31 vs. San Antonio and 2/4 at Portland 0-2-2)
Penalty Minutes = 42 – Worcester Sharks record – 2/28 vs. Springfield
Most Consecutive Games With:
A Goal = 0
An Assist = 0
A Point = 0
Complete Bio:
2008-09 with Worcester: Final playoff stats: 10gp 2 assists, 15 penalty minutes, one fighting major and -1… recorded seven penalty minutes in game 6 vs. Providence including 2nd period fighting major against Jeremy Reich… had assist in game 3 at Providence…recorded assist in game 4 vs. Hartford…. Missed the first two playoff games due to league suspension. Final regular season stats 38gp, 5 points (5assists) with 130 penalty minutes with 10 fighting majors…Fired 40 shots and was -11. Final NHL Stats - 35gp 1-2-3 with 76pims including eight fighting majors …loaned to Worcester on 4/7… bloodied Jordin Tootoo of Nashville in a 2nd period fight on 3/19 in San Jose… recall to SJ March 4…suspended for five games after he Received 42 pims vs. Springfield on 2/28- two fight majors, a misconduct-unsportsmanlike conduct, game misconduct-aggressor, and a game misconduct-secondary altercation …Had a two assist game vs. San Antonio on 1/31, and again at Portland on 2/4… Number two star vs San Antonio on 1/31... Reassigned to Worcester on 1/19 … Also has a goal, two assists, and 42 PIMs in 15 games for San Jose (NHL) this season …scored first NHL goal in Edmonton on 55 foot slap shot down the right wing against Dwayne Roloson…Recalled by SJ on 1/4/09 … Had spirited bout against Rosehill of Norfolk on 1/2 … Fought Lowell’s Pierre-Luc Leblond on 12/13 … Had fourth fight of the year vs. Benson of Springfield on 12/10 … Fought Drew Bagnall of Manchester on 12/5 … Had second fighting major of year vs. Bissonnette (W/B-S) on 12/3 … Earned his first AHL fighting major of the season vs. Lowell (11/30)…Notched an assist at Portland (11/26)…Reassigned by SJ to Worcester 11/19 after playing six games in the NHL recording an assist and 20 penalty minutes…Recalled by SJ on 11/6 after playing one game for Worcester…. Missed three games due to injury….Reassigned by San Jose to Worcester on 10/25 after playing three games with San Jose recording five PIMS….Recalled by San Jose 10/16 and recorded a fighting major on his first NHL shift in Anaheim against Norm McIver.
2007-08: Final Stats – 73 games played, 20 points (6 goals, 14 assists), 195 penalty minutes, -2 rating … Second on the team in PIM and led with 19 fighting majors…Split time between forward and defense…Scored a power play goal on April 13 vs. Springfield…Had a “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” with a goal, two assists and a fight on March 14 at Lowell.
2006-07: Second on Worcester (AHL) in PIM and first in PIM per game (2.69)…Scored his first professional goal on Jan. 24 vs. Houston playing as a forward…Playoffs: Third on team in PIM.
2005-06: Led Cleveland (AHL) and was fourth among league rookies in PIM…Registered his first professional point with an assist on Nov. 13 vs. Rochester…Made his professional debut on Oct. 8 vs. Rochester…Assigned to Cleveland from San Jose on Sept. 21.
2004-05: Split the season between Sault-Ste. Marie and Ottawa (OHL), combining for career highs in points (26 — T-28th amongst all OHL defensemen), goals, assists, PIM (181 — T-9th in OHL) and games…Playoffs: Led all defensemen in points, assists and PIM…Overall, was T-3rd in assists, T-2nd in power play assists (nine) and T-10th in points.
2003-04: Among team leaders: T-6th in assists, eighth in points, second in PIM and fourth in plus/minus (plus-5).
2002-03: Fourth on the team in PIM…His even plus/minus rating was T-4th on the team.
2001-02: Completed rookie season with three assists and 46 PIM in 45 games.
 
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