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Jaxson Stauber (born April 27, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Stauber played for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 2017 until 2019 when he committed to play for the Minnesota State University, Mankato. He played one game with Minnesota State and the returned to Stampede on November 26, 2019. On February 9, 2020, Stauber committed to play for Providence College.
After two seasons with Providence College, Stauber opted to turn professional and on March 23, 2022, signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. In his NHL debut on January 21, 2023, Stauber made 29 saves in the Blackhawks' 5–3 win over the St. Louis Blues. Stauber would become the first Blackhawks goaltender to start his NHL career with a 3–0–0 record following subsequent wins over the Calgary Flames and Arizona Coyotes.
On February 16, 2024, Stauber became the first AHL goaltender to score a goal and record a shutout in the same game en route to Rockford IceHogs 4–0 win over the Chicago Wolves.
Personal life
Stauber is the son of Robb Stauber who is a former NHL player.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2014–15 | Holy Family Catholic | USHS | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.79 | .845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Holy Family Catholic | USHS | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.24 | .940 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2016–17 | Victory Honda | T1EHL | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.36 | .922 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.33 | .944 | ||
| 2017–18 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1,107 | 57 | 0 | 3.09 | .900 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2018–19 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 29 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1,506 | 73 | 1 | 2.91 | .883 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 821 | 20 | 1 | 1.46 | .941 | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota State | WCHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1,420 | 58 | 1 | 2.45 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Providence College | HE | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1,393 | 52 | 4 | 2.24 | .916 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Providence College | HE | 37 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2,204 | 77 | 4 | 2.10 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 885 | 49 | 0 | 3.32 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 364 | 17 | 0 | 2.81 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 364 | 17 | 0 | 2.81 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| Clark Cup MVP | 2019 | |
| Clark Cup Champion | 2019 | |
| Second All-Star Team | 2020 | |