Aaron Palushaj
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Birth place: Livonia, Michigan, United States
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg)
Birth place: Livonia, Michigan, United States
Forward, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2006 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL Clark Cup Champion | Des Moines Buccaneers defeated Sioux Falls Stampede 3‑2 in a best of five series. | |
| 23 | 2013 | Team USA | IIHF World Championship | Stockholm, Sweden, and Helsinki, Finland | |
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| USHL Clark Cup Championships | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Apr 6, 2013 | COL @ PHX | (0-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:20 | 11:01 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 21, 2013 | STL @ COL | (3-5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:20 | 8:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 7.200 | 7.200 | 0.000 | 7.200 | 7.200 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Apr 23, 2013 | COL @ STL | (1-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:57 | 8:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.00% |
| Jan 5, 2014 | NSH @ CAR | (1-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:04 | 9:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Jan 28, 2014 | CAR @ MTL | (0-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:35 | 8:27 | 0:32 | 0:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Goals | per Game | Shots | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| 2005‑06 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 16 | 57 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.175 | 0.404 | 0.579 | 103 | 9.7 | |
| 2006‑07 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 17 | 56 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0.393 | 0.804 | 1.196 | 136 | 16.2 | |
| 2007‑08 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 18 | 43 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.233 | 0.791 | 1.023 | 98 | 10.2 |
| 2008‑09 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 19 | 39 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.949 | 1.282 | 93 | 14.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 10 | 20.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Team USA U20 | | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 0.833 | 15 | 13.3 |
| 2009‑10 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 20 | 44 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.114 | 0.386 | 0.500 | 80 | 6.3 |
| 2009‑10 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 20 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.389 | 0.556 | 26 | 11.5 |
| 2010‑11 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 21 | 68 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.324 | 0.515 | 0.838 | 160 | 13.8 |
| 2011‑12 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 22 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 35 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0.429 | 0.571 | 1.000 | 115 | 13.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 22 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.026 | 0.105 | 0.132 | 37 | 2.7 |
| 2012‑13 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.143 | 0.476 | 64 | 10.9 |
| 2012‑13 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 23 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.080 | 0.280 | 0.360 | 29 | 6.9 |
| 2012‑13 | Team USA | | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.222 | 3 | 33.3 |
| 2013‑14 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 24 | 68 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 80 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 0.324 | 0.529 | 0.853 | 182 | 12.1 | |
| 2014‑15 | Medvescak Zagreb | KHL | 25 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.120 | 0.360 | 0.480 | 60 | 5.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 25 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.143 | 0.179 | 0.321 | 64 | 6.3 |
| 2015‑16 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 26 | 57 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 44 | -18 | 3 | 0 | 0.193 | 0.298 | 0.491 | 128 | 8.6 | |
| 2016‑17 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 27 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.107 | 0.321 | 0.429 | 50 | 6.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 27 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.444 | 0.222 | 0.667 | 48 | 16.7 |
| 2017‑18 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 28 | 51 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 42 | -3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.373 | 0.510 | 0.882 | 137 | 13.9 |
| 2018‑19 | Örebro HK | SHL | 29 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.387 | 0.516 | 0.903 | 104 | 11.5 |
| 2019‑20 | HC Davos | NLA | 30 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0.500 | 0.375 | 0.875 | 131 | 15.3 |
| 2020‑21 | HC Davos | NLA | 31 | 38 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 22 | -11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.316 | 0.474 | 0.789 | 124 | 9.7 |
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| AHL Totals | 343 | 90 | 144 | 234 | 277 | -2 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0.262 | 0.420 | 0.682 | 815 | 11.0 | |||
| USHL Totals | 113 | 32 | 68 | 100 | 115 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0.283 | 0.602 | 0.885 | 239 | 13.4 | ||||
| SHL Totals | 82 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 96 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0.378 | 0.512 | 0.890 | 241 | 12.9 | |||
| NCAA Totals | 82 | 23 | 71 | 94 | 48 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.280 | 0.866 | 1.146 | 191 | 12.0 | |||
| NLA Totals | 78 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 48 | -3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0.410 | 0.423 | 0.833 | 255 | 12.5 | |||
| KHL Totals | 71 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.211 | 0.254 | 0.465 | 172 | 8.7 | |||
| NHL Totals | 68 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.044 | 0.162 | 0.206 | 71 | 4.2 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005‑06 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.182 | 0.364 | 0.545 | 20 | 10.0 | |
| 2006‑07 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 17 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.750 | 0.625 | 1.375 | 27 | 22.2 | |
| 2008‑09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 20 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.105 | 0.526 | 0.632 | 49 | 4.1 |
| 2010‑11 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 21 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.368 | 0.632 | 1.000 | 59 | 11.9 |
| 2014‑15 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHL | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.667 | 0.833 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2020‑21 | HC Davos | NLA | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 7 | 14.3 |
| AHL Totals | 42 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.214 | 0.548 | 0.762 | 111 | 8.1 | |||
| USHL Totals | 19 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.421 | 0.474 | 0.895 | 47 | 17.0 | ||||
| KHL Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7 | 0.0 | |||
| SHL Totals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.667 | 0.833 | 8 | 12.5 | |||
| NLA Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 7 | 14.3 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team USA - U20 World Championship 2009 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 0.833 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Team USA - World Championship 2013 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.222 | 3 | 33.3 |
| World Championship Totals | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.222 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 0.833 | 15 | 13.3 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | West Division All-Stars | USHL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| USHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2 | 0.0 |