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Nathan Paetsch 
Born March 30, 1983
Humboldt, SK, CANHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) Position Defence Shoots Left DEL team
Former teamsEHC Wolfsburg
Buffalo Sabres
Columbus Blue JacketsNHL Draft 52nd overall, 2001
Washington Capitals
202th overall, 2003
Buffalo SabresPlaying career 2003–present Nathan Paetsch (born March 30, 1983) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EHC Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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Playing career
He was originally drafted in the 2nd round, 52nd overall, in 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. However, the Capitals were unable to reach a contract agreement with him, so he was put back into the draft in 2003. He was re-drafted in the seventh round, 202nd overall, by the Sabres in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Paetsch stepped into full-time WHL duty with the Moose Jaw Warriors as a 16-year-old in 1999. He was named Moose Jaw's defenceman of the year and playoff MVP after the 2000–01 season. He has also played in several national tournaments, including the 2000 Under-17 Championships and the 2000 Under-18 Four Nations Cup. In addition, he played for Team Cherry in the 2001 CHL Top Prospects Game.
Paetsch played his first professional season in 2003–04 with the Sabres AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans.
In the 2005–06 season, Nathan played his first NHL game on January 7, 2006, for the Sabres and he recorded his first NHL point.[1] He was then returned to the Americans, for the remainder of the season. Due to a plethora of injuries to defensemen during the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs, he was recalled to the Sabres and made his NHL playoff debut in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes.
After re-signing to a one-year contract on July 14, 2005,[2] Paetsch established himself with the Sabres in 2006–07, playing in a career high 63 games, recording 24 points.
On July 31, 2007, Paetsch was re-signed to a three-year contact with the Sabres.[3]
In the 2009–10 season, Paetsch was limited to a reserve defenseman with the Sabres. On January 4, 2010, Nathan was placed, and later cleared, on waivers from the Sabres.[4] After 11 games with the Sabres Paetsch was traded, along with a second round draft pick, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for forward Raffi Torres on March 3, 2010.[5]
On July 7, 2010, Nathan Paetsch signed with the Florida Panthers for one year on a one-way contract worth $525,000. Not making the Panthers' squad, he was waived to the Panthers' AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. On October 7, his one-way contract was traded to the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Sean Zimmerman, on a two-way contract. The Canucks then loaned Paetsch and Andrew Peters ("traded" in a separate deal in a similar fashion) back to the Americans. On November 1, Paetsch and Peters were removed from the Amerks roster due to curfew violations, with Paetsch moving to the Syracuse Crunch and Peters ultimately retiring.[6]
On June 21, 2011, Paetsch left the NHL to sign a one-year contract in Europe for the 2011–12 season, with EHC Wolfsburg of the German DEL.[7]
Personal
Paetsch grew up on a farm in Leroy, Saskatchewan, but was born in Humboldt since it was the nearest town with a hospital. Paetsch and his wife maintain a home in Spencerport, New York, a suburb of Rochester.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1999–00 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 68 9 35 44 49 4 0 1 1 0 2000–01 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 70 8 54 62 118 4 1 2 3 6 2001–02 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 59 16 36 52 86 12 0 4 4 16 2002–03 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 59 15 39 54 81 13 3 10 13 6 2003–04 Rochester Americans AHL 54 5 5 10 49 16 1 1 2 28 2004–05 Rochester Americans AHL 80 4 19 23 150 9 1 1 2 16 2005–06 Rochester Americans AHL 72 11 39 50 90 — — — — — 2005–06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2006–07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 63 2 22 24 50 — — — — — 2007–08 Buffalo Sabres NHL 59 2 7 9 27 — — — — — 2008–09 Buffalo Sabres NHL 23 2 4 6 25 — — — — — 2009–10 Buffalo Sabres NHL 11 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 10 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2010–11 Rochester Americans AHL 9 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL 34 8 9 17 12 — — — — — NHL totals 167 7 35 42 114 1 0 0 0 0 References
- ^ "Devils down Sabres, earn third consecutive victory". CBS Sports. 2006-01-07. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20060107_NJ@BUF?tag=pageRow;pageContainer. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Pair accepts qualifying offers". Buffalo Sabres. 2005-07-14. http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=437181. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Sabres agree to terms with Nathan Paetsch". Buffalo Sabres. 2007-07-31. http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=437577. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Paetsch clears waivers". Buffalo Sabres. 2010-01-04. http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=512428&navid=DL. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Sabres acquires Torres, draft picks". Buffalo Sabres. 2010-03-03. http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519948. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ a b Oklobzija, Kevin (November 2, 2010). "Florida Panthers reassign Rochester Amerks' Nathan Paetsch, Andrew Peters". Democrat and Chronicle. Gannett Company (Rochester, New York): p. 1D. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5two1Fzov. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ "EHC Wolfsburg commit to defender Nathan Paetsch" (in German). EHC Wolfsburg. 2011-06-21. http://www.ehc-wolfsburg.de/nachricht809.html. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
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Categories:- 1983 births
- Buffalo Sabres draft picks
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Living people
- Moose Jaw Warriors alumni
- People from Humboldt, Saskatchewan
- Rochester Americans players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Washington Capitals draft picks
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