Dustin Gazley (born October 3, 1988) is an Italian-American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Bolzano in the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
| Dustin Gazley | |||
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| Born |
October 3, 1988 Novi, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| ICEHL team Former teams |
HC Bolzano Binghamton Senators Hershey Bears EC Red Bull Salzburg Mora IK | ||
| National team |
 Italy | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Playing career
editUndrafted, Gazley played collegiate hockey for Michigan State in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association from 2007 through 2011.
He made his professional debut with Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL to end the 2010–11 season, before later making his American Hockey League (AHL) debut with the Binghamton Senators during the 2012–13 season.
On August 7, 2013, Gazley signed an initial one-year AHL contract with the Hershey Bears.[1]
After his fifth season with the Bears in 2017–18, and having enjoyed a 278-game career in the AHL, Gazley left as a free agent to sign his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Austrian outfit, EC Red Bull Salzburg, of the EBEL on July 12, 2018.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 55 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 40 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 37 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 38 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 38 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Greenville Road Warriors | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 72 | 25 | 60 | 85 | 73 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 37 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 25 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 42 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 37 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Mora IK | Allsv | 31 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 48 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC Bolzano | ICEHL | 38 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 278 | 56 | 70 | 126 | 159 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
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| Rookie of the Year | 2012 | [3] |
| Scoring Leader | 2012 | [4] |
| First All-Star Team | 2012 | [5] |
| All-Star Game | 2013 | |
References
edit- ^ "Bears sign Brittain, Gazley to AHL contracts". Hershey Bears. August 7, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ^ "Salzburg sign American forward Dustin Gazley" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Gazley named ECHL rookie of the year". centralny.com. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ "Dustin Gazley wins ECHL Scoring Title". TheMunnMinute.blogspot.ca. April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ "Gazley Earns All-ECHL Honors". WETM18.com. April 27, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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