Andre Faust
Encyclopedia
Andre Faust is a retired Canadian
professional ice hockey
left winger
. He was drafted by New Jersey Devils
in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
in 9th round as the 173rd pick overall. Faust is the first Princeton University
alumnus to score a goal in the NHL.
, AHL
, DEL, Swedish Elitserien
and Danish Superisligaen
. In the NHL he played 47 games for the Philadelphia Flyers
during the 1992/93 and 1993/94 season. In the 1995/96 season, he played for the AHL club Springfield Falcons
after he was traded to the Winnipeg Jets for a 7th round pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
, he never played for Winnipeg. In 1996, Faust moved to Germany and played for Augsburger Panther
(1996–2000) and Kölner Haie
(2000–02). In 2002 he signed with Swedish club Färjestads BK
. After that season Faust moved a new club, Odense
, and a new country, Denmark
. Faust played their for one season and then he retired from ice hockey.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
left winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
. He was drafted by New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
1989 NHL Entry Draft
The 1989 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 17 at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Some believe that the Detroit Red Wings' 1989 draft was the most successful ever, with 5,721 total NHL games played by the players selected.-Selections by round:...
in 9th round as the 173rd pick overall. Faust is the first Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
alumnus to score a goal in the NHL.
Playing career
During his career Faust played in NCAA, NHLNational Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
, AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, DEL, Swedish Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
and Danish Superisligaen
Oddset Ligaen
AL-Bank Ligaen is the premier league in Danish ice hockey. The teams are semi-professional with only the best Danish and foreign players being fully professional.- History :The name is a result of a sponsorship deal with a Danish bank Arbejdernes Landsbank...
. In the NHL he played 47 games for the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
during the 1992/93 and 1993/94 season. In the 1995/96 season, he played for the AHL club Springfield Falcons
Springfield Falcons
The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the...
after he was traded to the Winnipeg Jets for a 7th round pick in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft
1997 NHL Entry Draft
The 1997 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 21 June 1997.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.- Round one :-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
, he never played for Winnipeg. In 1996, Faust moved to Germany and played for Augsburger Panther
Augsburger Panther
The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion....
(1996–2000) and Kölner Haie
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white....
(2000–02). In 2002 he signed with Swedish club Färjestads BK
Färjestads BK
Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965...
. After that season Faust moved a new club, Odense
Odense
The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...
, and a new country, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Faust played their for one season and then he retired from ice hockey.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Princeton University Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.... |
ECAC | 26 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Princeton University | ECAC | 27 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Princeton University | ECAC | 26 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Princeton University | ECAC | 27 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
62 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 1992-93 NHL season -Montreal vs. Los Angeles:Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–1. Patrick Roy wins Conn Smythe Trophy-NHL Awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:-Leading goaltenders:-Complete list of neutral-site games:The Hartford-St... |
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 1993–94 1993-94 NHL season -Final:The Final pitted the New York Rangers, seeking to win their first Cup since 1940, versus the Vancouver Canucks, looking for their first-ever Cup win. The series was hard-fought and went the full seven games. The Rangers took a 3–1 series lead, but the Canucks won the next two to force a game... |
Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 37 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 55 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Springfield Falcons Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the... |
AHL | 50 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Augsburger Panther Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion.... |
DEL | 48 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 76 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 41 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 47 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 92 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 50 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kölner Haie Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white.... |
DEL | 52 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 54 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 78 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | ||
| 2002–03 | Färjestads BK Färjestads BK Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
39 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Odense Odense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen... |
DEN Oddset Ligaen AL-Bank Ligaen is the premier league in Danish ice hockey. The teams are semi-professional with only the best Danish and foreign players being fully professional.- History :The name is a result of a sponsorship deal with a Danish bank Arbejdernes Landsbank... |
10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 47 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||