Nick Schaus is an American

United States

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 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player who is currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch

Syracuse Crunch

The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter...

 in the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

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Schaus spent four years at UMass-Lowell (Hockey East) from 2006–10, recording 65 points (10-55) and 220 penalty minutes in 148 career games.

On March 22, 2010, he was signed as a free agent by the San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks

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In July 2011 the Syracuse Crunch

Syracuse Crunch

The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter...

 signed Schaus to a one-year American Hockey League

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...

 contract.

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