Brendan Gaunce

Jersey Number: 16

Center

6'3" (191cm)

March 25, 1994

Left

219 lbs (99kg)

Sudbury, Ontario, CAN

Also wore #23 with the Blue Jackets.
Posted 9-9-18 and 32 PIM in 84 career games over four seasons and two stints with the Blue Jackets from 2021-24 and 2025-26.
Registered 2-4-6 in 25 outings with Columbus in 2025-26.
Set single-season career highs in goals and points in 2021-22 with 5-2-7 in 30 games played with Columbus.
Scored his first goal as a Blue Jacket on Feb. 10, 2022 at Buffalo (Dustin Tokarski).
Has collected 15-20-35 and 83 PIM in 214 games played with the Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks over nine seasons from 2015-26.
Skated in 12 contests with the Wild in 2024-25, collecting 0-1-1 and four penalty minutes.
Has added 139-159-298 and 258 PIM in 425 contests with the Cleveland Monsters, Iowa Wild, Providence Bruins and Utica Comets from 2014-26.
Has served as captain for the Monsters in each of his last two seasons with the club (2023-24, 2025-26).
Tallied AHL career highs with Cleveland in 2023-24 after recording 19-20-39 in 46 contests.
Helped the Vaxjo Lakers HC win the SHL championship in 2020-21.
Represented Canada in the 2010 U17 World Hockey Challenge (silver medal) and 2012 IIHF U18 World Championships (bronze).
Played junior hockey for the Ontario Hockey League’s Belleville Bulls from 2010-14, serving as team captain in his final two campaigns and posting 103-133-236 and 211 PIM in 258 games.

Season	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	SOG
2021-2022	30	5	2	7	2	12	44
2022-2023	5	0	1	1	-1	2	9
2023-2024	24	2	2	4	-7	6	24
2025-2026	25	2	4	6	-1	12	29
Totals	84	9	9	18	-7	32	106

Drafted by Vancouver in the first-round, 26^th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft.
Signed by Columbus as a free agent on July 30, 2021.
Acquired by Columbus from Minnesota in exchange for F Cameron Butler on June 26, 2025.