Nathan Paetsch
Jersey Number: 4
Player information for Nathan Paetsch
Position
Defense
Height
6'1" (185cm)
Born
March 30, 1983
Number
4
Shoots
Left
Weight
198 lbs (90kg)
Birthplace
Leroy, Saskatchewan, CAN
Years in Columbus
1
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Player Career Notes
- Collected six penalty minutes in 10 games in his lone season with the Blue Jackets in 2009-10.
- Played in his final NHL game while with Columbus on Apr. 5, 2010 at St. Louis.
- Finished his five-year NHL career with 7-35-42, 114 penalty minutes and a cumulative +12 plus/minus rating with the Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres from 2005-10.
- Collected 1-1-2 and 12 penalty minutes in 21 games split between Buffalo and Columbus his final NHL campaign in 2009-10.
- Set career highs with Buffalo in 2006-07 with 2-22-24, 50 penalty minutes and a +10 plus/minus rating in 63 appearances.
- Registered an assist on 15:38 in his NHL debut with Buffalo on Jan. 7, 2006 vs. New Jersey.
- Added 52-207-259 with 493 penalty minutes and a +102 plus/minus rating in 651 career American Hockey League appearances over 12 seasons with the Rochester Americans, Grand Rapids Griffins and Syracuse Crunch from 2003-20.
- Collected 1-1-2 in 10 appearances with the Americans in his final season of pro hockey in 2019-20.
- Helped guide the Griffins to the Calder Cup championship in 2013 and 2017 and served as the club’s captain during the 2016-17 campaign.
- Spent the 2011-12 season with Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg in Germany’s top professional league (DEL), notching 7-18-25 in 52 outings.
- Earned a silver medal with Canada at the 2002 and 2003 IIHF World Junior Championships.
- Played junior hockey with the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League, combining for 48-164-212 and 334 penalty minutes in 258 contests from 1998-2003.
- Transitioned into coaching and served as a development coach for the Sabres from 2020-23 before moving behind the bench as an assistant coach with the Americans in 2023.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 6 | 8 |
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 6 | 8 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the seventh-round, 202nd overall, at the 2003 NHL Draft.
- Acquired by Columbus from Buffalo along with a second-round pick in the 2010 NHL Draft in exchange for LW Raffi Torres on Mar. 3, 2010.