Monsters Sign Forward Jake Gaudet to AHL Contract for 2024-25 Season
Published on September 5, 2024 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
CLEVELAND - The AHL's Cleveland Monsters, top affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, announced Thursday that the Monsters signed forward Jake Gaudet to an AHL contract for the 2024-25 season. In 49 appearances for the Monsters last year, Gaudet posted 7-5-12 with 54 penalty minutes and added 3-2-5 with four penalty minutes and an even rating in 12 playoff games. Last season, Gaudet also logged 4-3-7 with 19 penalty minutes and an even rating in ten appearances for the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones.
A 6'2", 201 lb. left-shooting native of Ottawa, ON, Gaudet, 28, supplied 11-14-25 with 79 penalty minutes in 117 career AHL appearances, all for the Monsters, spanning parts of four seasons from 2020-24. Gaudet registered 4-4-8 with 23 penalty minutes in 16 career ECHL appearances for the Kalamazoo Wings and Cincinnati spanning parts of the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons.
Prior to his professional career, Gaudet notched 20-33-53 with 132 penalty minutes and a +36 rating in 124 career NCAA appearances for the University of Massachusetts spanning four seasons from 2017-21. In 2020-21, Gaudet wore the captain's "C" for UMass and led the Minutemen to Hockey East Tournament and NCAA National Championships. In 2018-19, Gaudet also helped UMass claim the regular-season Hockey East title.
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