Shayne Gostisbehere

Shayne Gostisbehere
Date of birth	April 20, 1993
place of birth	Pembroke Pines , Florida , USA
Nickname	Ghost, Ghostbear
size	180 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	defender
number	# 53
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	2012 , 3rd round, 78th position Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
2009-2011	South Kent School
2011-2014	Union College
since 2014	Philadelphia Flyers

Shayne Gostisbehere (born April 20, 1993 in Pembroke Pines , Florida ) is an American ice hockey player of French origin who has been under contract with the Philadelphia Flyers since April 2014 .

Career

High School and College (2009-2014)

Gostisbehere, who has both American and French citizenship, began his career in the 2009/10 season in the hockey team of the South Kent School , for which he played two seasons in the school league United States High School and served as team captain in his second season . Between 2011 and 2014, the American was on the ice for the university team of Union College in ECAC Hockey , which is part of the NCAA's game operations . In 2013 Gostisbehere took part in the U20 World Cup with the US U20 national team and won the gold medal with his team. The following year, the defensive player made a name for himself with strong performances in the NCAA, scoring nine goals and 25 assists in 42 games this season and was able to secure the college championship with his team . Following the season, Gostisbehere was recognized as both the best defender in the league and the most outstanding player in the NCAA final tournament.

Philadelphia Flyers (since 2014)

In April 2014, the Gostisbehere signed an entry contract with the Philadelphia Flyers from the National Hockey League , which had previously secured the transfer rights to him as part of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft . However, he came due to a cruciate ligament rupture in the following season 2014/15 to only two appearances in the top division of North America and completed five more games for the farm team Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the American Hockey League .

After starting the 2015/16 season in the AHL, the defender was reassigned to the NHL squad in November 2015 and scored his first NHL goal a little later in the game against the Los Angeles Kings . Gostisbehere then scored the decisive goal in overtime in two more games, becoming the first rookie in the Flyers ' jersey to score more than one goal in overtime. In January and February 2016, Gostisbehere scored at least one scorer point in 15 consecutive games , setting a record for rookie defenders in the NHL (previously Barry Beck , 10 games, 1977/78) and for all rookies of the Philadelphia Flyers ( Mikael Renberg , 10 games, 1993/94). As a result, Gostisbehere ended the season as the rookie defender with the highest points and at the same time in 5th place on the entire rookie scorer list, so that he was elected to the NHL All-Rookie Team . In the election for the best rookie in the league ( Calder Memorial Trophy ), he only had to admit defeat to the winner Artemi Panarin .

After the 2016/17 season, Gostisbehere signed a new six-year contract in Philadelphia that should earn him an average annual salary of $ 4.5 million. He then increased his personal statistics significantly to 65 points from 72 games, placing him among the five most attacking defenders in the league.

Style of play

Gostisbehere is considered an offensive defender who, due to his technical skills and overview of the game, often intervenes in the attacking game and regularly receives working times in overpowering situations. He is described as a fast skater who, however, has deficits in defensive play and is often faced with problems in duels due to his stature.

Achievements and Awards

• 2013 gold medal at the U20 World Cup
• 2014 NCAA championship with Union College
• 2016 NHL All-Rookie Team

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

				Regular season							Playoffs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM		Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
2011/12	Union College	NCAA		41	5	17th	22nd	+18	20th
2012/13	Union College	NCAA		36	8th	18th	26th	+19	39
2013/14	Union College	NCAA		42	9	25th	34	+33	26th
2013/14	Adirondack Phantoms	AHL		2	0	0	0	-2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
2014/15	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		5	0	5	5	-1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
2014/15	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		2	0	0	0	-2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
2015/16	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		14th	2	8th	10	-2	6th		-	-	-	-	-	-
2015/16	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		64	17th	29	46	+8	24		6th	1	1	2	± 0	4th
2016/17	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		76	7th	32	39	-21	32		-	-	-	-	-	-
2017/18	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		78	13	52	65	+10	25th		6th	1	0	1	-8th	4th
2018/19	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		78	9	28	37	-20	22nd		-	-	-	-	-	-
NCAA overall				119	22nd	60	82	+70	85
AHL total				21st	2	13	15th	-5	6th		-	-	-	-	-	-
NHL overall				298	46	141	187	-25	103		12	2	1	3	-8th	8th

International

Represented the USA at: U20 Junior World Championship 2013

Represented team North America at: World Cup of Hockey 2016

year	team	event	result		Sp	T	V	Pt	+/-	SM
2013	United States	U20 World Cup			6th	1	1	2	+4	25th
2016	North America team	World cup	5th place		3	0	4th	4th	+4	4th
Juniors overall					6th	1	1	2	+4	25th
Men overall					3	0	4th	4th	+4	4th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

• Player biography on the Philadelphia Flyers website
• Shayne Gostisbehere at eliteprospects.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bob McKenzie : Do you believe in Ghosts? Meet Shayne Gostisbehere. tsn.ca, December 2, 2015, accessed on January 2, 2016 . 
2. ↑ unionatheletics.com Shayne Gostisbehere helps Team USA earn gold medal at World Junior Championships
3. ↑ ecachockey.com League's Best Defensive Defenseman Award goes to Gostisbehere & Robertson
4. ↑ flyers.nhl.com Gostisbehere shines as Union wins National Title
5. ↑ flyers.nhl.com Flyers Ink Gostisbehere to an entry-level contract
6. ↑ philadelphia.cbslocal.com Flyers Announce Shayne Gostisbehere Has Torn ACL
7. ↑ nhl.com Lucic scores late, Kings defeat Flyers in shootout
8. ↑ thehockeynews.com Flyers' rookie Shayne Gostisbehere makes history
9. ↑ Scott Lewis: Gostisbehere point streak ends at 15 games. nhl.com, February 24, 2016, accessed February 24, 2016 . 
10. ↑ bleacherreport.com Meet Shayne Gostisbehere: Rising College Star and Future of Flyers' Blue Line
11. ↑ thehockeywriters.com The progression of Shayne Gostisbehere
12. ↑ broadstreetbuzz.com Philadelphia Flyers Prospect Profile: Shayne Gostisbehere