Gage Goncalves
| Gage Goncalves | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Goncalves with the Syracuse Crunch in 2024 | |||
| Born |
January 16, 2001 Mission, British Columbia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| NHL draft |
62nd overall, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Gage Goncalves (born January 16, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
[edit]Goncalves played bantam hockey at the Yale Hockey Academy in Abbotsford. Goncalves won the Canadian Sport School Bantam Hockey League while attending the academy. Goncalves went on to join the Everett Silvertips after going undrafted in the 2016 bantam draft.[1]
On October 7, 2020, Goncalves was drafted with the 62nd pick in the second round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning.[2]
In the 2020–21 WHL season Goncalves helped the Silvertips capture a U.S. Division title. In doing so Goncalves captured the top scorer award for the U.S. Division. In doing so, Goncalves recorded 34 points over 23 games. This was tied for third in the WHL that season.[3]
On January 11, 2024, Goncalves was named to the 2024 American Hockey League All-Star Classic. Goncalves was named to the game after recording 7 goals, 23 assist and 30 points with the Syracuse Crunch.[4] That same day Goncalves was called up to the Lightning.[5]
That night Goncalves made his NHL debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[6] Goncalves helped the Lightning defeat the visiting New Jersey Devils 4–3 at Amalie Arena.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 67 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 60 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Everett Silvertips | WHL | 23 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 70 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 71 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2023–24 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 69 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards & honours
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2024 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Silvertips undrafted rookie is overlooked no more". hearldnet.com. January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Grading the Lightning's 2020 NHL Draft: What we know about Tampa Bay's class". theathletic.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Trio of Silvertips receive U.S. Division awards". hearldnet.com. June 4, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Lightning Round: Gage Goncalves named to all-star team". rawcharge.com. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Lightning Call Up AHL All-Star Forward". thehockeynews.com. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ @TBLightning (January 11, 2024). "It's showtime. Congrats, Gage!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Mishkin's Extra Shift: Lightning 4, Devils 3". nhl.com. January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Canadian people of Portuguese descent
- Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
- Chilliwack Chiefs players
- Everett Silvertips players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- People from Mission, British Columbia