Introduction
Andrew Sarauer (born November 17, 1984) Canadian-Hungarian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for Alba Volán Székesfehérvár of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He has previously played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Lake Erie Monsters, Norfolk Admirals, Rockford IceHogs and Hershey Bears, as well as the ECHL for the Johnstown Chiefs, Reading Royals and Las Vegas Wranglers.
Playing career
He was selected 125th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks after having played two seasons of Junior A in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). Prior to turning professional, he played four years of college hockey with Northern Michigan University.
On June 22, 2011, Sarauer signed his first European contract with Danish team, Frederikshavn White Hawks of the AL-Bank Ligaen, on a one-year deal. Sarauer scored at a point per game pace for the White Hawks before returning to North American at season's end, signing a one-year deal with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL on September 12, 2012.
In the 2012–13 season for the Wranglers, Sarauer continued his offensive prowess in the ECHL, scoring 21 goals and 62 points on the top line in 70 games. On May 30, 2013, Sarauer opted for another contract abroad agreeing to a one-year contract with Hungarian club, SAPA Fehérvár AV19 of the EBEL.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Victoria Salsa | BCHL | 57 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Langley Hornets | BCHL | 57 | 43 | 32 | 75 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 30 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 40 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 49 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 71 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 65 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 2010–11 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 60 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | DEN | 22 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 70 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 66 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | EBEL | 54 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | EBEL | 54 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Alba Volán Székesfehérvár | EBEL | 34 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hungary | WC-D1 | 12th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Hungary | OGQ | NQ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Hungary | WC | 15th | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 15 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | ||||