| Gage Goncalves | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 16, 2001, Mission, British Columbia |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Tampa Bay Lightning Syracuse Crunch (AHL) |
| Ntl. team |  Canada
|
| NHL Draft | 62nd overall, 2020 |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
Gage Goncalves (born January 16, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career[]
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] Goncalves was called up following the game to the Lightning.[5] Later that day, 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[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | ||
| NHL totals | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Awards & honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2024 | |
References[]
- ↑ Silvertips undrafted rookie is overlooked no more (January 19, 2019).
- ↑ Grading the Lightning’s 2020 NHL Draft: What we know about Tampa Bay’s class (October 7, 2020).
- ↑ Trio of Silvertips receive U.S. Division awards (June 4, 2021).
- ↑ Lightning Round: Gage Goncalves named to all-star team (January 11, 2024).
- ↑ Lightning Call Up AHL All-Star Forward (January 11, 2024).
- ↑ @TBLightning (January 11, 2024). It's showtime. Congrats, Gage!.
- ↑ Mishkin's Extra Shift: Lightning 4, Devils 3 (January 13, 2024).
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External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database