Kyle Baun (born May 4, 1992) is a former

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professional

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forward who was last under contract to the

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of the

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(EBEL). Baun played in the

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(NHL) with the

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and is the grandson of former

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player

Bobby Baun Robert Neil Baun (born September 9, 1936) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for 17 seasons from 1956 to 1973. His nickname is "Boomer". Playing career Baun played junior hockey with t ...

Playing career

After a

minor junior league career with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens and the Cornwall Colts, Baun opted to pursue a collegiate career in committing with Colgate University of the ECAC conference. Undrafted and upon completing his junior season in Colgate with 29 points in 38 games, earning an ECAC Third All-Star Team selection, Baun was signed to a two-year entry level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL on March 26, 2015. He immediately joined the Blackhawks for the remainder of the 2014–15 season, and later made his NHL debut in a 2-1 defeat to the

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on April 7, 2015. During the 2015–16 season, on March 3, 2016, while with AHL affiliate, the

Rockford IceHogs The Rockford IceHogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Rockford, Illinois. They are members of the American Hockey League (AHL), having begun play in the League starting in the 2007–08 season. The team plays their home games at the ...

, Baun agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Blackhawks. Approaching his third professional season in 2017–18, the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

acquired Baun from the Blackhawks in exchange for forward Andreas Martinsen on October 4, 2017. Later in the season, on February 25, 2018, Baun was traded to the

, along with Tomáš Plekanec, in exchange for Kerby Rychel,

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and a second-round pick in the

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. As a free agent from the Maple Leafs, on August 1, 2018, Baun left North America and agreed to a deal with UK based, EIHL side the

Belfast Giants The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and are the current cha ...

. After a season with the

of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL), Baun retired from hockey.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baun, Kyle 1992 births Living people Belfast Giants players Canadian ice hockey forwards Chicago Blackhawks players Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey players Laval Rocket players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players Ice hockey people from Toronto Toronto Marlies players Vienna Capitals players Undrafted National Hockey League players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Northern Ireland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria