Shai Buium
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | March 26, 2003 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Laguna Niguel, CA | Height: | 6'3" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 209 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | Denver | 2021 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USHL Futures Draft | 2019 | 6 | 82 | Sioux City Musketeers |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2021 | 2 | 36 | Detroit Red Wings |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | D | Detroit Red Wings |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univ. of Denver | Detroit Red Wings | D | 2024-04-17 |
| Shattuck St. Mary's 16U AAA | Univ. of Denver | D | 2020-01-17 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| USHL All-Rookie Second Team | USHL | 2020-2021 |
| NCAA (Championship) Winner | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (NCHC) All-Rookie Team | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2022-2023 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Champion | NCAA | 2023-2024 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Second All-Star Team | NCAA | 2023-2024 |
| NCAA (Championship) Winner | NCAA | 2023-2024 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | Western Selects | Brick Invitational | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | Los Angeles Jr. Kings | QC Int PW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Los Angeles Jr. Kings 13U AAA | 13U AAA | 47 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 16 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Los Angeles Jr. Kings 13U AAA | T1EHL 13U | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA | 14U AAA | 29 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Shattuck St. Mary's 16U AAA | 16U AAA | 54 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 22 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Team Columbia | USA-S15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Shattuck St. Mary's 16U AAA | 16U AAA | 46 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 10 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Team Gold | USA-S16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep | USHS-Prep | 17 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 50 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 27 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 39 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 12 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 38 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 18 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 43 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 14 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 37 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 6 | ||||||