| Cliff Pu | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 1998, North York, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Florida Panthers Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) |
| NHL Draft | 69th overall, 2016 Buffalo Sabres |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
Clifford "Cliff" Pu (born June 3, 1998) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey forward who is currently playing as a prospect under contract to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 69th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.[1]
Playing career[]
Youth[]
Pu played at the AAA hockey level since the Atom age group. He was named an International Silverstick Atom AAA All Star in 2009. In his final year of minor ice hockey, he played for the Toronto Marlboros Minor Midget AAA team. He was seen as one of the top prospects in the 2014 OHL Priority Selection after finishing 4th on his team in points.[2]
Junior[]
Pu was drafted in the 1st round, 16th overall, in the 2014 OHL Priority Selection by the Oshawa Generals.[3] He appeared in 17 games with the Generals, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist.[4] On January 1, 2015, Pu was traded to the London Knights along with Josh Sterk and 3 draft picks, in exchange for Michael McCarron and Dakota Mermis.[5] In the 24 games he appeared in for the London Knights following the trade, Pu scored 4 goals and added 2 assists.
In his first complete season with the Knights, Pu scored 12 goals and 19 assists. In the following season, he greatly improved on his totals, leading the Knights in regular season scoring.[6] On January 3, 2018, the Knights traded Pu to the Kingston Frontenacs for Nathan Dunkley and draft picks.[7]
Professional[]
In 2016, Cliff Pu became eligible for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. He was the eighty-third ranked North American skater by the NHL's Scouting Service.[8] He was drafted in the third round, 69th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres. On October 23, 2017, Pu signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Sabres.[9]
Pu was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes on August 2, 2018, along with future draft picks (2nd-round (2019), and a 3rd-round and a 6th-round (2020)) in exchange for forward Jeff Skinner.[10]
After attending the Hurricanes 2018 training camp, Pu was assigned to begin the 2018–19 season, with Carolina's AHL affiliate the Charlotte Checkers. Pu struggled to translate his offensive game to the professional level and was re-assigned to ECHL affiliate, the Florida Everblades, on February 9, 2019. After scoring at a point-per-game through 5 appearances with the Everblades, Pu was returned to the AHL. Having contributed with 1 goal and 6 points in 44 games with Charlotte, Pu was traded by the Hurricanes to the Florida Panthers in exchange for future considerations, which correlated with the Checkers acquisition of Tomas Jurco, on February 25, 2019.[11]
Personal life[]
Pu was born in North York, Ontario and was raised in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Toronto Marlboros | GTMMHL | 33 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | London Knights | OHL | 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | London Knights | OHL | 63 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | London Knights | OHL | 63 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | London Knights | OHL | 36 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 29 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 44 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 63 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Canada Black | U17 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ OHL Network.
- ↑ Cliff Pu. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on 10 March 2016.
- ↑ OHL Network.
- ↑ London Knights (en-CA).
- ↑ Knights Trade McCarron and Mermis to Oshawa | (CFPL AM) AM 980.
- ↑ London Knights (en-CA).
- ↑ London Knights trade Cliff Pu to Kingston Frontenacs (en-CA) (2018-01-03).
- ↑ 2016 Draft Prospect Rankings. Retrieved on October 24, 2017.
- ↑ Sabres sign Pu to entry-level contract (October 23, 2017). Retrieved on October 24, 2017.
- ↑ Canes Deal Skinner to Sabres for Picks, Prospect (August 2, 2018). Retrieved on August 2, 2018.
- ↑ Florida Panthers acquire Forward Cliff Pu from Hurricanes. Florida Panthers (February 25, 2019). Retrieved on February 25, 2019.
External links[]
- Cliff Pu's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Cliff Pu's player profile at Ontario Hockey League
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