| Jackson Cates | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 28, 1997, Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Philadelphia Flyers Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
Jackson Cates (born September 28, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Early life[]
Cates was born on September 28, 1997 in Stillwater, Minnesota.[1] He played ice hockey for the Stillwater Area High School Ponies, a tenure which included two state tournament appearances in 2014 and 2016. His career totals of 57 goals and 63 assists, for a total of 120 points, was the highest in school history, and at the end of his senior year, Cates was given the Herb Brooks Award, bestowed annually on the state tournament player who best demonstrates the values and traits exemplified by Herb Brooks.[2]
Playing career[]
Amateur[]
Cates played junior ice hockey with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League. He scored a hat trick with the team on January 28, 2018 in a 7–3 rout of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.[3]
Cates originally committed to play hockey at Michigan Tech, but decided to sign a National Letter of Intent with the University of Minnesota Duluth in August 2017 so that he could play alongside his younger brother.[4] In his junior season, Cates posted 27 points (11 goals and 16 assists) in 28 games with the Bulldogs.[5]
Professional[]
On April 13, 2021, the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Cates as a college free agent to a two-year entry-level contract with an average annual value of $925,000.[6] Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Cates was required to quarantine after arriving in Philadelphia before he could skate with the team.[7] Cates made his NHL debut on April 23, 2021, in a game against the New York Rangers.[5]
When Morgan Frost was placed in COVID-19 protocols on December 15, 2021, Cates was promoted to Philadelphia for their road game against the Montreal Canadiens.[8] He scored his first NHL goal in that game, putting the Flyers up 2–1 in a shootout loss.[9]
Player profile[]
Scott Sandelin, Cates' coach at Minnesota Duluth, referred to him as "a really smart skater who can make plays", and emphasized Cates' 200-foot game, power play, and penalty kill abilities.[6]
Personal life[]
Cates is the older brother of Noah Cates, who was selected by the Flyers in the fifth round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[6]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 56 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 57 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | NCHC | 39 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | NCHC | 29 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | NCHC | 28 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 37 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References[]
- ↑ "Flyers sign forward Jackson Cates from University of Minnesota-Duluth", NHL.com, National Hockey League, April 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Hockey: Jackson Cates signs contract with Philadelphia Flyers", The Stillwater Gazette, April 13, 2021.
- ↑ "USHL hockey: Cates has hat trick as Waterloo routs Cedar Rapids, 7-3", The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, January 28, 2018.
- ↑ "College men's hockey: Stillwater's Cates brothers bringing offense to UMD in 2018-19", Duluth News Tribune, April 29, 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "A center prospect will make his NHL debut tonight for Flyers", NBC Sports Philadelphia, April 23, 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Flyers sign a college free agent, who is the brother of a prospect", NBC Sports Philadelphia, April 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Five minutes with Flyers prospect Jackson Cates. Will we see him with the big club soon?", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 15, 2021.
- ↑ Carchidi, Sam. "With Flyers' Morgan Frost in COVID-19 protocol, Oskar Lindblom moved to second line, Jackson Cates promoted", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 15, 2021.
- ↑ Han, Giana. "Flyers drop shootout decision to Montreal, 3-2, at an empty Bell Centre", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 16, 2021.
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
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