| Nick Suzuki | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1999, London, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team | Montreal Canadiens |
| NHL Draft | 13th overall, 2017 Vegas Golden Knights |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
Nicholas Suzuki (born August 10, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 13th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career[]
Suzuki was drafted in the 1st round, 13th overall, in the 2015 OHL Priority Selection by the Owen Sound Attack.[1] In his 2016–17 OHL season he placed second in goals scored (45) and fifth in points (96), placed on the OHL All-Star second team and won the William Hanley Trophy for Most sportmanslike player.[2] On June 23, 2017 Suzuki was drafted in the 1st round, 13th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights. On July 16, 2017, Suzuki agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.[3] Suzuki was invited to the Knights training camp before the 2017–18 season; however, he was cut and reassigned to the OHL before the final roster was announced.[4] At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Suzuki was nominated for the Red Tilson Trophy and the William Hanley Trophy.[5] After the Owen Sound Attack were eliminated from the 2018 OHL playoffs, Suzuki was reassigned to the Knights' AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves.[6]
Prior to the 2018–19 season, Suzuki was traded to the Montreal Canadiens, along with Tomáš Tatar and a 2019 second round draft pick, in exchange for their captain Max Pacioretty.[7] After playing in 30 games for the Attack, Suzuki was traded to the Guelph Storm, along with Zachary Roberts and then-Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Sean Durzi, in exchange for Zachary Poirier, Barret Kirwin, Mark Woolley and four draft picks on January 9, 2019.[8] Suzuki would go on to help the Storm win the J. Ross Robertson Trophy for their sixth championship in franchise history that season.
Suzuki made his NHL debut on October 3, 2019 against the Carolina Hurricanes.[9] He scored his first NHL point with a power-play assist in a 5–4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres on 9 October 2019.[10] Suzuki scored his first career NHL goal on October 17, 2019. Teammate Victor Mete scored his first NHL goal in the same game, making the pair the first Canadiens players to do so since 2005.[11]
Personal life[]
He is the older brother of Saginaw Spirit forward and Carolina Hurricanes draft pick, Ryan Suzuki, and his grandfather is a cousin of environmentalist David Suzuki.[12] He is fifth generation Japanese Canadian (Gosei) and is one-quarter Japanese.[13][14]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 63 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 65 | 45 | 51 | 96 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 64 | 42 | 58 | 100 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 30 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 29 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 71 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 71 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Canada White | U17 | 
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Canada | IH18 | 5th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Canada | WJC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Attack Picks in 2015 OHL Draft. Bayshore Broadcasting. Retrieved on 9 April 2017.
- ↑ Suzuki named OHL most sportsmanlike player. Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved on 19 May 2017.
- ↑ Golden Knights sign three first round picks to entry-level contracts. Vegas Golden Knights (2017-07-16). Retrieved on 2017-07-16.
- ↑ Glass, Suzuki among eight players released from Golden Knights' camp (September 22, 2017). Retrieved on April 17, 2018.
- ↑ OHL Announces 2017-18 Awards Finalists (April 4, 2018). Retrieved on April 5, 2018.
- ↑ SUZUKI, KYROU JOIN WOLVES FOR CALDER CUP RUN (April 20, 2018). Retrieved on May 1, 2018.
- ↑ Golden Knights Acquire Max Pacioretty From The Montreal Canadiens (September 10, 2018). Retrieved on September 10, 2018.
- ↑ Canadiens prospect Nick Suzuki traded from Attack to Storm in OHL (January 9, 2019). Retrieved on January 9, 2019.
- ↑ Cowan, Stu. "Canadiens settle for one point in Carolina, falling 4-3 in a shootout", Montreal Gazette, 2019-10-03.
- ↑ "Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Nabs first NHL point", CBS Sports, 2019-10-10.
- ↑ MIN@MTL: Postgame (October 17, 2019). Retrieved on October 17, 2019.
- ↑ Nick Suzuki looking to make a name for himself with Canadiens (en-CA).
- ↑ Suzuki feels more confident with Golden Knights (en-US).
- ↑ Gosei Nick Suzuki looks promising for NHL Draft (en-US) (2017-06-26).
External links[]
- Nick Suzuki's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Nick Suzuki's player profile at Ontario Hockey League
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cody Glass |
Vegas Golden Knights first round draft pick 2017 |
Succeeded by Erik Brännström |
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