Nick Suzuki

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.

Nick Suzuki
Suzuki with the Owen Sound Attack in 2017
Born (1999-08-10) August 10, 1999
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team Montreal Canadiens
NHL Draft 13th overall, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2018–present

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]

On September 10, 2018, 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 Cup 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 October 9, 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

Suzuki 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 711328416 104370

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

Awards and achievements
Award Year
NHL
All-Rookie Team 2020

References
  1. News Staff, Bayshore. "Attack Picks in 2015 OHL Draft". Bayshore Broadcasting. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  2. Walker, Bill. "Suzuki named OHL most sportsmanlike player". Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. "Golden Knights sign three first round picks to entry-level contracts". Vegas Golden Knights. July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  4. "Glass, Suzuki among eight players released from Golden Knights' camp". sportsnet.ca. September 22, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  5. "OHL Announces 2017-18 Awards Finalists". ntariohockeyleague.com. April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  6. "SUZUKI, KYROU JOIN WOLVES FOR CALDER CUP RUN". chicagowolves.com. April 20, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  7. "Golden Knights Acquire Max Pacioretty From The Montreal Canadiens". NHL.com. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  8. Beneteau, Josh (January 9, 2019). "Canadiens prospect Nick Suzuki traded from Attack to Storm in OHL". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  9. Cowan, Stu (October 3, 2019). "Canadiens settle for one point in Carolina, falling 4-3 in a shootout". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  10. "Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Nabs first NHL point". CBS Sports. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  11. Braverman, Dan (October 17, 2019). "MIN@MTL: Postgame". nhl.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  12. "Nick Suzuki looking to make a name for himself with Canadiens". montrealgazette.com. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  13. "Suzuki feels more confident with Golden Knights". NHL.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  14. "Gosei Nick Suzuki looks promising for NHL Draft". Nikkei Voice | The Japanese Canadian National Newspaper. June 26, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Cody Glass		 Vegas Golden Knights first round draft pick
2017		 Succeeded by
Erik Brännström
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