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Mitchell Stephens (born February 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Laval Rocket in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Stephens was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Stephens won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021.

Mitchell Stephens
Stephens with the Syracuse Crunch in 2018
Born	(1997-02-05) February 5, 1997 (age 25) Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Right
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams	Montreal Canadiens Laval Rocket (AHL) Tampa Bay Lightning Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft	33rd overall, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career	2016–present

Early life

Stephens was born on February 5, 1997, in Peterborough, Ontario[1] to parents Lee and Heather.[2] He is the cousin of Owen Tippett of the Philadelphia Flyers.[3]

Playing career

Amateur

Growing up in Peterborough, Stephens played in the Peterborough Minor Hockey Council’s AAA Petes program before joining the Toronto Marlboros of the Greater Toronto Hockey League.[4] While playing with the Minor Midget AAA Toronto Marlboros, Stephens helped lead the team to a Kraft Cup title and Scotiabank GTHL Playoffs championship during the 2012–13 season. He reached this achievement by recording 44 goals and 84 points in 58 regular-season games.[5] As a result of his play, Stephens was drafted eighth overall by the Saginaw Spirit in the 2013 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection draft.[6]

Major junior career

His outstanding play with Saginaw was recognized when he was chosen to skate as a member of Canada Ontario at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.[7] During the 2014–15 season, Stephens was chosen to skate at the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.[8]

In his final season with Saginaw in 2015–16, Stephens made 43 appearances, tallying 22 goals and 19 assists, while being named team MVP.[9] He missed a significant number of games due to a broken foot that season.[10]

On April 4, 2016, Stephens penned a three-year entry-level contract with the Lightning[11] and was sent to their American Hockey League (AHL) team, the Syracuse Crunch, on an amateur try-out contract. He subsequently made his professional debut with the Crunch on April 8, 2016.[12] He finished the season with the Crunch, recording one goal in five games.[1] Upon returning to the OHL for the 2016–17 season, Stephens was named captain of the Spirit with alternates Kris Bennett, C.J. Garcia, and Keaton Middleton.[13] He remained captain of the team until January 2017 when he was traded to the London Knights in exchange for various draft picks. At the time of the trade, Stephens scored 62 goals to rank 14th all-time in franchise history.[14] However, Stephens played only 29 regular season games with the Knights and 14 playoff games before returning to the Crunch.[1]

Professional

On December 9, 2019, Stephens made his NHL debut in a 5–1 Lightning loss to the visiting New York Islanders at Amalie Arena.[15][16] On December 28, 2019, Stephens recorded his first career NHL goal in 5–4 Lightning win over the Montreal Canadiens.[17] On August 3, 2020, Stephens skated in his first career NHL playoff game. In that game Stephens also recorded his first career NHL playoff goal and point.[18] As a result, he signed a two year contract extension to remain with the Lightning on October 7, 2020.[19]

Detroit Red Wings

On July 30, 2021, Stephens was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[20] While attending the Red Wings training camp, Stephens earned praise from coach Jeff Blashill for his skating ability and energy while projecting he would play on their fourth line.[21]

Montreal Canadiens

On July 13, 2022, Stephens signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[22]

International play

Stephens competed as a member of Canada Ontario at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. He was also invited to compete with the Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament where he helped Team Canada win gold.[23] In April 2015, he captained the Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team to a bronze medal as the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships.[24]

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		58	44	40	84	12		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Saginaw Spirit	OHL		57	9	12	21	8		5	0	2	2	2
2014–15	Saginaw Spirit	OHL		62	22	26	48	44		4	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Saginaw Spirit	OHL		39	20	18	38	14		4	2	1	3	0
2015–16	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		5	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Saginaw Spirit	OHL		22	11	17	28	14		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	London Knights	OHL		29	11	14	25	12		14	7	3	10	2
2016–17	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	0	0	0
2017–18	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		70	19	22	41	24		7	1	5	6	4
2018–19	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		32	11	13	24	6		4	0	1	1	2
2019–20	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		24	5	5	10	15		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		38	3	3	6	10		7	1	0	1	2
2020–21	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		4	1	7	8	0		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		7	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		27	0	6	6	8		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				72	3	10	13	18		7	1	0	1	2

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	Canada Ontario	U17	5th		5	0	2	2	6
2014	Canada	IH18			5	4	2	6	2
2015	Canada	WJC18			7	5	5	10	10
2016	Canada	WJC	6th		5	1	1	2	2
2017	Canada	WJC			5	2	3	5	0
Junior totals					27	12	13	25	20

Awards and honours

Award	Year
CHL
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game	2015	[25]
NHL
Stanley Cup champion	2020	[26]
International
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Canada Ontario	2014	[27]
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Gold Medal	2014	[28]
IIHF World U18 Championship Bronze Medal	2015	[29]
IIHF World U18 Championship Top 3 Player on Team	2015	[30]

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Daniel Sprong	AHL Rookie of the Month January 2018	Succeeded by Janne Kuokkanen

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[de] Mitchell Stephens

Mitchell Stephens (* 5. Februar 1997 in Peterborough, Ontario) ist ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der seit Juli 2022 bei den Canadiens de Montréal aus der National Hockey League unter Vertrag steht und parallel für deren Farmteam, die Rocket de Laval, in der American Hockey League auf der Position des Centers spielt. Mit den Tampa Bay Lightning gewann er in den Playoffs 2020 den Stanley Cup.

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