Brayden Point

Brayden Point
Born March 13, 1996
Calgary AB, CAN
Height 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team 		Tampa Bay Lightning
Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
NHL Draft 79th overall, 2014
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2015–present

Brayden Point (born March 13,[1] 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing with the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Point was selected by Traktor Chelyabinsk in the 5th round (167th overall) of the 2013 KHL Junior Draft[2] and was also drafted by the Lightning in the third round (79th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing Career

Juniors

Point was drafted by the Moose Jaw Warriors in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft.[3] He has played with the Moose Jaw Warriors since the 2011–12 WHL season.[4] His outstanding play was rewarded when he was chosen to skate in the 2014 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.[5]

Point is rated as a top prospect[6] who was viewed as a possible first round selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft,[7] however he was not taken until the third round when the Tampa Bay Lightning drafted him 79th overall.[8]

During the 2013–14 season, Point set a career high in points (91) and assists (55).[9] At the completion of his junior career, Point played in 204 WHL games, all with the Warriors during the past four seasons. Point registered 99 goals and 236 points over that time

At the end of the 2014–15 WHL regular season the Tampa Bay Lightning announced the signing of Point to a three year entry level contract. Point is expected to join the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League for the remainder of the season.[10]

International

Medal record
Competitor for  Canada
Ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold 2013 Piešťany
IIHF World U18 Championship
Bronze 2014 Finland≤
IIHF World U20 Championship
Gold 2015 Canada

As a 16-year-old, he was named an assistant captain for fifth place Canada Pacific in the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.[11] As a 17-year-old, Point was chosen to compete with the Canadian U-18 squad at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament[12] where he won a gold medal and MVP honours,[13] and he also helped Team Canada capture the bronze medal at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships.[14]in 2014 Brayden was selected to play with team Canada National JR team and won a gold medal in the 2015 World Jr Hockey Championships

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Canmore Eagles AJHL 4 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 5 1 0 1 0 14 7 3 10 2
2012–13 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 67 24 33 57 26 — — — — —
2013–14 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 72 36 55 91 53 — — — — —
2014–15 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 60 38 49 87 46 — — — — —
2014–15 Syracuse Crunch AHL 9 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0
WHL totals 204 99 137 236 125 14 7 33 10 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada IH18 1st 5 1 3 4 2
2013 Canada Pacific WHC17 5th 5 2 3 5 14
2014 Canada WJC18 3rd 4 0 2 2 2
2015 Canada WJC 1st 7 2 2 4 4
Junior totals 21 5 10 15 22

Awards and honours

Honours Year
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Gold Medal (MVP) 2013 [15]
World U-17 Hockey Challenge (Silver with Canada Pacific) 2014 [16]
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Team Orr) 2014 [17]
IIHF World U18 Championship Bronze Medal 2014 [18]
IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal 2015 [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Brayden Point player bigoraphy". Moose Jaw Warriors. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  2. ↑ "The full results from Donetsk of the KHL Junior Draft 2013". Kontinental Hockey League. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  3. ↑ "2010 WHL bantam draft results". Western Hockey League. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  4. ↑ "NHL draft tracker: Brayden Point, Moose Jaw Warriors". Yahoo! Sports. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Warriors Brayden Point added to Team Orr". Canadian Hockey League. 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  6. ↑ "NHL Prospect Hot List: Brayden Point returns for Canada". The Hockey News. 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  7. ↑ "2014 NHL Draft Profile: Brayden Point". EditorInLeaf.com. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  8. ↑ "Tampa Bay Lightning select Brayden Point". boltsbythebay.com. 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  9. ↑ Tampa Bay, Lightning (March 26, 2015). "Lightning Sign Brayden Point to Entry-Level Contract". Lightning News. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ O'reily, Sean (March 26, 2015). "Tampa Bay Lightning sign Western Hockey League star Brayden Point to a three-year contract". ABC Action News. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ Point Named To Team Pacific
  12. ↑ Joe Hicketts named to Team Canada U-18 Team | The Zone @ 91-3
  13. ↑ Brayden Point: 2014 NHL Draft Prospect Profile - In Lou We Trust
  14. ↑ Canada Wins Bronze At U18s - Local Sports - DiscoverMooseJaw.com
  15. ↑ Hockey's Future - Brayden Point
  16. ↑ 2014 NHL Draft Profile #44: Brayden Point - Last Word On Sports
  17. ↑ Brayden Point: 2014 NHL Top Prospect - Winnipeg Hockey Talk
  18. ↑ CHL Network
  19. ↑ 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Roster

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