Mitchell Marner

Mitchell Marner
Born (1997-05-05) May 5, 1997
Markham, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb)
Position Centre / Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Toronto Maple Leafs
London Knights (OHL)
NHL Draft 4th overall, 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career TBD–present

Mitchell "Mitch" Marner (born May 5, 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is currently the co-captain of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Marner was born in Markham, Ontario, but grew up in Thornhill, Ontario. Marner was selected 4th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Minor

Marner started his youth hockey career playing for the Clarington Toros of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) as a seven year old, primarily playing with and against players a year older. After a year with the Toros, Marner moved to the Whitby Wildcats, also a part of OMHA. He spent two years playing for the Wildcats before transitioning to the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), where he joined the Vaughan Kings and went on to win a GTHL title.[1]

For the 2012–13 season, Marner transitioned to the Don Mills Flyers of the GTHL where he played his minor midget year, registering 86 points in 55 games.[2] He finished second in scoring in the GTHL behind Dylan Strome (who was then playing with the Toronto Marlboros). At the end of his season with the Flyers, he was immediately invited to joint the St. Michael's Buzzers of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League, where he went on to win a championship.

During his minor midget season, Marner was initially unsure of his plans for the following season. He received a scholarship offer from the University of Michigan and was also drafted by the London Knights in the first round of the 2013 OHL Priority Selection.[3]

Major Junior

Despite receiving a scholarship offer from the University of Michigan, Marner elected to sign with the London Knights, who selected him with their first round pick in the 2013 Priority Selection.[4]

Marner had a strong rookie season with the Knights, registering 59 points in 64 games and was the runner up for the OHL rookie of the year, behind Travis Konecny.

During the 2014–15 OHL season, Marner had a strong year, finishing second in league scoring behind Dylan Strome of the Erie Otters. He was named to the OHL First All-Star team.

On October 1, 2015, Marner was named as co-captain of the Knights along with teammate, Christian Dvorak.

National Hockey League

Marner was selected 4th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. On July 28, 2015, the Leafs signed Marner to a three-year entry level contract.[5]

International play

Marner made his international debut for Canada at the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, where he won a gold medal. He tied Mathew Barzal for the leading scorer from Canada at the tournament.

At the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships held in Helsinki, Marner and Dylan Strome each scored four goals and 2 assists in 5 games to lead the Canadian team in scoring.[6] Canada reached the quarterfinals, but was eliminated by the host Finland.[7]

Personal life

Marner was born in Markham, Ontario, but spent the majority of his life in Thornhill, Ontario. He is the son of Paul and Bonnie Marner, and has one brother, Christopher, who is four years older.[8]

Growing up, Marner was a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the very team that would draft him. He was also a fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks due to the presence of his two favourite players, Sidney Crosby and Patrick Kane.[9] Alongside hockey, Marner has listed his favourite movie as Step Brothers, his favourite video games as the Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty series', as well as his favourite television show as The Big Bang Theory.[9]

Before every game, Marner eats a pack of Skittles.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 6 1 3 4 0 14 3 1 4 0
2013–14 London Knights OHL 64 13 46 59 24 9 3 6 9 4
2014–15 London Knights OHL 63 44 82 126 53 7 9 7 16 8
OHL totals 127 57 128 185 77 16 12 13 25 12

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada Ontario U17 5th 5 6 3 9 2
2014 Canada IH18 1st 5 2 5 7 6
2016 Canada WJC 6th 5 4 2 6 4
Junior totals 15 12 10 22 12

Awards and honours

Award Year
OHL
Second All-Rookie Team 2014 [11]
First All-Star Team 2015 [12]

References

  1. ↑ McNair, Brian (May 16, 2014). "Mitchell Marner’s road to the Memorial Cup started in Clarington". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ Bras, Kristopher (March 28, 2015). "London Knights Mitchell Marner A Force To Be Reckoned With". Hockey Now. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ Pyette, Ryan (April 9, 2013). "London Knights take Mitch Marner with first round pick in OHL draft 0". London Free Press.
  4. ↑ "Marner Commits to Knights". London Knights Official Website. August 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Maple Leafs sign Marner to entry-level contract". mapleleafs.nhl.com. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Player Statistics by Team - Team Canada, 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships" (PDF). IIHF. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Game Summary, Finland-Canada Quarterfinals, 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships" (PDF). IIHF. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. ↑ McGran, Kevin (July 9, 2015). "Mitch Marner’s journey to be Maple Leafs’ top pick". thestar.com. Toronto Star. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Mitch Marner - 2015 NHL Draft Prospects". nhl.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  10. ↑ Gretz, Adam (June 25, 2015). "2015 NHL Draft first round live blog". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Travis Konecny named rookie of the year". Ontario Hockey League. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  12. ↑ "OHL annoucnes 2014-15 All-Star Teams". Ontario Hockey League. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-20.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
William Nylander		 Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick
2015 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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