Brayden Point

Brayden Point

Born (1996-03-13) March 13, 1996
Calgary AB, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team Tampa Bay Lightning
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 Tampa Bay Lightning in 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] 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 and has been an early WHL scoring leader for Moose Jaw in 2015–16.

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]

Professional

On October 11, 2016, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that Point had made the opening night roster out of training camp. Point has begun his professional career on a high note by having an impressive training camp, recording three preseason goals, and garnering the attention of Lightning captain, Steven Stamkos. Stamkos stated that he believed Point deserves to be in the NHL. Additionally, Lightning General Manager, Steve Yzerman, stated that the team "felt like he's earned the right for us to give him a look right off the bat."[11] On October 13, 2016, Point made his NHL debut in a 6-4 Lightning win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.[12] On October 15, 2016, Point recorded his first NHL point, which came when he assisted on Valtteri Filppula's game winner in the 3rd period. The win came against the visiting New Jersey Devils.[13] On October 18, 2016, Point recorded his first NHL shootout goal on his first attempt against goaltender James Reimer of the Florida Panthers.[14] In doing so, Point became the 27th player to score in the shootout before their first career NHL goal. Additionally, he became just the thirteenth player to get the shootout decider before their first career goal.[15] On November 5, 2016, Point recorded his first career NHL goal in a 4-1 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils. The goal came on the power play off a redirection of Nikita Kucherov's slap shot, which beat goaltender Cory Schneider.[16]

International

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2013 Piešťany
IIHF World U18 Championship
2014 Finland≤
IIHF World U20 Championship
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.[17] As a 17-year-old, Point was chosen to compete with the Canadian U-18 squad at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament[18] where he won a gold medal and MVP honours,[19] and he also helped Team Canada capture the bronze medal at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships.[20] Brayden was also named to the Team Canada roster that captured a gold medal at the 2015 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships.[21]

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
2015–16 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 48 35 53 88 36 10 6 10 16 10
AHL totals 9 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada IH18 1st, gold medalist(s) 5 1 3 4 2
2013 Canada Pacific WHC17 5th 5 2 3 5 14
2014 Canada WJC18 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 4 0 2 2 2
2015 Canada WJC 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 2 2 4 4
2016 Canada WJC 6th 5 1 4 5 0
Junior totals 26 6 14 20 22

Awards and honours

Honours Year
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Gold Medal (MVP) 2013 [22]
World U-17 Hockey Challenge (Silver with Canada Pacific) 2014 [23]
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Team Orr) 2014 [24]
IIHF World U18 Championship Bronze Medal 2014 [25]
IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal 2015 [26]

References

  1. ↑ "Brayden Point player biography". 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. ↑ Smithy, Joe (October 11, 2016). "Brayden Point makes Lightning roster". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ Smithy, Joe (October 13, 2016). "Lightning opens season with win over Red Wings". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  13. ↑ Smithy, Joe (October 15, 2016). "Lightning goalie Vasilevskiy big when needed in first start". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  14. ↑ Burns, Bryan (October 18, 2016). "Burns: 3 Things from a shootout win over Florida". Tampa Bay Lightning.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  15. ↑ TBTimes_JSmith (19 October 2016). "Brayden Point Shootout GWG before first career goal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ Long, Corey (November 5, 2016). "Ben Bishop makes 37 saves in Lightning win". NHL.com. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  17. ↑ Point Named To Team Pacific
  18. ↑ Joe Hicketts named to Team Canada U-18 Team | The Zone @ 91-3 Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ↑ Brayden Point: 2014 NHL Draft Prospect Profile - In Lou We Trust
  20. ↑ Canada Wins Bronze At U18s - Local Sports - DiscoverMooseJaw.com
  21. ↑ http://stats.hockeycanada.ca/roster/show/1245174?subseason=164558&_ga=1.234763422.1030416643.1450896154
  22. ↑ Hockey's Future - Brayden Point
  23. ↑ 2014 NHL Draft Profile #44: Brayden Point - Last Word On Sports
  24. ↑ Brayden Point: 2014 NHL Top Prospect - Winnipeg Hockey Talk
  25. ↑ CHL Network
  26. ↑ 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Roster

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