Garrett Mitchell
| Garrett Mitchell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
September 2, 1991 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| AHL team Former teams |
Hershey Bears Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL Draft |
175th overall, 2009 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Garrett Mitchell (born September 2, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays and Captains the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Playing career
He played junior hockey for the Regina Pats of the WHL, serving as team captain his final year (2010–2011).[1]
He was selected by Washington Capitals in the sixth round (175th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He signed his three-year entry-level contract with the Capitals on March 19, 2011, just after the Regina Pats concluded their 2010–11 season.[2]
In the 2016–17 season, Mitchell made his NHL debut on April 9, 2017 in the Capitals regular season finale against the Florida Panthers.[3]
As a free agent from the Capitals having spent 6 years within the organization, Mitchell opted to continue his tenure as captain of the Hershey Bears in the AHL, securing a one-year contract on July 10, 2017.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Regina Pat Canadians | SMHL | 42 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Regina Pats | WHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Regina Pats | WHL | 62 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Regina Pats | WHL | 71 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Regina Pats | WHL | 57 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Regina Pats | WHL | 70 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 65 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 75 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 94 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 121 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 58 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 90 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | ||
| 2016–17 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 121 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 47 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Canada Western | U17 |  |
6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | |
| 2009 | Canada | WJC18 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Garrett Mitchell named captain". Regina Pats. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ↑ "Right wing Garrett Mitchell signs with Capitals". Washington Post. 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ↑ Isabelle Khurshudyan (April 9, 2017). "Capitals' meaningless season finale has plenty of meaning for Garrett Mitchell". Washington Post.
- ↑ "Captain Garrett Mitchell returns for 2017-18 season". Hershey Bears. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
