Owen Tippett

Owen Tippett
Born (1999-02-16) February 16, 1999
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Florida Panthers
Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
NHL Draft 10th overall, 2017
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2017–present

Owen Tippett (born February 16, 1999) is a Canadian junior ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League as a prospect for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He was drafted with the tenth overall pick by the Panthers at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Considered by scouts as the best pure natural goal scorer at his age group, Tippett was drafted in the 1st round, 4th overall, in the 2015 OHL Priority Selection by the Mississauga Steelheads.[1] Tippett scored 15 goals and 5 assists in 48 games in his rookie OHL season, and was named to the OHL's First All-Rookie Team.[2]

Prior to the 2017 NHL Draft, Tippett was considered a top prospect. Considerable praise were given to his skating and shooting ability, with scouts considering him the best pure goal scorer in the draft.[3] Tippett was selected 10th overall in the NHL 2017 Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. On July 19, 2017, he agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Panthers.[4]

Tippett selected by the Panthers at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

After an impressive training camp with the Panthers, Tippett made the opening night roster for the 2017–18 season. After starting as a healthy scratch, Tippett made his NHL debut with the Panthers, recording an impressive 7 shots, in a 5–1 defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers on October 17, 2017.[5] Tippett appeared in 7 games with the Panthers before he was returned to continue his development in major junior with the Mississauga Steelheads on November 7, 2017.[6] After participating at the Panthers training camp prior to the 2018–19 season, Tippett was returned to the Steelheads on September 27, 2018.[7]

Personal

He is the first cousin to Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Mitchell Stephens.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Toronto Red Wings GTHL 31156218 —————
2014–15 Toronto Red Wings GTHL 505235870 —————
2014–15 Toronto Jr. Canadiens OJHL 62132 —————
2015–16 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 481552010 71234
2016–17 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 6044317536 201091914
2017–18 Florida Panthers NHL 71010 —————
2017–18 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 5136397530 63254
2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 51122 —————
NHL totals 71010 —————

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Canada White U17 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 5 3 8 0
2016 Canada WJC18 4th 7 1 2 3 12
2016 Canada IH18 5th 4 1 1 2 0
Junior totals 17 7 6 13 12

References

  1. ↑ nurun.com. "Tippett could go first in OHL draft". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. ↑ nurun.com. "Tippett named to OHL's All-Rookie Team". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  3. ↑ "Draft Profile: Owen Tippett". NHL.com. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Panthers agree to terms with forward Owen Tippett on entry-level contract". Florida Panthers. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  5. ↑ "Tippett make NHL debut". The Peterborough Examiner. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  6. ↑ "Panthers assign forward Owen Tippett to Mississauga". Florida Panthers. 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  7. ↑ Cicerella, Kyle (September 27, 2018). "Florida Panthers return Owen Tippett to Mississauga Steelheads". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ nurun.com. "Tippett could go first in OHL draft". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Henrik Borgström		 Florida Panthers first round draft pick
2017		 Succeeded by
Grigori Denisenko


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