Calen Addison
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|11}}
| birth_place = Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 185
| position = Defence
| shoots = Right
| league = AHL
| team = Springfield Thunderbirds
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| former_teams = Minnesota Wild
San Jose Sharks
| ntl_team =
| draft = 53rd overall
| draft_year = 2018
| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins
| career_start = 2019
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Calen Gordon Addison (born April 11, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the second round, 53rd overall, of the in the 2018 NHL entry draft. He has previously played for the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks.
Early life
Addison was born on April 11, 2000, in Brandon, Manitoba{{cite web |title=Calen Addison |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/278861/calen-addison |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=November 12, 2021}} to parents Darren and Shannon.{{cite news |last1=Woodard |first1=Dale |title=Addison excited for homecoming |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/lethbridge-herald/20180412/281784219673945 |access-date=November 12, 2021 |work=Lethbridge Herald |date=April 12, 2018 |via=Pressreader}} Addison is Métis.{{Cite tweet |author=Vancouver Canucks |author-link |date=March 2, 2023 |title=National Chief RoseAnne Archibald... |url=https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1631512347469815809 |number=1631512347469815809 |access-date=March 6, 2023 |user=Canucks |}} When he was two years old, his family moved to Thompson, where he first learned to skate, before returning to Brandon when he was seven.{{cite news |last1=Penton |first1=Chris |title=Wheat Kings' Addison a bantam heavyweight |url=https://winnipegsun.com/2015/04/04/wheat-kings-addison-a-bantam-heavyweight |access-date=November 12, 2021 |work=Winnipeg Sun |date=April 4, 2015}} Growing up in Brandon, he attended Kirkaldy Heights School.{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Bud |title=Addison heads back to elementary school |url=https://www.brandonsun.com/local/Addison-heads-back-to-elementary-school-566903381.html |access-date=November 12, 2021 |work=Brandon Sun |date=January 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112153358/https://www.brandonsun.com/local/Addison-heads-back-to-elementary-school-566903381.html |archive-date=January 12, 2020}}
Playing career
=Junior=
Addison was selected second overall in the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s 2015 bantam draft by the Lethbridge Hurricanes.{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/whl-hurricanes/addison-selected-53rd-overall-by-the-pittsburgh-penguins/ |title=Addison Selected 53rd Overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins |publisher=Lethbridge Hurricanes |via=CHL.ca |date=June 23, 2018 |access-date=September 22, 2024}} He made his debut for the Hurricanes in the 2015–16 season, playing four games for Lethbridge, going scoreless. In his first full WHL season in 2016–17, he appeared in 63 games for Lethbridge, scoring nine goals and 24 assists for 33 points.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=191479 |title=Calen Addison |work=hockeydb.com |access-date=November 15, 2024}} The Hurricanes finished first in their division and returned to the WHL playoffs for the first time since 2009.{{cite web |url=https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2016/03/25/lethbridge-hurricanes-set-to-open-2016-whl-playoffs/ |title=Lethbridge Hurricanes Set to Open 2016 WHL Playoffs |work=Lethbridge News Now |last=Burles |first=Patrick |date=March 25, 2016 |access-date=November 15, 2024}} He played in 13 playoff games, adding two assists as Lethbridge was eliminated in the conference finals.
In his second season with the Hurricanes in 2017–18, he led the team's defencemen in scoring and third overall, with 11 goals and 65 points in 68 games. The Hurricanes advanced to the conference finals in the 2018 playoffs, but were eliminated again in the series.{{cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4178474/eliminated-hurricanes-lose-game-6-as-broncos-advance-to-whl-championship/ |title=Eliminated: Hurricanes lose Game 6 as Broncos advance to WHL Championship |work=Global News |last1=Roulston |first1=Tom |last2=Battochio |first2=Matt |date=April 30, 2018 |access-date=November 15, 2024}} Addison added seven goals and 19 points in Lethbridge's 16 playoff games. He returned to Lethbridge for a third season in 2018–19 in which he scored the identical number of goals, assists and points as the previous season, in 67 games. However, despite making the 2019 playoffs, the Hurricanes were knocked out in the opening round.{{cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5125048/lethbridge-hurricanes-calgary-hitmen-game-7/ |title=Lethbridge Hurricanes eliminated from WHL playoffs in Game 7 heartbreaker |work=Global News |last1=Roulston |first1=Tom |last2=Battochio |first2=Matt |date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=November 15, 2024}} In seven playoff games, he scored two goals and nine points. In his final season of junior in the 2019–20 season, he played 50 games with Lethbridge, scoring ten goals and 52 points before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 18, 2020.{{cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6696690/western-hockey-league-season-cancelled-coronavirus/ |title=Western Hockey League cancels remainder of 2019-20 regular season due to coronavirus |work=Global News |last=Moore |first=Kelly |date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=November 15, 2024}} Addison was named a WHL Eastern Conference First Team All-Star for the 2019–20 season.{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/whl-hurricanes/whl-announces-2019-20-conference-first-all-star-teams/ |title=WHL announces 2019-20 Conference First All-Star Teams |publisher=Lethbridge Hurricanes |via=CHL.ca |date=April 7, 2020 |access-date=November 15, 2024}}
=Professional=
Addison was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League in the second round, 53rd overall, in the 2018 NHL entry draft. He was signed by the Penguins to a three-year, entry-level contract on April 7, 2019.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/pens-sign-addison/c-306524510 | title = Pens sign defenseman Calen Addison to three-year, entry-level contract | publisher = Pittsburgh Penguins |via=NHL.com | date = April 7, 2019 | access-date = February 20, 2021}} After his junior team was eliminated in the 2019 WHL playoffs, Addison joined Pittsburgh's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on an amateur tryout contract on April 19, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.wbspenguins.com/calen-addison-jordy-bellerive-join-penguins-on-atos/ |title=Calen Addison & Jordy Bellerive Join Penguins on ATOs |publisher=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |last=Hart |first=Nick |date=April 19, 2019 |access-date=November 15, 2024}} He played in three games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, registering two assists.
Addison was traded by the Penguins along with forward Alex Galchenyuk and a conditional first-round pick in the 2020 NHL entry draft to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forward Jason Zucker on February 10, 2020.{{cite web |title=Wild acquires Alex Galchenyuk and Calen Addison from Penguins |url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/galchenyuk-addison-zucker-trade-021020/c-314889422 |publisher=Minnesota Wild |via=NHL.com |access-date=February 20, 2021 |date=February 10, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Randy |title=No. 59 with a mullet: Rookie Calen Addison brings big hair to Wild blueline |url=https://www.startribune.com/calen-addison-minnesota-wild-defense-mullet/600023529/ |website=Star Tribune |access-date=February 16, 2021 |date=February 16, 2021}} To begin the pandemic-delayed 2020–21 season, Addison was assigned to Minnesota's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild. He was recalled due to a shortage of available defencemen for Minnesota and made his NHL debut on February 16, 2021, in the Wild's 4–0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.{{cite web |last1=McLellan |first1=Sarah |title=Wild's Calen Addison makes 'poised' NHL debut vs. Kings |url=https://www.startribune.com/wilds-calen-addison-makes-poised-nhl-debut-vs-kings/600023965/ |website=Star Tribune |access-date=February 20, 2021 |date=February 16, 2021}} He played in three regular season games for Minnesota. With Iowa he appeared in 31 games, scoring six goals and 22 points and was named to the AHL's 2020–21 All-Rookie Team.{{cite web |url=https://www.iowawild.com/news/detail/wild-defenseman-calen-addison-named-to-2020-21-ahl-all-rookie-team |title=Wild Defenseman Calen Addison Named to 2020-21 AHL All-Rookie Team |publisher=Iowa Wild |date=May 25, 2021 |access-date=November 15, 2024}} The Wild made the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs and faced the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round. Addison made his NHL playoff debut on May 24, replacing the injured Carson Soucy, registering an assist on Jordan Greenway's goal in the first period of the Game 5 victory.{{cite web |url=https://www.startribune.com/wild-rookie-defenseman-calen-addison-makes-his-nhl-playoff-debut/600060884 |title=Wild rookie defenseman Calen Addison makes his NHL playoff debut |work=Minnesota Star Tribune |last=McLellan |first=Sarah |date=May 25, 2021 |access-date=November 15, 2024}} The Wild were eliminated by the Golden Knights, and Addison registered just the one point in three games.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/golden-knights-defeat-wild-game-7-move-face-avalanche-round-2/ |title=Golden Knights defeat Wild in Game 7, move on to face Avalanche in Round 2 |work=Sportsnet |agency=Associated Press |date=May 29, 2021 |access-date=November 15, 2024}}
He began the 2021–22 season with Iowa and appeared in four games before being recalled by Minnesota on October 29.{{cite web |url=https://www.iowawild.com/news/detail/minnesota-wild-recalls-calen-addison-and-adam-beckman-jon-lizotte-reassigned-to-iowa |title=Minnesota Wild Recalls Calen Addison and Adam Beckham, Jon Lizotte Reassigned to Iowa |publisher=Iowa Wild |date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=November 18, 2024}} He made his NHL season debut on October 30 in a 4–1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401349255 |title=Landeskog's 2 goals, 2 assists power Avalanche past Wild 4-1 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=October 30, 2021 |access-date=November 18, 2024}} In the next game on November 2, 2021, he scored his first NHL goal against goaltender Filip Gustavsson in a 5–4 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/wilds-calen-addison-tallies-first-nhl-goal/ |title=Wild's Calen Addison: Tallies first NHL goal |website=CBS Sports |date=November 3, 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2024}} He spent the rest of the season bouncing between Iowa and Minnesota.{{cite web |url=https://www.iowawild.com/news/detail/minnesota-recalls-defenseman-calen-addison-to-taxi-squad |title=Minnesota Recalls Defenseman Calen Addison to Taxi Squad |publisher=Iowa Wild |date=December 29, 2021 |access-date=November 18, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.iowawild.com/news/detail/minnesota-wild-announces-roster-moves-1 |title=Minnesota Wild Announces Roster Moves |publisher=Iowa Wild |date=February 19, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2024}} He finished the season playing in 15 games with Minnesota, scoring two goals and four points. In 43 games with Iowa, he registered seven goals and 34 points. Addison made the Wild's opening night roster for the 2022–23 season and registered his first three-point game on October 17, 2022, assisting on all three goals by the Wild in a 6–3 loss to the Avalanche.{{cite web |url=https://kstp.com/minnesota-sports/wild-finalize-initial-roster-ahead-of-opening-night-thursday/ |title=Wild finalize initial roster ahead of opening night Thursday |work=KSTP-TV |date=October 11, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401458631 |title=Avalanche keep goalie-challenged Wild winless in 6-3 victory |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=October 18, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022}} He had his second three-point in the season on January 4, 2023, scoring one goal and assisting on goals by Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek in a 5–1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was the first rookie defenceman in franchise history to record multiple three-point games in a season.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-minnesota-wild-game-recap-339208736 |title=Addison's 3 points lift Wild past Lightning |publisher=National Hockey League |website=NHL.com |last=Pierce |first=Jessi |date=January 5, 2023 |access-date=November 18, 2024}} However, towards the end of the season, he struggled and was a healthy scratch for many games, especially after the Wild acquired defenceman John Klingberg at the trade deadline.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/news/report-wild-trade-calen-addison-to-the-san-jose-sharks |title=Wild trade Calen Addison to the San Jose Sharks |work=The Hockey News |last=Loucks |first=Dylan |date=November 8, 2023 |access-date=November 18, 2024}} He finished the season with three goals and 32 points in 62 games.
A restricted free agent in the offseason, Addison signed a one-year contract with the Wild.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/defenceman-calen-addison-signs-one-year-825k-deal-with-wild/ |title=Defenceman Calen Addison signs one-year, $825K deal with Wild |work=Sportsnet |date=September 19, 2023 |access-date=November 18, 2024}} He once again made the opening night roster for the Wild in the 2023–24 season but was passed on the team's depth chart by Dakota Mermis and Daemon Hunt. On November 8, 2023, Addison was traded to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Adam Raška and a 2026 fifth-round pick. He made 12 appearances with the Wild, registering five assists. He made his Sharks debut on November 9 in a 3–2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-sjs/2023/11/09/2023020203/boxscore |title=San Jose Sharks 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers |publisher=National Hockey League |website=NHL.com |date=November 9, 2023 |access-date=November 11, 2024}} He registered his first point with the Sharks on November 20, assisting on Tomáš Hertl's goal in a 3–1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks and scored his first goal for the team and of the season in a 5–4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on December 10.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401559506 |title=Hughes has goal and assist as Canucks beat Sharks 3-1 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 21, 2023 |access-date=November 18, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401559656 |title=Marchessault scores 2 in regulation and shootout winner as Golden Knights beat Sharks 5-4 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=December 11, 2023 |access-date=November 18, 2024}} He finished the season appearing in 60 games for the Sharks, scoring the one goal and 12 points.
After a lone season with the Sharks, Addison was not tendered a qualifying offer and left as an unrestricted free agent.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/san-jose-sharks/latest-news/breaking-sharks-will-not-re-sign-calen-addison |title=Breaking: Sharks Will Not Re-Sign Calen Addison |work=The Hockey News |last=Miller |first=Max |date=June 24, 2024 |access-date=November 18, 2024}} After going un-signed over the summer, Addison accepted an invitation to attend the Ottawa Senators training camp for the 2024–25 season on a professional tryout (PTO) on September 6, 2024.{{cite tweet| url = https://x.com/Media_Sens/status/1831757316540264472 | title = Roster update: The #Sens have signed defenseman Calen Addison and forward Nikolay Kulemin to professional tryout agreements. | author =Sens Communications |user=Media_Sens |number=1831757316540264472 |date = September 6, 2024 | access-date = September 6, 2024}} After being released from his PTO, Addison joined the AHL Henderson Silver Knights on a one-year contract on October 24.{{cite web |last=Downey |first=Ciara |url=https://www.hendersonsilverknights.com/silver-knights-sign-defenseman-calen-addison/ |title=Silver Knights sign defenseman Calen Addison |publisher=Henderson Silver Knights |date=October 24, 2024 |access-date=October 24, 2024}} Addison as a fixture on the Silver Knights blueline, tallied 3 goals and 30 assists for a team leading 33 points through 49 appearances. On March 8, 2025, Addison was traded by Henderson to the Springfield Thunderbirds in exchange for future considerations.{{citeweb| url = https://theahl.com/news/thunderbirds-trade-for-addison | title = Thunderbirds trade for Addison | publisher = American Hockey League | date = March 8, 2025 | accessdate = March 8, 2025 }}
International play
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{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
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Addison has represented Canada at the international level since 2017. He first joined Team Canada for the 2016 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he won a silver medal.{{cite web |title=Strong showing for WHL players at World U17 Hockey Challenge |url=https://chl.ca/whl/strong-showing-for-whl-players-at-world-u17-hockey-challenge/ |last=Rocca |first=Taylor |publisher=Western Hockey League |via=CHL.ca |access-date=November 12, 2021 |date=November 6, 2016}} Following this, he competed at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament where he tallied two goals and six points to win a gold medal.{{cite web |last1=Rivers |first1=Brandon |title=WHL talent shines at the U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament |url=https://www.dubnetwork.ca/central-division/whl-talent-shines-u18-ivan-hlinka-memorial-tournament/ |publisher=DUBNetwork |access-date=November 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814201843/https://www.dubnetwork.ca/central-division/whl-talent-shines-u18-ivan-hlinka-memorial-tournament/ |archive-date=August 14, 2017 |date=August 12, 2017}}
Addison did not return to Team Canada until he was selected for the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.{{cite web |title=Team Canada Roster - 2020 World Juniors |url=https://www.tsn.ca/team-canada-roster-2020-world-juniors-1.1412428 |work=TSN |date=December 12, 2019 |access-date=November 18, 2024}} He led the tournament in assists for defencemen (8) and won a gold medal.{{cite web |last1=Gilhula |first1=Cara |title=Team Canada wins gold over Russia at the 2020 World Juniors |url=https://olympic.ca/2020/01/05/team-canada-wins-gold-over-russia-at-the-2020-world-juniors/ |website=Olympics Canada |date=January 5, 2020 |access-date=January 5, 2020}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="98" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="98" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 2015–16
| Brandon Wheat Kings U18 | MMHL | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2015–16 | WHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 63 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017–18 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 68 | 11 | 54 | 65 | 53 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 |
| 2018–19
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 67 | 11 | 54 | 65 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2018–19 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 50 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2020–21 | AHL | 31 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21
| NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2021–22 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 43 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22
| Minnesota Wild | NHL | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2022–23 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 62 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24
| Minnesota Wild | NHL | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2023–24 | NHL | 60 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024–25
| AHL | 49 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2024–25 | AHL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |NHL totals ! 152 ! 6 ! 44 ! 50 ! 96 ! 3 ! 0 ! 1 ! 1 ! 0 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||
| 2016
| Canada Black | U17 | {{silver2}} | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017 | Canada | IH18 | {{gold1}} | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020
| Canada | WJC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
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! colspan="4" |Junior totals ! 18 !! 3 !! 15 !! 18 !! 4 |
Awards and honours
References
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External links
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Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Canadian Métis people
Category:Henderson Silver Knights players
Category:Ice hockey people from Brandon, Manitoba
Category:Lethbridge Hurricanes players
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Category:San Jose Sharks players
Category:Springfield Thunderbirds players