Cole Schwindt
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Cole Schwindt
| image = Cole Schwindt - Calgary Wranglers - 2022.jpg
| caption = Schwindt with the Calgary Wranglers in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|04|25}}
| birth_place = Breslau, Ontario, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 183
| position = Centre
| shoots = Right
| league = NHL
| team = Vegas Golden Knights
| prospect_league =
| former_teams = Florida Panthers
Calgary Flames
| draft = 81st overall
| draft_year = 2019
| draft_team = Florida Panthers
| career_start = 2021
| career_end =
}}
Cole Schwindt (born April 25, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 81st overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, for whom he debuted in 2021, and has also played for the Calgary Flames.
Personal life
Schwindt was born on April 25, 2001, in Breslau, Ontario, Canada,{{cite web |title=Cole Schwindt |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/431915/cole-schwindt |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=December 15, 2024}} to parents Jason and Laura Schwindt. He grew up the oldest of three boys, both of whom play hockey as well.{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Ken |title=‘We know he’s watching over us.’ How hockey is helping a family of NHL hopefuls heal from tragedy |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/we-know-he-s-watching-over-us-how-hockey-is-helping-a-family-of-nhl/article_00a69867-7afc-5f56-a042-8cc32460affc.html|access-date=December 15, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241216023115/https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/we-know-he-s-watching-over-us-how-hockey-is-helping-a-family-of-nhl/article_00a69867-7afc-5f56-a042-8cc32460affc.html|archive-date=December 16, 2024 |publisher=Toronto Star |date=November 26, 2022}}
Playing career
Schwindt played as a youth with the Kitchener Jr. Rangers of the Alliance Hockey League before playing major junior hockey with the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
After his second season with the Steelheads in 2018–19, Schwindt was selected in the third-round, 81st overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
File:Cole Schwindt - October 2024.jpg in 2024.]]
In the following 2019–20 season, Schwindt appeared in 57 games with Mississauga, recording a team-leading 71 points with 28 goals and 43 assists. On April 9, 2020, Schwindt was signed by the Panthers to a three-year, entry-level contract.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-agree-to-terms-with-forward-cole-schwindt/c-316552078 | title = Panthers agree to terms with forward Cole Schwindt | publisher = Florida Panthers | date = April 9, 2020 | accessdate = April 9, 2020}}
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic delayed the commencement of the 2020–21 season, Schwindt ended his junior career and made his professional debut with the Panthers temporary AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Remaining with the Crunch, Schwindt appeared in 10 games registering 2 points.
Approaching the {{NHL Year|2021}} season, Schwindt attended the Panthers training camp before he was reassigned to primary AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, to begin the campaign.{{cite web| url = https://charlottecheckers.com/articles/transactions/panthers-trim-camp-roster-send-group-to-charlotte | title = Panthers trim camp roster, send group to Charlotte | publisher = Charlotte Checkers | date = October 2, 2021 | accessdate = October 2, 2021}} While quickly regaining his scoring touch, Schwindt was leading the Checkers in goals before he received his first NHL recall to the injury affected Panthers on December 16, 2021.{{cite web| url = https://charlottecheckers.com/articles/transactions/panthers-recall-cole-schwindt-grigori-denisenko-matt-kiersted-and-chase-priskie | title = Panthers recall four | publisher = Charlotte Checkers | date = December 16, 2021 | accessdate = December 16, 2021}} He was immediately inserted in the Panthers shortened lineup that day and made his NHL debut in a 4–1 defeat to the Los Angeles Kings.{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401349589 | title = Kings add to short-handed Panthers woes with 4-1 victory | publisher = ESPN | date = December 16, 2021 | accessdate = December 16, 2021}} He was then returned to continue with the Checkers on December 18, 2021.
On July 22, 2022, Schwindt was included in the blockbuster trade for the Panthers along with Jonathan Huberdeau, MacKenzie Weegar and a conditional 2025 first-round selection to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Matthew Tkachuk and a conditional fourth-round selection in 2025.{{cite web| url = https://www.tsn.ca/matthew-tkachuk-trade-florida-panthers-calgary-flames-1.1828430 | title = Panthers acquire Tkachuk from Flames in blockbuster for Huberdeau, Weegar | publisher = Calgary Flames | date = July 22, 2022 | accessdate = July 22, 2022}}
Upon finishing his entry-level contract, Schwindt signed a one-year extension with the Flames.{{cite web| url = https://puckpedia.com/player/cole-schwindt | title = Cole Schwindt Contract, Cap Hit, Salary, and Stats | publisher = PuckPedia | date = September 19, 2024 | accessdate = September 19, 2024}} Ahead of the 2024–25 season, however, Schwindt was claimed off waivers by the Vegas Golden Knights on October 7, 2024.{{cite web |last=Webster |first=Danny |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/goldenknights/knights-claim-2-forwards-off-waivers-but-lose-1-themselves-3184806/ |title=Knights claim 2 forwards off waivers, but lose 1 themselves |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 7, 2024 |access-date=October 7, 2024}} On October 11, Schwindt recorded his first NHL point in his Vegas debut, recording an assist on a second-period Shea Theodore goal.{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Jack |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2024/oct/12/claimed-off-waivers-schwindt-makes-instant-impact/ |title=Claimed off waivers, Schwindt makes instant impact with Golden Knights |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 12, 2024 |access-date=October 12, 2024}} Schwindt subsequently recorded his first career goal in the Golden Knights' final game of the season on April 16, scoring on an empty net late in a 4–1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.{{cite web |last=Woodley |first=Kevin |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-vancouver-canucks-game-recap-april-16 |title=Eichel scores in return, Golden Knights defeat Canucks |website=NHL.com |date=April 17, 2025 |access-date=April 18, 2025}}
Career statistics
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| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 2017–18
|OHL | 66 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 20
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Mississauga Steelheads |OHL | 68 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 25
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019–20
|Mississauga Steelheads |OHL | 57 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 31
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|AHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22
|AHL | 72 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 21
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23
|AHL | 70 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 29
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Calgary Wranglers |AHL | 66 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 31
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023–24
|NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |NHL totals ! 7 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{icehockeystats|elite=431915|hockeydb=208561 | nhl = 8481655}}
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