Dylan Guenther
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| name = Dylan Guenther
| image = Dylan Guenther 2022.05.23.jpg
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| caption = Guenther with the Edmonton Oil Kings in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|4|10}}
| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 180
| position = Right wing
| shoots = Right
| league = NHL
| team = Utah Mammoth
| former_teams = Arizona Coyotes
| ntl_team = CAN
| draft = 9th overall
| draft_year = 2021
| draft_team = Arizona Coyotes
| career_start = 2022
| career_end =
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Dylan Guenther (born April 10, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL).{{cite web |title=Dylan Guenther at eliteprospects.com|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/476538/dylan-guenther|website=eliteprospects.com}} He was selected by the Arizona Coyotes with the ninth overall pick in the 2021 NHL entry draft.{{cite news |date=July 24, 2021|title=Coyotes draft F Dylan Guenther with No. 9 overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft |work=Arizona Sports |url=https://arizonasports.com/story/2736736/coyotes-draft-f-dylan-guenther-with-no-9-overall-pick-in-2021-nhl-draft/ |access-date=July 24, 2021}}
Playing career
The Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Guenther with the first pick of the 2018 WHL bantam draft.{{cite news |date=May 3, 2018|title=Oil Kings take Dylan Guenther first overall in WHL bantam draft |work=Sportsnet |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/oil-kings-take-dylan-guenther-first-overall-whl-bantam-draft/}} He debuted with the Oil Kings late in the 2018–19 season, scoring three goals and four points in his first eight WHL games. Guenther finished third on the Oil Kings in scoring in 2019–20, amassing 59 points (including a team-leading 26 goals) in 58 games. As a result, Guenther was awarded the WHL's Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of the year. During the pandemic-shortened 2020–21 season, Guenther scored 12 goals and 24 points in just 12 games. Guenther was awarded the Central Division's Player of the Year award and Most Sportsmanlike Player.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/coyotes/news/coyotes-sign-dylan-guenther-to-entry-level-contract/c-326045184 | title = Coyotes sign Dylan Guenther to entry-level contract | publisher = Arizona Coyotes | date = August 31, 2021 | access-date = August 31, 2021}}
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau ranked Guenther as the fifth-best North American skater eligible for the 2021 NHL entry draft. On July 24, 2021, the Arizona Coyotes selected Guenther with the ninth overall pick in the 2021 draft; the pick was acquired in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks. He was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Coyotes on August 31.
In the 2021–22 WHL season, Guenther led the Oil Kings with 45 goals and 91 points. In the subsequent playoffs, Guenther again led the Oil Kings with 13 goals and 21 points, as they won the Ed Chynoweth Cup. He was also named to the WHL's Central Division First All-Star Team.{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/article/chl-nhl-guenther-debuts-coyotes/ |title=CHL to NHL: Guenther debuts with Coyotes |last=Tidcombe |first=Matt |publisher=Canadian Hockey League |date=October 16, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2023}}
Guenther began the 2022–23 NHL season with the Coyotes and made his NHL debut on October 15, 2022 in a 6–3 loss to the Boston Bruins. He had a breakaway saved by Jeremy Swayman but registered an assist in his first game on a goal by Josh Brown.{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/10/15/bruins-blow-lead-fight-back-for-win-over-coyotes/ |title=Bruins blow lead, fight back for win over Coyotes |work=Boston Herald |last=Conroy |first=Steve |date=October 15, 2022 |access-date=November 23, 2023}} Guenther scored his first NHL goal on October 22 against Anton Forsberg in a 6–2 loss to the Ottawa Senators.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nhl/recap?gameId=401458670 |title=Tkachuk scores 2 to lead Senators in 6-2 win over Coyotes |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=October 22, 2023 |access-date=November 23, 2023}} Guenther played in 39 games with Arizona.{{cite web |url=https://arizonasports.com/story/3488152/coyotes-f-dylan-guenther-assigned-to-whls-seattle-thunderbirds/ |title=Coyotes F Dylan Guenther assigned to WHL's Seattle Thunderbirds |work=Arizona Sports |last=Rice |first=Willis |date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=November 23, 2023}} On January 10, 2023, the Seattle Thunderbirds acquired Guenther's WHL playing rights in exchange for seven draft picks. He was assigned to the Thunderbirds on February 5, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://seattlethunderbirds.com/article/dylan-guenther-assigned-to-seattle-thunderbirds |title=Dylan Guenther assigned to Seattle Thunderbirds |publisher=Seattle Thunderbirds |date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=May 18, 2023}} Guenther was assigned to the Thunderbirds at the 39-game mark due to a regulation that stated if a player played in 40 games, it would count as a year towards unrestricted free agency. In the 2022–23 WHL season, Guenther played 20 regular season games with Seattle, recording 29 points. In the 2023 playoffs, Guenther led the Thunderbirds with 16 goals and 28 points, winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup for the second consecutive season. The Thunderbirds reached the final of the 2023 Memorial Cup, but were defeated by the Quebec Remparts.{{Cite web |title=Québec Remparts cap off impressive season by winning 2023 Memorial Cup|url=https://chl.ca/article/quebec-remparts-cap-off-impressive-season-winning-2023-memorial-cup |publisher=Canadian Hockey League |access-date=June 5, 2023 |date=June 5, 2023}}
Guenther attended the Coyotes' 2023 training camp, but was assigned to Arizona's American Hockey League affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, to begin the 2023–24 season.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/arizona-coyotes/news/coyotes-assign-dylan-guenther-to-ahl |title=Coyotes Assign Dylan Guenther to AHL |work=The Hockey News |last=Mastey |first=Remy |date=October 8, 2023 |access-date=November 23, 2023}} Guenther was recalled by Arizona on January 6, 2024 after Jason Zucker was suspended.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/arizona-coyotes/news/dylan-guenther-reportedly-recalled-by-coyotes |title=Dylan Guenther Reportedly Recalled by Coyotes |magazine=The Hockey News |last=Mastey |first=Remy |date=January 6, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2024}} At the time, he was leading the Roadrunners in scoring with 10 goals and 18 assists in 29 games played.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/sitting-down-with-dylan-guenther |title=Guenther talks development with Coyotes in Q&A with NHL.com |website=NHL.com |first=Tom |last=Gulitti |date=March 26, 2024 |access-date=May 6, 2024 }} Guenther made his season debut with the Coyotes on January 7, scoring one of the team's two goals in a 6–2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401559847 |title=Jets extend points streak to 12 straight with 6-2 win over Coyotes |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=January 7, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2024}} He was judged to have performed sufficiently well that when Zucker was able to return to the roster, Guenther remained with the team.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/arizona-coyotes/news/dylan-guenther-staying-with-coyotes-for-now |title=Dylan Guenther Staying With Coyotes (For Now) |magazine=The Hockey News |last=Mastey |first=Remy |date=January 11, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2024}} With the Coyotes announced as relocating to Utah following the conclusion of the NHL season (though the franchise was treated as inactive, with the Utah Hockey Club being an expansion franchise), Guenther scored the team's penultimate goal in Arizona in its season-ending 5–2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on April 17, before being transferred along with the rest of the Coyotes personnel to the new Utah franchise.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-arizona-coyotes-game-recap-april-17 |title=Guenther’s 2 points help Coyotes defeat Oilers |website=NHL.com |first=Alan |last=Robinson |date=April 18, 2024 |access-date=May 6, 2024 }}
In the 2024–25 season opener for Utah, on October 8, 2024, Guenther scored the first goal in franchise history against the Chicago Blackhawks. He scored his second goal for the franchise on an empty net late in the third period of Utah's 5–2 inaugural win over Chicago.{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/nhl/utah-hockey-club-gets-first-win-in-franchise-history-in-inaugural-game |title=Utah Hockey Club Gets First Win in Franchise History in Inaugural Game |work=Sports Illustrated |last=Beech |first=Mark |date=October 9, 2024 |access-date=November 14, 2024}}
International play
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{{MedalSport|Men's ice hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Canada|}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2021 Canada|}}
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Guenther made his international debut for Canada as a member of the national under-18 team at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships.{{cite web |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/edmonton-s-dylan-guenther-to-represent-team-canada-in-iihf-u18-world-championships-1.5371724 |title=Edmonton's Dylan Guenther to represent Team Canada in IIHF U18 World Championships |website=CTV News |date=April 1, 2021 |access-date=May 6, 2024}} Serving as an alternate captain, he registered three goals and four assists, helping Team Canada win the championship.{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/whl-oilkings/oil-kings-dylan-guenther-drafted-ninth-overall-by-arizona-coyotes/ |title=Oil Kings Dylan Guenther drafted ninth overall by Arizona Coyotes |website=Canadian Hockey League |date=July 23, 2021 |access-date=May 6, 2024}}
On December 12, 2022, Guenther was named to the national junior team for the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. During the tournament, he recorded seven goals and three assists in seven games. He scored two goals in the gold medal game against the Czech Republic, including the winning goal in overtime.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2023-world-junior-championship-rosters/c-338699372 |title=2023 World Junior Championship rosters |website=NHL.com |first=Adam |last=Kimelman |date=December 12, 2022 |access-date=December 12, 2022}}
Following the end of the 2023–24 NHL season, with the Coyotes not qualifying for the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, Guenther accepted an invitation to make his senior national team debut at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.{{cite web|title=Bedard, Celebrini highlight Canada's roster at the World Championship|url=https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/connor-bedard-macklin-celebrini-highlight-canada-s-roster-at-the-world-championship-1.2114972|website=TSN|date=May 3, 2024|access-date=May 6, 2024}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2018–19
| WHL | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2019–20 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 58 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21
| AJHL | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2020–21 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22
| Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 59 | 45 | 46 | 91 | 45
| 16 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 10 |
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| 2022–23 | NHL | 33 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23
| WHL | 20 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 18
| 19 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 12 |
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| 2023–24 | AHL | 29 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 20
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023–24
| Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 45 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 14
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2024–25 | NHL | 70 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 26
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" |NHL totals ! 148 !! 51 !! 59 !! 110 !! 50 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
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| 2019 | Canada White | U17 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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| 2021 | Canada | U18 | {{gold1}} | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023
| Canada | WJC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
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| 2024 | Canada | WC | 4th | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
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! colspan="4" |Junior totals ! 20 !! 14 !! 6 !! 20 !! 6 | ||||
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! colspan="4" |Senior totals ! 9 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 0 |
Awards and achievements
References
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External links
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