Dylan Wendt
{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2001)}}
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{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| name = Dylan Wendt
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|1|9}}
| birth_place = Grand Haven, Michigan, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 185
| position = Forward
| shoots = Right
| league = NHL
| team = New Jersey Devils
| prospect_team = Utica Comets
| prospect_league = AHL
| former_teams =
| ntl_team =
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2024
}}
Dylan Wendt (born January 9, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Wendt played junior ice hockey in the United States Hockey League (USHL), where he was drafted in 2018 by the Green Bay Gamblers. In the 2018–19 season, he recorded three goals and 18 points in 58 games. Early in the 2019–20 season, he was traded to the Muskegon Lumberjacks for defenseman John Prokop. He was later named the Lumberjacks' captain. Although he initially committed to the University of Michigan, he changed his commitment to Western Michigan University in 2020.{{cite web |last1=DeCamp |first1=Scott |title=Muskegon Lumberjacks captain, WMU commit enjoying homecoming in hockey journey |url=https://www.mlive.com/broncos/2020/12/muskegon-lumberjacks-captain-wmu-commit-enjoying-homecoming-in-hockey-journey.html |website=mlive.com |publisher=Michigan Live |access-date=April 18, 2024 |date=December 23, 2020}}
As a freshman in the 2021–22 season, Wendt totaled just three points in 38 games, with his first of two goals coming against his former commitment, the University of Michigan.
In his sophomore season in 2022–23, Wendt's production improved to eight goals and 22 points, playing in all of Western Michigan's 39 games and earning the team award for Most Improved Player.
In the 2023–24 season, Wendt ranked second on the Broncos with 23 goals and 44 points in 38 games, including a seven game point streak through November and December. He led Western Michigan with nine power play goals and four game-winning goals, and was nominated for the Hobey Baker Award.{{cite web |last1=Gaudio |first1=Julian |title=Report: Devils Sign College Free Agent Dylan Wendt |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-jersey-devils/latest-news/report-devils-sign-college-free-agent-dylan-wendt |website=thehockeynews.com |publisher=The Hockey News |access-date=April 15, 2024 |date=April 4, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Dylan Wendt |url=https://wmubroncos.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/dylan-wendt/13046 |website=wmubroncos.com |publisher=Western Michigan University |access-date=April 15, 2024}}
Wendt signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) on April 4, 2024. He also signed an amateur tryout contract for the remainder of the 2023–24 season with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Utica Comets.{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Ryan S. |title=Devils sign college free agent Dylan Wendt to 2-year contract |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/39874996/devils-sign-college-free-agent-dylan-wendt-2-year-contract |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN |access-date=April 15, 2024 |date=April 4, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Devils sign free agent Dylan Wendt to two-year, entry-level contract |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/devils-sign-free-agent-dylan-wendt-to-two-year-entry-level-contract/ |website=sportsnet.ca |publisher=Sportsnet |access-date=April 18, 2024 |date=April 4, 2024}} He recorded his first professional point, an assist, on April 7, 2024, in his AHL debut against the Toronto Marlies.{{Cite tweet |number=1777065412263321779 |user=WMUHockey |title=Dylan Wendt takes the ice for his first professional game! |date=2024-04-07 |access-date=2024-04-18 |df=mdy-all}}{{Cite tweet |number=1777089150170042778 |user=UticaComets |title=Milestones all around on that play: Ryan Fitzgerald's 1st as a Comet and Dylan Wendt's first pro assist! @TheAHL |date=2024-04-07 |access-date=2024-04-18 |df=mdy-all}} His first professional goal came on April 20, against the Syracuse Crunch.{{Cite tweet |number=1781856827895914546 |user=UticaComets |title=Soak it in, Bronco Nation— that's a rifle of a wrister for goal #1 @WMUHockey 💥 |date=2024-04-20 |access-date=2024-04-20 |df=mdy-all}}
Personal life
Wendt graduated from Ashwaubenon High School before studying business at Western Michigan University. His uncle and cousin both played college ice hockey at Ferris State University.
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 2018–19
| USHL | 58 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 16
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2019–20 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20
| USHL | 35 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 17
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| 2020–21 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 53 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 19
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021–22
| NCHC | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| 2022–23 | Western Michigan University | NCHC | 39 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24
| Western Michigan University | NCHC | 38 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| 2023–24 | AHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024–25
| Utica Comets | AHL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="f0f0f0"
| 2024–25 | ECHL | 43 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 16
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |AHL totals ! 17 !! 2 !! 3 !! 5 !! 2 ! — | — | — | — | — |
References
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External links
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