Mark Kastelic
{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| caption = Kastelic playing for the Ottawa Senators in January 2024
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|3|11|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 210
| position = Centre
| shoots = Right
| team = Boston Bruins
| league = NHL
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| prospect_league = AHL
| former_teams = Ottawa Senators
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| draft = 125th overall
| draft_year = 2019
| draft_team = Ottawa Senators
| career_start = 2021
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Mark Kastelic (born March 11, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kastelic was drafted in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL entry draft by the Ottawa Senators.
Early life
Kastelic was born in Phoenix, Arizona.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/player-bio/mark-kastelic|title=Mark Kastelic Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN|website=TSN |access-date=January 29, 2022}} Kastelic played his youth ice hockey years with the Phoenix Jr. Coyotes teams{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/mark-kastelic-8480355|title=Mark Kastelic Stats and News |website=NHL.com |access-date=January 29, 2022}} while attending Desert Vista High School.{{cite web |url=https://www.ahwatukee.com/sports/article_a2a2974e-9f63-11e9-9af8-e3050c50bd3a.html |title=Ahwatukee's Mark Kastelic picked by Ottawa in NHL Draft |first=Zach |last=Alvira |work=Ahwatukee Foothills News |date=July 16, 2019 |access-date=January 31, 2022}}
Playing career
= Amateur =
Kastelic joined the Calgary Hitmen junior team of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2015. He played five seasons for the Hitmen. His best season was 2018–19 when he scored 47 goals and had 77 points. He served as team captain for the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons. He went undrafted twice during his time with Calgary.{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/09/26/family-wisdom-and-hard-work-carried-ottawa-senators-rookie-mark-kastelic-to-the-nhl.html |title=Family wisdom and hard work carried Ottawa Senators rookie Mark Kastelic to the NHL |work=Toronto Star |last=Wallace |first=Lisa |agency=The Canadian Press |date=September 26, 2022 |access-date=June 27, 2023}}
=== Professional ===
== Ottawa Senators ==
After his outstanding 2018–19 season, Kastelic was drafted in the 2019 NHL entry draft in the fifth round, 125th overall, as an over-age player by the Ottawa Senators. Kastelic signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Senators. Kastelic returned to Calgary for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. In 2021, Kastelic made his professional debut, joining the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL), Ottawa's primary minor-league affiliate.
Due to injuries to several Senators players, Kastelic was called up to Ottawa in January 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/ottawa-senators-josh-norris-shoulder-injury-all-star-break-1.1752227 |title=Sens F Norris expected to be out until after all-star break |date=January 29, 2022 |website=TSN |access-date=January 29, 2022}} Kastelic made his NHL debut on January 29, 2022, against the Anaheim Ducks.{{cite web |title=Event Summary, Saturday January 29, 2022 |url=http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20212022/ES020773.HTM |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=January 29, 2022}} On April 23, Kastelic scored his first two career NHL goals, including the eventual game-winner, in a 6–4 win against the Montreal Canadiens.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-ott/2022/04/23/2021021250#game=2021021250,game_state=final,game_tab=wrap |title=Senators hang on, send Canadiens to eighth loss in a row |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=April 25, 2022}}
During the {{NHL Year|2022}} season, Kastelic made the Ottawa Senators out of training camp and became an NHL regular. Impressed with his play, general manager Pierre Dorion signed him to a two-year $1.67 million contract on October 27, 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/senators-sign-mark-kastelic-to-two-year-contract-extension/ |title=Senators sign Mark Kastelic to two-year contract extension |website=Sportsnet |access-date=November 25, 2022}} On January 13, 2023, Kastelic scored the game-winning goal in a 5–3 win over the Arizona Coyotes, playing in his hometown for the first time.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators-arizona-coyotes-nhl-recap-jan-12-1.6712523 |title=Kastelic scores winning goal as Senators send Coyotes to 7th straight loss |work=CBC Sports |last=Marshall |first=John |agency=Associated Press |date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=June 27, 2023}} During the NHL All-Star break, Kastelic was sent back to Belleville on February 2, 2023, after having missed the previous four Ottawa games with an illness/injury.{{cite web |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/snapshots-centre-mark-kastelic-will-spend-the-lengthy-senators-break-in-belleville |title=Snapshots: Centre Mark Kastelic will spend the lengthy Senators break in Belleville |last=Garrioch |first=Bruce |work=Ottawa Sun |date=February 2, 2023 |access-date=June 27, 2023}} He was recalled on February 25.{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/ice-chips-ottawa-senators-ridly-greig-to-the-belleville-senators-mark-kastelic-1.1923622 |title=Ice Chips: Sens send Greig to AHL, recall Kastelic |work=TSN |date=February 25, 2023 |access-date=June 27, 2023}}
== Boston Bruins ==
On June 24, 2024, Kastelic was traded alongside Joonas Korpisalo and a 2024 first round pick to the Boston Bruins, in exchange for goaltender Linus Ullmark.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/bruins-trade-linus-ullmark-to-senators |title=Ullmark traded to Senators by Bruins for Korpisalo, 1st-round pick |website=NHL.com |date=June 24, 2024}}
Making the Bruins roster out of camp, Kastelic had a successful start to the season, and provided solid fourth-line scoring to the team. In the second game of the season, on October 10, 2024, Kastelic had his second career two goal game against the Montreal Canadiens. Just four days later, on October 14, 2024, Kastelic had his first career three-point game, notching three assists in a 4-3 loss to the Florida Panthers. Kastelic also played a big role in the 6-3 victory in the Bruins Centennial Game matchup against the Canadiens, registering two assists. This led to Kastelic signing a three-year, $1.567 million AAV deal with the team on January 3, 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-03 |title=Bruins Sign Mark Kastelic to Three-Year Contract Extension {{!}} Boston Bruins |url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-sign-mark-kastelic-to-three-year-contract-extension |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}} However, after the 4 Nations break in mid-February, the Bruins struggled mightily, and Kastelic was unable to produce. After the break, Kastelic only managed to score a single goal. Kastelic was injured on March 22, 2025, against the Vegas Golden Knights, with no timetable to return.{{Cite web |last=Vautour |first=Matt |date=2025-03-22 |title=Injured Bruins forward will miss rest of road trip |url=https://www.masslive.com/bruins/2025/03/injured-bruins-forward-will-miss-rest-of-road-trip.html |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=masslive |language=en}} On April 10, 2025, it was announced that Kastelic would not return for the rest of the season.{{Cite web |last=Lavallee |first=Chris |date=2025-04-10 |title=Charlie McAvoy and Mark Kastelic Ruled Out for Remainder of the Season |url=https://insidetherink.com/charlie-mcavoy-and-mark-kastelic-ruled-out-for-remainder-of-the-season/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Inside The Rink |language=en-US}} Kastelic finished his first season with the Bruins with five goals and nine assists for 14 points, tying his career high for goals, and breaking his previous career high for assists and points.
Personal
Kastelic is of Slovenian descent. His father Ed is a former professional ice hockey player who played 220 games for the Washington Capitals and Hartford Whalers of the NHL. His grandfather Pat Stapleton played over 600 games for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins of the NHL.{{cite web |url=https://www.dubnetwork.ca/central-division/captain-kastelic-2020-hitmen-graduating-class/ |title=Captain Kastelic – 2020 Hitmen Graduating Class |website=dubnetwork.ca |date=July 14, 2020 |accessdate=January 29, 2022}} His uncle Mike Stapleton played 697 games in the NHL for several teams.
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 ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 2014–15
|Phoenix Jr. Coyotes | 24 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 38
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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|WHL | 59 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 39
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016–17
|Calgary Hitmen |WHL | 67 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 65
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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|Calgary Hitmen |WHL | 71 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 93
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19
|Calgary Hitmen |WHL | 66 | 47 | 30 | 77 | 122
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Calgary Hitmen |WHL | 58 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 83
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21
|AHL | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
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|Belleville Senators |AHL | 64 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 87
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021–22
|NHL | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Ottawa Senators |NHL | 65 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 102
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23
|Belleville Senators |AHL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Ottawa Senators |NHL | 63 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 63
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024–25
|NHL | 61 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 106
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" |NHL totals ! 205 !! 19 !! 20 !! 39 !! 285 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||
| 2016
| IH18 | {{silver2}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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! colspan="4" |Junior totals ! 5 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 4 |
Awards and honors
References
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External links
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Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Calgary Hitmen players
Category:American people of Slovenian descent
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Category:Ottawa Senators draft picks