Carsen Twarynski

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Carsen Twarynski
Born (1997-11-24) November 24, 1997 (age 26)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Seattle Kraken
Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 82nd overall, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2018–present

Carsen Twarynski (born November 24, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in the Western Hockey League for the Kelowna Rockets and Calgary Hitmen before being drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Early life

Twarynski was born on November 24, 1997, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada[1] to parents Kim and Rob. His older brother Brayden was also an athlete; he most recently played as a linebacker for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.[2][3]

Playing career

Junior

Growing up in Alberta, Twarynski played with Calgary’s Bow Valley Hockey Association until he reached Atom level, in which he transferred to the Blackfoot Chiefs Minor Hockey Association Pee-Wee team for two years. As he aged out of pee-wee, he competed with the Calgary Bantam AAA Blackhawks and the Calgary Bantam AAA Bisons of the Calgary Buffalo Hockey Associations. After going overlooked in the Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft, he played one season with the Okotoks Oilers in the Alberta Junior Hockey League and Midget-AAA Buffaloes in the Alberta Midget Hockey League before signing with the Calgary Hitmen as a 16-year-old.[4] Twarynski recorded his first career WHL goal during a 9–2 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on September 29, 2014.[5] During his first year of draft eligibility, Twarynski recorded 20 goals for a total of 45 points and described himself as a "power forward that is good two ways." As a result of his play, he drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers 82nd overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[6]

After spending two seasons with the Hitmen, Twarynski was traded to the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for Jake Kryski on January 9, 2017.[7] When reflecting on the trade, Twarynski said, "it was a good move. I was very happy and I think Kelowna has turned out the best, so I was very fortunate."[8] Upon the conclusion of the season, Twarynski joined the Flyers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, but was returned to major junior hockey near the start of the 2017–18 season.[9] In his first full season with the team, the Rockets made it to the Western Conference final before eliminated in six games by the Seattle Thunderbirds.[8] On March 11, 2018, Twarynski concluded his major junior career by signing an entry-level contract with the Flyers.[10]

Professional

After attending the Flyers' 2018–19 training camp, Twarynski was re-assigned to the Phantoms to start the season.[11] He made his NHL debut on October 4, 2019, which was played in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the NHL Global Series.[12] Although he played the majority of the 2019-20 season with the Phantoms, Twarynski was included in the Flyers' training camp for the 2020 playoffs, but did not make the roster to travel with the team to the bubble.[13]

On July 21, 2021, Twarynski was selected from the Flyers at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft by the Seattle Kraken.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Calgary Buffaloes AMHL 32 13 16 29 31
2013–14 Okotoks Oilers AJHL 2 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Calgary Hitmen WHL 58 6 16 22 22 16 1 4 5 14
2015–16 Calgary Hitmen WHL 67 20 25 45 42 5 0 1 1 0
2016–17 Calgary Hitmen WHL 36 10 11 21 42
2016–17 Kelowna Rockets WHL 28 7 15 22 18 16 3 2 5 17
2017–18 Kelowna Rockets WHL 68 45 27 72 87 4 2 2 4 4
2017–18 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 5 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 69 10 14 24 50
2019–20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 15 1 0 1 4
2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 31 7 5 12 12
2020–21 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 7 0 0 0 2
2020–21 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 2 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 22 1 0 1 6

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