Kyle Connor

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Kyle Connor
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Connor with the United States in 2016
Born (1996-12-09) December 9, 1996 (age 27)
Clinton Township, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team Winnipeg Jets
National team  United States
NHL Draft 17th overall, 2015
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 2016–present

Kyle David Connor (born December 9, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Connor was drafted 17th overall by the Jets in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Connor played minor ice hockey for Detroit Belle Tire and participated in the 2009 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with them.[1]

Junior

Connor joined the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL during the 2012–13 season. During the 2013–14 season, Connor recorded 31 goals and 43 assists, in 56 games, setting a Phantoms franchise record for most points in a season with 74 points. His outstanding play was recognized when he was named to the 2013–14 USHL First All-Star Team.[2]

During the 2014–15 season, Connor led the league in scoring, recording 34 goals and 46 assists, in 56 regular season games. He broke the Phantoms' franchise record for points in a season, with 80 points. He led the USHL with nine game-winning goals. Following an outstanding season, he was named to the 2014–15 USHL First All-Star Team, and was also named the USHL Forward of the Year and Player of the Year.[3]

College

He committed to play for the Michigan Wolverines for the 2015–16 season.[4][5] Connor was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week for the week ending October 20, 2015. In the season opener on October 16, Connor recorded two goals and an assist in his debut, the most points by a Michigan freshman in his debut since Jason Ryznar had three points (one goal and two assists) in his debut in the Cold War at Spartan Stadium on October 6, 2001. On October 18, he scored the game-winning goal against Mercyhurst.[6]

Connor was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week for the week ending December 15, 2015. He recorded five goals and one assist in a split weekend series against Minnesota. On December 11, Connor recorded his first career hat-trick, becoming the first Michigan freshman to record a hat-trick in a game since Michael Woodford in 2001.[7][8] Connor was named to the GLI-all-tournament team, and was named MVP at the 2015 Great Lakes Invitational.[9]

Connor was named the Hockey Commissioners' Association (HCA) National Rookie of the Month for December 2015. Connor led the nation with seven goals and 13 points in six games during the month of December, averaging 2.17 points per game in that span. He registered at least one point in all six games, including four multi-point efforts. His overall average of 1.47 points per game this season is the most by a Michigan freshman since the 1979–80 season.[10]

Connor was named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week for the week ending January 12, 2016. During that time he recorded three goals and three assists, including a career-best five-points on January 8, against Michigan State.[11] Connor was named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week for the week ending February 2, 2016. During that time he recorded two goals and four assists in two games against Penn State. On January 28, Connor matched a career-high with five points, including the game-winning goal. By reaching 20 goals in 22 games, he and teammate Tyler Motte were the fastest Michigan players to reach 20 goals since Kevin Porter had 20 goals in 21 games during the 2007–08 season. Connor became the first Michigan freshman to score 20 goals since Jeff Tambellini scored 26 goals during the 2002–03 season.[12]

Connor was named the HCA National Rookie of the Month for the month of January, 2016. He ranked second nationally with 1.33 goals, 1.50 assists and 2.83 points per game last month, trailing only linemates Motte in goals and points and J. T. Compher in assists.[13] Connor was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week for the week ending February 23, 2016. He joined Tyler Motte as the only players in the Big Ten to earn First Star of the Week honors three times this season. Connor is the fifth Michigan freshman ever to reach the 50-point mark, and the first since current assistant coach Brian Wiseman reached the mark in 1990–91.[14]

Connor was named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week for the week ending March 1, 2016. Connor is in the midst of a 23-game point streak, the longest by a Michigan player since Mike Knuble had points in 21 straight games during the 1994–95 season.[15] He is the first Michigan player to reach 60 points since Kevin Porter recorded 63 points in 2007–08, and the first Michigan freshman to reach the 30-goal mark since Danny Felsner had 30 goals in 1988–89. Connor is also the first freshman in college hockey to record 30 goals since Thomas Vanek in 2002–03. Connor was named the Big Ten First Star of the Week for the week ending March 15. Connor extended his Red Berenson-era (since 1984) Michigan record point streak to 23 games with four goals in two wins against Penn State.[16]

Following an outstanding freshman season with the Wolverines, Connor was named the Big Ten Conference ice hockey Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. He was also named to both the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten First Team. He was also Big Ten Scoring Champion, recording 30 goals, and 31 assists in 34 games.[17] He was also named the NCAA Ice Hockey National Rookie of the Year and an AHCA First Team All-American.[18] Connor was runner-up for the Hobey Baker Award, losing to Jimmy Vesey.[19][20]

During the quarterfinals of the 2016 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Connor scored four goals, breaking the record for most goals in a single Big Ten Tournament game. Connor became the first Michigan player to score four goals in a game since Kevin Porter on March 28, 2008.[21][22] During the championship game, Connor and teammate Zach Werenski tied the record for most assists in the Big Ten tournament championship game with three assists. Connor and Werenski also tied the record for most points in a championship game with four points. Connor holds the record for most goals in a single Big Ten tournament with five goals, while Connor and teammate J. T. Compher are tied for the most points in a single Big Ten tournament with eight points. He was named the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player and named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.[23][24][25]

Professional

On April 11, 2016, Connor signed a three-year, two-way contract with the Winnipeg Jets.[26][27] Connor recorded his first NHL goal in a 4–1 win over the Dallas Stars on October 27, 2016.[28] Before the Winnipeg Jets finalized their 2017–18 roster, Connor was assigned to the Manitoba Moose.[29] However, he was recalled to the NHL on October 16,[30] and scored his first goal of the season the following day against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[31] At season's end, he finished fourth in the voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy.[32] On March 23, 2019, Connor scored his first career NHL hat-trick in a 5–0 win over the Nashville Predators.[33]

On September 28, 2019, Connor signed a seven-year, $50 million contract with the Jets.[34][35] Later, on December 31, 2019, Connor would go on to score his second career NHL hat trick in a 7–4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

International play

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2013 Piešťany
World Junior A Challenge
Gold medal – first place 2013 Yarmouth
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kindersley
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Finland

Connor represented the United States at the 2013 World Junior A Challenge, where he recorded two goals and three assists in four games and won a gold medal. Connor scored the game-winning goal in the championship game against Russia.[36][37] Connor again represented the United States at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge where he recorded one goal and one assist in four games, and won a gold medal.[38]

Connor represented the United States at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded four goals and three assists in seven games, and won a gold medal.

Connor represented the United States at the 2016 IIHF World Championship alongside line-mates J. T. Compher and Tyler Motte. He recorded two assists in five games.[39]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 62 17 24 41 16 9 0 3 3 0
2013–14 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 56 31 43 74 12 — — — — —
2014–15 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 56 34 46 80 6 4 3 1 4 0
2015–16 University of Michigan B1G 38 35 36 71 6 — — — — —
2016–17 Winnipeg Jets NHL 20 2 3 5 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Manitoba Moose AHL 52 25 19 44 14 — — — — —
2017–18 Manitoba Moose AHL 4 3 2 5 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Winnipeg Jets NHL 76 31 26 57 16 17 3 7 10 2
2018–19 Winnipeg Jets NHL 82 34 32 66 18 6 3 2 5 0
2019–20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 71 38 35 73 34 4 0 1 1 0
2020–21 Winnipeg Jets NHL 56 26 24 50 12 8 3 4 7 0
2021–22 Winnipeg Jets NHL 79 47 46 93 4 — — — — —
NHL totals 384 178 166 344 88 35 9 14 23 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 United States IH18 2nd 5 2 1 3 2
2014 United States U18 1st 7 4 3 7 0
2016 United States WC 4th 5 0 2 2 0
Junior totals 12 6 4 10 2
Senior totals 5 0 2 2 0

Awards and honors

Award Year Ref
NHL
All-Star Game 2022
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 2022
USHL
USHL First All-Star Team 2014, 2015 [40][41]
USHL Player of the Year 2015 [42]
USHL Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award 2015 [43]
College
HCA Rookie of the Month December, 2015
January, 2016		 [10][13]
All-Big Ten First Team 2016 [17]
All-Big Ten Freshman Team 2016
Big Ten Freshman of the Year 2016
Big Ten Player of the Year 2016
Big Ten Scoring Champion 2016
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2016 [18]
NCAA National Rookie of the Year 2016 [44]
Hobey Baker Award Finalist 2016 [45]
Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player 2016 [23]
Big Ten All-Tournament Team 2016

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winnipeg Jets first round draft pick
2015		 Succeeded by
Jack Roslovic
Preceded by Tim Taylor Award
2015–16		 Succeeded by
Clayton Keller
Preceded by NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
2015–16		 Succeeded by
Zach Aston-Reese / Mike Vecchione / Tyler Kelleher
Preceded by Big Ten Freshman of the Year
2015–16		 Succeeded by
Trent Frederic
Preceded by Big Ten Player of the Year
2015–16		 Succeeded by
Tyler Sheehy
Preceded by Big Ten Scoring Champion
2015–16		 Succeeded by
Mason Jobst / Tyler Sheehy
Preceded by Big Ten Tournament MOP
2016		 Succeeded by
Peyton Jones
Preceded by Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
2022		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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