Nic Petan

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Nic Petan
Petan with the Manitoba Moose in 2015
Born (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 29)
Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 New York Rangers
Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)
Winnipeg Jets
Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
Minnesota Wild
NHL Draft 43rd overall, 2013
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 2015–present

Nicolas Petan (born March 22, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Hartford Wolf Pack in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL). Petan was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the second round, 43rd overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career[edit]

Amateur[edit]

As a youth, Petan played in the 2007 and 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from North shore.[2]

Petan, who played in the Western Hockey League (WHL) beginning in the 2010–11 season with the Portland Winterhawks, was rewarded for his outstanding performance in the 2012–13 season by being named to the 2013 WHL West First All-Star Team.[3] Petan led the WHL with 74 assists, and shared the overall points title with Brendan Leipsic, finishing with 120 points in 68 games. Petan scored 9 goals with 19 assists in 21 playoff games and was +13 with 16 penalty minutes. The Winterhawks reached the 2013 Memorial Cup championship game, losing 6–4 to the Halifax Mooseheads. Petan scored one goal and nine assists and was +1 in five Memorial Cup games.

In the 2013–14 season, Petan had 35 goals and led the WHL with 78 assists, finishing +47 with 69 penalty minutes. Portland finished first in the U.S. Division and reached the WHL Finals for the fourth straight year. The Winterhawks lost to the eventual Memorial Cup champions, the Edmonton Oil Kings. Petan scored 7 goals with 21 assists and was +7, with 38 penalty minutes in 21 playoff games.

In December 2013, Petan signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets.[4] In 2014–15, Petan returned to the Winterhawks for his final year of junior eligibility and finished with 89 points in the regular season and another 28 points in the playoffs.

Professional[edit]

After finishing major junior hockey, Petan immediately jumped to the NHL, starting the 2015–16 season with the Winnipeg Jets. He scored a goal in his NHL debut for the Jets on October 8, 2015, against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins.[5] On November 19, 2015, he was reassigned to the Jets' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. On March 17, 2016, the Jets recalled Petan.[6]

Petan made the Jets' opening night roster for the 2017–18 season, but was reassigned to the Moose after playing in six games.[7] He scored at a point-per-game pace with Manitoba, registering 15 goals and 37 assists in 52 games. He was recalled to the Jets on two occasions finishing with 2 goals in 15 games. On August 1, 2018, following the completion of his entry-level contract earlier in the off-season, Petan was signed as a restricted free agent to a one-year, two-way extension with the Jets.[8]

Petan, now waiver eligible, began the 2018–19 season with the Jets. He played sparingly for the Central Division-contending Jets, appearing in just 13 games approaching the trade deadline before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Pär Lindholm on February 25, 2019.[9] On March 21, Petan signed a two-year contract extension with the Leafs.[10]

On July 28, 2021, the Vancouver Canucks signed Petan to a one-year, two-way contract worth $750,000 at the NHL level.[11]

At the conclusion of his contract with the Canucks, Petan left as a free agent and signed his first contract with an American team, agreeing to a two-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 13, 2022.[12]

On March 8, 2024, the Wild traded Petan to the New York Rangers in exchange for Turner Elson.[13]

International play[edit]

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Canada
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2012 Piešťany
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Canada

At the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, Petan helped Canada's under-18 team win the gold medal. During the 2013–14 season, he represented the WHL in the Subway Series, then played for Canada's under-20 team at the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He was invited back to represent Canada at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he was instrumental in Canada's gold medal win, including scoring a hat-trick against Slovakia in the semi-final.[14]

Personal life[edit]

Petan was born on March 22, 1995, in Delta, British Columbia, to mother Rosanna and father Franc. Nic has an older brother who is also a hockey player, Alex. His father committed suicide on September 18, 2018.[15]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Portland Winterhawks WHL 3 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Portland Winterhawks WHL 61 14 21 35 22 22 0 0 0 4
2012–13 Portland Winterhawks WHL 71 46 74 120 43 21 9 19 28 16
2013–14 Portland Winterhawks WHL 63 35 78 113 69 21 7 21 28 38
2014–15 Portland Winterhawks WHL 54 15 74 89 41 17 10 18 28 20
2015–16 Winnipeg Jets NHL 26 2 4 6 10 — — — — —
2015–16 Manitoba Moose AHL 47 9 23 32 26 — — — — —
2016–17 Manitoba Moose AHL 9 4 1 5 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Winnipeg Jets NHL 54 1 12 13 12 — — — — —
2017–18 Winnipeg Jets NHL 15 2 0 2 6 — — — — —
2017–18 Manitoba Moose AHL 52 15 37 52 24 9 1 3 4 8
2018–19 Winnipeg Jets NHL 13 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 16 0 3 3 4 — — — — —
2019–20 Toronto Marlies AHL 25 10 21 31 10 — — — — —
2020–21 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2020–21 Toronto Marlies AHL 14 7 8 15 6 — — — — —
2021–22 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 37 12 32 44 20 2 0 1 1 2
2021–22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 18 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2022–23 Iowa Wild AHL 53 23 39 62 50 2 0 1 1 0
2022–23 Minnesota Wild NHL 10 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
2023–24 Iowa Wild AHL 44 12 28 40 26 — — — — —
2023–24 Minnesota Wild NHL 6 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 170 7 28 35 46 — — — — —

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada WJC 4th 7 4 1 5 12
2015 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 4 7 11 0
Junior totals 14 8 8 16 12

Awards and honours[edit]

Award Year Ref
WHL
West First All-Star Team 2013, 2014 [16][17]
WHL Plus-Minus Award 2013
Bob Clarke Trophy 2013
CHL Top Prospects Game 2013
CHL Top Scorer Award 2013
West Second All-Star Team 2015

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nicolas Petan player profile". National Hockey League. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Hawks With 7 All-Stars, 2 Award Finalists". Portland Winterhawks. April 2, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Nicolas Petan prospect profile". Hockey's Future. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Six Jets score in season-opening win against Bruins". National Hockey League. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Jets recall Nic Petan from Manitoba Moose". NHL.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Jets Recall Petan, Lemieux". NHL.com. February 5, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Jets sign Nic Petan to one-year deal". Winnipeg Jets. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Leafs Trade Par Lindholm to Jets in Exchange for Nic Petan". Sportsnet.ca. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Maple Leafs Sign Nic Petan to Two-Year Extension". NHL.com. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "Canucks Sign Seven Players to Two-Way Contracts". NHL.com. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "Minnesota Wild agree to terms with four players". Minnesota Wild. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "Rangers Acquire Nic Petan". NHL.com. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "Petan's three goals lead Canada to gold-medal game". National Hockey League. January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  15. ^ "Leafs forward Nic Petan and his family open up about the loss of his father to suicide". November 15, 2019. November 15, 2019.
  16. ^ "2013 WHL West All Stars & Award". Western Hockey League. April 3, 2013. Archived from the original on March 23, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  17. ^ "WHL announces All-Stars & Awards for 2014". Western Hockey League. April 7, 2014. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2015.

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