Markus Phillips

Markus Phillips
Born (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 (age 25)
Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Ontario Reign
Manitoba Moose
Porin Ässät
Fehérvár AV19
NHL draft 118th overall, 2017
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2019–present

Markus Phillips (born 21 March 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is a Los Angeles Kings draft pick from the 2017 NHL entry draft.[1][2]

Playing career

Phillips played junior hockey with the Newmarket Hurricanes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), before moving to the major junior level in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Owen Sound Attack.

Following his second season with the Attack, Phillips was selected in the 2017 NHL entry draft in the fourth-round, 118th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings.[3] He was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Kings on April 30, 2019.[4]

Phillips spent the duration of his contract with the Kings, assigned to AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.

In the final season of the rookie contract with the Kings in 2021–22, Phillips was traded to the Winnipeg Jets organization in exchange for Nelson Nogier on March 21, 2022.[5] He was immediately assigned to continue in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose, where he played out the remainder of the season.

As a pending restricted free agent with the Jets, Phillips was later un-signed by the club and opted to leave North America to sign a signing a one-year contract with Finnish club, Porin Ässät of the Liiga, on August 5, 2022.[6][7]

After a lone season with Hungarian club, Fehérvár AV19 in the ICE Hockey League, Phillips continued his career abroad in securing a one-year contract with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL, on June 11, 2024.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Newmarket Hurricanes OJHL 2 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2015–16 Owen Sound Attack OHL 63 3 9 12 22 6 0 0 0 2
2016–17 Owen Sound Attack OHL 66 13 30 43 44 17 0 5 5 10
2017–18 Owen Sound Attack OHL 68 10 29 39 34 10 0 3 3 4
2018–19 Owen Sound Attack OHL 31 2 8 10 28 — — — — —
2018–19 Guelph Storm OHL 31 3 13 16 20 24 2 2 4 8
2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2019–20 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 20 0 6 6 18 — — — — —
2019–20 London Knights OHL 25 3 8 11 13 — — — — —
2020–21 Ontario Reign AHL 31 3 7 10 14 1 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Ontario Reign AHL 38 1 4 5 18 — — — — —
2021–22 Manitoba Moose AHL 7 0 2 2 8 — — — — —
2022–23 Ässät Liiga 33 0 4 4 10 5 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Fehérvár AV19 ICEHL 38 5 11 16 14 7 1 2 3 4
AHL totals 81 4 13 17 44 1 0 0 0 0
Liiga totals 33 0 4 4 10 5 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2015 Canada Red U17 4th 6 0 1 1 2
2016 Canada U18 4th 7 0 2 2 2
2016 Canada IH18 5th 4 0 1 1 6
2019 Canada WJC 6th 5 0 3 3 6
Junior totals 22 0 7 7 16

References

  1. ^ "Markus Phillips at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  2. ^ "Markus Phillips Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  3. ^ Avampato, Sarah (2017-06-24). "2017 NHL Draft: Los Angeles Kings Select D Markus Phillips With 118th Pick". Jewels From The Crown. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  4. ^ "LA Kings sign Markus Phillips to a entry-level contract". Los Angeles Kings. April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jets trade Nelson Nogier to Kings for Markus Phillips". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  6. ^ "Liiga | Agenttitoimistolta lipsahti? Twitterissä kerrottiin Ässien uudesta puolustajasta". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  7. ^ "Agenttitoimisto mokasi: Liiga-seuran kanadalaisvahvistus paljastettiin ennen aikojaan". Leijonat (in Finnish). 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  8. ^ "Markus Phillips is a Torpedo player" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.