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Nate Schmidt

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Nate Schmidt

Nathan Thomas Schmidt (born July 16, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Washington Capitals, Vegas Golden Knights, Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers. As an undrafted player, Schmidt signed with the Capitals in 2013 after playing for the University of Minnesota. He was claimed by the expansion Golden Knights in 2017, and was part of the upstart inaugural season of the Golden Knights that saw them qualify for the Stanley Cup Finals against his former team, the Capitals. After stints with the Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets, Schmidt signed with the Florida Panthers as a free agent in 2024, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2025.

Infobox

Born
(1991-07-16) July 16, 1991 (age 34)St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position
Defense
Shoots
Left
NHL teamFormer teams
Utah MammothWashington CapitalsVegas Golden KnightsVancouver CanucksWinnipeg JetsFlorida Panthers
National team
United States
NHL draft
Undrafted
Playing career
2013–present

Tables

· Awards and honors
College
College
Award
College
All-WCHA Second Team
All-WCHA Second Team
Award
All-WCHA Second Team
Year
2011–12
All-WCHA First Team
All-WCHA First Team
Award
All-WCHA First Team
Year
2012–13
AHCA West Second-Team All-American
AHCA West Second-Team All-American
Award
AHCA West Second-Team All-American
Year
2012–13
NHL
NHL
Award
NHL
Stanley Cup champion
Stanley Cup champion
Award
Stanley Cup champion
Year
2025
Award
Year
Ref
College
All-WCHA Second Team
2011–12
All-WCHA First Team
2012–13
AHCA West Second-Team All-American
2012–13
NHL
Stanley Cup champion
2025

References

  1. Elite Prospects
    https://www.eliteprospects.com/draft/ushl-futures-draft/2007?league=ahl
  2. "WCHA Awards"
    http://www.wcha.com/men/pres1213/201303/mar14wcm.php
  3. "Capitals Sign Nate Schmidt"
    http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=663542
  4. "Ex-Gopher Schmidt gets big shot in NHL with Caps"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20131107231227/http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/230928311.html
  5. The Patriot-News
    http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/10/washington_capitals_recall_nat.html
  6. "Caps Recall Latta from Hershey, Re-assign Schmidt to Hershey"
    http://capitalstoday.monumentalnetwork.com/2013/12/15/capitals-recall-latta-from-hershey-re-assign-schmidt-to-hershey
  7. Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2017/06/21/capitals-lose-defenseman-nate-schmidt-in-las-vegas-expansion-draft/
  8. Las Vegas Review-Journal
    https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golden-knights-nhl/nate-schmidt-to-receive-4-45m-after-arbiter-rules/
  9. sportsnet.ca
    https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/capitals-castoff-nate-schmidt-flourished-golden-knights/
  10. NHL.com
    https://www.nhl.com/news/washington-capitals-vegas-golden-knights-game-5-recap/c-298984386?tid=297173160
  11. Sportsnet.ca
    https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/golden-knights-nate-schmidt-suspended-20-games/
  12. Las Vegas Review-Journal
    https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/ed-graney/nate-schmidts-case-casts-light-on-laughable-nhl-drug-testing/
  13. KTNV-TV
    https://www.ktnv.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-nate-schmidt-agree-on-6-year-extension
  14. TSN
    https://www.tsn.ca/vancouver-canucks-acquire-d-nate-schmidt-from-vegas-golden-knights-1.1538099
  15. Bardown.com
    https://www.bardown.com/nate-schmidt-explained-how-vegas-traded-him-and-the-whole-thing-sounds-really-rough-1.1538639
  16. "Schmidt traded to Jets by Canucks for draft pick"
    https://www.nhl.com/news/canucks-trade-nate-schmidt-to-jets/c-325831954
  17. "Schmidt, Pionk see potential in Jets blue line"
    https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/schmidt-pionk-see-potential-in-jets-blue-line/c-326419138
  18. "GAMEDAY: Jets at Kings"
    https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/gameday-jets-at-kings/c-327302334
  19. "GAMEDAY: Jets vs Islanders"
    https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/gameday-jets-vs-islanders/c-327639306
  20. "Schmidt nets first as a Jet in victory over Sharks"
    https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/schmidt-nets-first-as-a-jet-in-victory-over-sharks/c-327851216
  21. "Jets make power play adjustments ahead of Friday's matinee in Minnesota"
    https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-make-power-play-adjustments-ahead-of-fridays-matinee-in-minnesota/c-328340960
  22. "Jets hold one final practice before holiday break"
    https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-hold-one-final-practice-before-holiday-break/c-329192522
  23. "Thomas' Five Storylines - WPG @ ARI"
    https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/thomas-five-storylines---wpg--ari/c-329469364
  24. "Four Jets suiting up at the 2022 IIHF World Championship"
    https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/four-jets-suiting-up-at-the-2022-iihf-world-championship/c-333748048
  25. "Ice Chips: Jets place D Schmidt on IR, recall Heinola"
    https://www.tsn.ca/ice-chips-winnipeg-jets-nate-schmidt-injured-reserve-recall-ville-heinola-1.1894164
  26. "Jets' Wheeler, Schmidt out multiple weeks"
    https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/blake-wheeler-nate-schmidt-injury-updates-winnipeg-jets-1.1894664
  27. Sportsnet
    https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/jets-place-nate-schmidt-on-unconditional-waivers-for-purpose-of-buyout/
  28. Florida Panthers
    https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-agree-to-terms-with-defenseman-nate-schmidt-on-one-year-contract
  29. Sportsnet
    https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/report-panthers-add-defenceman-nate-schmidt-on-one-year-deal/
  30. www.nhl.com
    https://www.nhl.com/news/nate-schmidt-signs-3-year-contract-with-utah-mammoth
  31. Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals/fathers-trip-extra-special-for-schmidts-as-nates-role-on-capitals-has-grown/2015/12/11/ee5afa82-a03e-11e5-8728-1af6af208198_story.html
  32. "Nate Schmidt is the Capitals' renewable energy source"
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nate-schmidt-is-the-capitals-renewable-energy-source/2015/10/06/10668ab0-6921-11e5-9ef3-fde182507eac_story.html
  33. "Conference Honors, 2012–13"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040518/http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/conference-honors-2012-13
  34. NHL.com
    https://www.nhl.com/news/how-2025-stanley-cup-champion-panthers-were-built
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