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Jimmy Schuldt
American ice hockey player (born 1995)
James Schuldt (born May 11, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played with the Vegas Golden Knights.
| Jimmy Schuldt | |||
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Schuldt with the Coachella Valley Firebirds in 2022. | |||
| Born |
(1995-05-11) May 11, 1995 (age 28) Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Schuldt was born on May 11, 1995,[1] to parents Steve and Sheri Schuldt in Minnetonka, Minnesota.[2] Both of his parents were involved in sports growing up; his father played offensive line for the St. Cloud State football team while his mother was recruited to St. Cloud State to play softball.[3]
Schuldt played junior hockey for three seasons with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (OHL) before going on to play collegiate hockey at St. Cloud State University. He captained the Huskies during his last three seasons there. Schuldt was a Hobey Baker Award finalist and All-NCHC First Team two times at St. Cloud State and during his senior season, he was also named NCHC Player of the Year and NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year.[4][5] On March 12, Schuldt was named to the AHCA First-Team All-American.[6]
On April 3, 2019, Schuldt signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.[7] He made his debut on April 6, 2019, against the Los Angeles Kings.[8]
As a free agent from the Golden Knights, Schuldt agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres on July 28, 2021.[9] In the following 2021–22 season, Schuldt played exclusively with the Sabres AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, appearing in a professional high 61 regular season games from the blueline in contributing with 5 goals and 17 points.
Schuldt continued his career in the AHL signing a one-year AHL contract with the Coachella Valley Firebirds, affiliate to the Seattle Kraken, for their inaugural 2022–23 season, on September 22, 2022.[10]
Following a successful debut season with the Firebirds, Schuldt earned a one-year, two-way contract with NHL affiliate, the Seattle Kraken, for the 2023–24 season on July 1, 2023.[11]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 57 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 59 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | St. Cloud State | NCHC | 41 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | St. Cloud State | NCHC | 36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | St. Cloud State | NCHC | 40 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | St. Cloud State | NCHC | 39 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 52 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 38 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 61 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 71 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | |
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| College | ||
| NCHC Rookie Team | 2016 | |
| NCHC First Team | 2018, 2019 | |
| NCHC Player of the Year | 2019 | [12] |
| NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year | 2019 | |
| AHCA First-Team All-American | 2019 | [6] |
- "Jimmy Schuldt". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "Jimmy Schuldt". St. Cloud State. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- Hatten, Mick (December 4, 2020). "John Schuldt gives look inside UNO's experience in Omaha pod". The Rink Live. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- "Golden Knights sign defenseman Jimmy Schuldt to entry-level contract". 3 April 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- "St. Cloud State Bio". scsuhuskies.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- "Jimmy Schuldt named to Senior CLASS Award All-America Team". scsuhuskies.com. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- Gotz, Ben (April 3, 2019). "Golden Knights sign free-agent college defenseman Jimmy Schuldt". reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- "Golden Knights' Jimmy Schuldt: Gearing up for NHL debut". cbssports.com. April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- "Sabres sign Schuldt to a one-year deal". Buffalo Sabres. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- "Firebirds sign three players to AHL contracts". Coachella Valley Firebirds. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- "2023 NHL Free Agency blog". Seattle Kraken. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- "SCSU, UMD DOMINATE 2018-19 NCHC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS". Nchchockey.com. 13 March 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | NCHC Player of the Year 2018–19 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year 2018–19 |
Succeeded by Colton Poolman |