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Fantasy Summary

Smart defender with good first passes. Decent two way game, but not much that pops out on either side of the ice.


Observations

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August 2024 – Schmidt will have significantly more value to his team than any fantasy roster. As a defense-minded defenseman, Schmidt’s offensive game is unlikely to yield many points, but he does have a heavy shot. With only decent skating in junior, it is hard to know how well he can adjust to the professional game. He will spend this year with the Syracuse Crunch. If he does make it, Schmidt’s path to the NHL looks instead set as a third-pairing shutdown defenseman. Realistically, Schmidt is looking at two or more seasons in the AHL before he is in contention for an NHL roster spot. Markus Roach

June 2022- Schmidt is one of many right-handed defense prospects in the Tampa system. Even though he has good first passes, I question how his offense is translatable to the NHL. With no elite offensive tools, it’s tough to picture the 6-foot-6 defender on an elite NHL powerplay. He doesn’t have elite puck skills or speed, and he doesn’t play very physical, and you would like to see him play a little bit more in one of these two ways. Schmidt played this entire past year on the left side, while being right-handed, earning 33 points in 68 games with the Kitchener Rangers. It will be interesting to see if he takes a major step forward in his development this year. Caleb Kerney

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 2.5
NHL Certainty 6.0
Country USA
Position D
Roster Type Minors
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth February 27, 2003
Height 6‘6”
Weight 209 lbs
Drafted 2021 Round 3; Overall: 96

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2015-2016 Ottawa Jr. 67s U14 AAAHEO U144 0 11 2|Playoffs1 0 00
 2016-2017 Ottawa Jr. 67s U14 AAAHEO U1428 6 915 26|Playoffs12 2 57 10 
  Ottawa Jr. 67s U15 AAAHEO U152 0 00 0|        
 2017-2018 Mississauga Rebels U15 AAAGTHL U15- - -- -|        
  Mississauga Rebels U16 AAAGTHL U1633 4 610 24|        
  Mississauga Rebels U16 AAAOHL Cup4 0 00 2|        
  Oshawa Generals Selects U15WSI U156 2 24 10|        
 2018-2019 Don Mills Flyers U16 AAAU16 AAA73 18 5371 54|        
  Team Forest USA-S154 0 33 -|        
  Don Mills Flyers U16 AAAGTHL U1634 12 1830 18|        
  Team Ontario CWG5 1 01 6|        
  Don Mills Flyers U16 AAAOHL Cup7 0 44 10|        
 2019-2020 USNTDP JuniorsUSHL29 4 711 12|        
  U.S. National U17 TeamNTDP48 7 1017 22|        
  USA U17WHC-176 1 12 0|        
 2020-2021 USNTDP JuniorsUSHL22 2 57 31|        
  U.S. National U17 TeamNTDP3 0 11 6|        
  U.S. National U18 TeamNTDP45 3 1114 49|        
  USA U18WJC-185 0 00 2|        
 2021-2022 Kitchener RangersOHL68 11 2233 41|Playoffs12 0 44
 2022-2023 Kitchener RangersOHL64 4 2428 74|Playoffs9 1 23
 2023-2024 Syracuse CrunchAHL1 0 11 0|        
  Kitchener RangersOHL14 0 44 22|        
  Kingston FrontenacsOHL33 8 2028 40|Playoffs5 1 34
 2024-2025 Syracuse CrunchAHL18 1 23 32|        

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